Trustee chairs of 14 schemes sign net zero pledge

Prince of Wales backed initiative gets support from 14 schemes with combined assets of £268bn

Jonathan Stapleton
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The trustee chairs of 14 pension schemes who collectively manage £267.9bn of pension assets have committed to set net zero targets to align their investment portfolios with a 1.5°C pathway.

The A4S Pension Fund Chair Net Zero Statement of Support - co-ordinated by The Prince of Wales's Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) - states that the signatories recognize the scale of the...

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