Scottish Widows' non-ESG firm divestment reaches £3bn

£1.5bn commitment builds on almost £1.4bn worth of previous exclusions

Martin Richmond
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Scottish Widows head of pension investments and responsible investments Maria Nazarova-Doyle
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Scottish Widows head of pension investments and responsible investments Maria Nazarova-Doyle

Scottish Widows has announced a further £1.5bn contribution towards its divestment policy as it strengthens its commitment to its environmental goals.

The additional £1.5bn announced today (28 March) is on top of previous divestment commitments, which total around £1.4bn. The new divestment policy includes a major commitment to divest from tob...

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