Smart Pension sets 2040 net-zero target for default fund

Workplace pension provider also aiming to halve emissions before 2025

Hope William-Smith
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Bucksey: “We know that our members are increasingly looking at what their pensions savings are doing as they accumulate."
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Bucksey: “We know that our members are increasingly looking at what their pensions savings are doing as they accumulate."

Smart Pension is deploying a decarbonisation-focussed approach on its path to moving its default fund to a net-zero position by 2040.

The online pension provider confirmed its net-zero goal today (5 July) and also outlined plans to halve its emissions before 2025. Smart Pension - which posted 2,000% growth last December and ha...

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