Essex Pension Fund commits £100m to carbon offset fund

Investment comes as Essex continues to expand its global timberland portfolio

Holly Roach
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Essex Pension Fund commits £100m to carbon offset fund

Essex Pension Fund has made a £100m commitment to the Stafford Carbon Offset Opportunity Fund.

The fund - a new article nine impact fund - was launched to help develop new commercial timberland plantations and restore natural forests on a global basis. The investment contributes to the ca...

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