LGPS Central launches net-zero strategy

Strategy includes several interim targets across a range of asset classes

Holly Roach
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LGPS Central launches net-zero strategy

Midlands-based Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) pool LGPS Central has launched its net-zero strategy, building on its previous commitment to achieve net-zero scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050.

The pool last year announced its plan to achieve net-zero carbon equivalent financed emissions by 2050 or sooner for listed equities, corporate bonds, sovereign debt, and property. This also includ...

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