Scottish Borders Pension Fund makes first natural capital investment

Scottish LGPS fund partners with Nuveen to make investment into forestry and agriculture

Martin Richmond
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The Scottish Borders Council’s Pension Fund has partnered with Nuveen to make its first investment into natural capital assets.

The Fund has made an initial commitment of an undisclosed amount of funds towards the investment manager's global timberland strategy with the option for further allocations across Nuveen's natural...

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