Cornwall Pension Fund commits £40m to Octopus Energy Transition Fund

Investment part of fund’s efforts to reach net zero across its investment portfolio

Martin Richmond
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Wind turbine fields in Cornwall (LeoPatrizi via iStock)
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Wind turbine fields in Cornwall (LeoPatrizi via iStock)

The Cornwall Pension Fund has committed a £40m investment into the Octopus Energy Transition Fund (OETF).

The investment into the OETF by the local government pension scheme (LGPS) fund, which is part of the Brunel Pension Partnership and has over £2.4bn in assets under management (AUM), is part of the...

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