Data shows public concern about pensions adequacy and climate change

Most of public want government to push pensions to tackle climate crisis, research says

Jasmine Urquhart
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Make My Money Matter, ShareAction and the Finance Innovation Lab have made recommendations for the government to address adequacy and climate change
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Make My Money Matter, ShareAction and the Finance Innovation Lab have made recommendations for the government to address adequacy and climate change

Most of the public want the government to do more to address pensions adequacy and to ensure the industry is tackling the climate crisis, research from ShareAction, Make My Money Matter and Finance Innovation Lab finds.

The research from the responsible investment organisations – which polled 2,000 UK adults this month – found three quarters (77%) of the public were concerned about adequacy, while two thirds (65%)...

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