Climate change investments would boost student pension engagement

Majority say tackling climate change equally or more important than growing savings

Jasmine Urquhart
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Increased investment in climate change solutions would encourage more than half of students to engage with their pensions
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Increased investment in climate change solutions would encourage more than half of students to engage with their pensions

Increased investment in climate change solutions would encourage more than half (54%) of students to engage with their pensions, research from Now Pensions has found.

The research – in association with charity Debate Mate – analysed responses from 2,037 18- to 25-year-old UK university students who attended the charity's taster sessions and found the majority (8...

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