Smart halves default growth fund carbon emissions

Scheme on course to accomplish net-zero emissions by 2040

Martin Richmond
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Bucksey: "The pension industry has a golden opportunity to drive faster decarbonisation, by investing in businesses that are serious about cutting their carbon emissions"
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Bucksey: "The pension industry has a golden opportunity to drive faster decarbonisation, by investing in businesses that are serious about cutting their carbon emissions"

Smart Pension has cut the carbon emissions of its default growth fund by 50% as the master trust continues its efforts to reach its net-zero targets.

The pension provider, which represents over one million members and over £2.5bn in assets under management, confirmed it was ahead of schedule after it announced in July last year it set a target t...

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