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Go green or be dropped, UK pensions fund tells companies

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Published on: 27 January 2020
Published by a Law360 reporter

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Law 360 London: A pensions-fund manager said on 27th January 2020 that it will withhold investment in companies and fire investment managers if they do not cut their reliance on polluting industries by 2022, as financial regulators press employers to face up to climate questions.

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