Pension funds will only reach net zero when their portfolios are deforestation-free

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As the largest group of asset owners, pension funds have real power to slow the flow of private finance channelled into deforestation activities, writes Global Canopy's Niki Mardas

The COP26 Climate Summit finally brought deforestation to the top of the climate change agenda. As scores of financial institutions made net zero commitments, 141 governments signed a pledge to halt and...

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