Anatomy of a pension scheme’s carbon reduction
Net Zero Investor speaks with Legal & General Investment Management’s Nicola Lonergan about achieving carbon footprint reductions in one of the UK’s largest occupational pension schemes.
Net Zero Investor speaks with Legal & General Investment Management’s Nicola Lonergan about achieving carbon footprint reductions in one of the UK’s largest occupational pension schemes.
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