Pension funds urge Barclays to stop lending to fossil fuel firms
by Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent from on (#4XKBP)
Institutional investors file resolution for AGM of bank to phase out loans to fossil fuel projects or companies
Barclays is being urged to stop offering loans to fossil fuel companies as part of the first ever shareholder climate resolution aimed at a UK bank.
A group of 11 pension and investment funds managing more than 130bn worth of assets have filed a resolution calling for Barclays to set clear targets to phase out services to energy companies that fail to align with Paris climate goals.
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