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Pension funds urged to 'contribute to brighter future'

Scottish council pension funds have been urged to invest more in sustainable energy and housing projects.

By Mark Conrad | 13 March 2017

Scottish council pension funds have been urged to invest more in sustainable energy and housing projects.

A report published jointly by Friends of the Earth, Unison Scotland and the Common Weal think-tank revealed that Scotland's local authority pension funds are still heavily invested in fossil fuel companies – committing £1.7bn to such firms in 2015/16.

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