Local government pension funds have invested £14bn in fossil fuel companies like Shell and BP. We spoke to some of the staff pushing for ethical investment
When Pete Wallis started working in Oxfordshire’s youth justice service, helping young people who have committed crimes to reconcile with their victims, he was encouraged to sign up to the county council pension fund.
“It was a good scheme to be part of. I didn’t really pause to think about where my money was being invested,” he says. “In fairness to the scheme there were leaflets, it shared information – it was more my ignorance.”
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Source: Guardian Environment