06/09/2018at 13:23

Sampension joins international climate task force to gauge carbon footprint

Danish pension provider Sampension says it plans to apply the recommendations of Michael Bloomberg's task force to assess the carbon footprint of its investments.

Hasse Jørgensen, CEO of Sampension | Photo: Sampension

by THOMAS BO CHRISTENSEN

As part of its sustainable investment efforts, Denmark’s Sampension is signing up to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

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