12/06/2020at 11:29

Activists want Danish pension fund to quit gas

Phasing out oil is not enough if you want to help the climate, say activists.

MP Pension has already phased out a number of fossil fuels from its portfolios. Now, activists want the pension fund to say goodbye to gas. | Photo: Alexey Malgavko/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix

Climate activists Ansvarlig Fremtid (Responsible Future, -ed.) laid out a proposal at MP Pension's AGM which aimed to steer the pension fund away from investments in gas.

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From left: Steffen Mielke, head of fixed income at PensionDanmark and member of the CFA Society. Denmark's Fixed Income Committee hosted the seminar and moderated the debate. Søren Funch Adamsen, head of portfolio construction at Danske Bank Asset Management, Allan Japhetson, head of investment strategy at ATP, and John Hydeskov, deputy CIO at Velliv. | Foto: PR / CFA Society Denmark

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