CIO of Danish Pension fund accused of pressuring sources over ESG comments

Several of the sources who participated in an article about investments made by Lærernes Pension were then contacted by the pensoin fund’s CIO, with many describing it as ”pressure.”

by jørgen rudbeck, translated by catherine brett

CIO at Lærernes Pension Morten Malle was apparently so dissatisfied with comments from a number of experts included in a Danwatch article criticizing the pension fund’s investments in fossil fuels that he has put pressure on them to retract their statements.

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