Why Sweden’s Alecta believes bondholders can effect change
The $107bn pension fund is working to influence debt issuers and to assess better the impact of green and sustainable bonds.
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Joe Marsh is managing editor of Capital Monitor and brings with him 25 years of investment and risk-management journalism experience. Most recently international editor of AsianInvestor, Joe spent the last ten years delivering strategic insight to the world’s most influential asset owners.
The $107bn pension fund is working to influence debt issuers and to assess better the impact of green and sustainable bonds.
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