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FTSE chief: Green investors can’t just divest from everything

Only through private investment in some of the worst offenders will we be able to transition to a net-zero future

By

Arne Staal

and

Adam Matthews

Emerging markets will not get the finance they need to move to a greener economy if investors don't back 'brown' companies to change
Emerging markets will not get the finance they need to move to a greener economy if investors don't back 'brown' companies to change Photo: Getty Images

Arne Staal is CEO of FTSE Russell and Adam Matthews is chief responsible investment officer for the Church of England Pensions Board and chair of the Transition Pathway Initiative

One of the most striking outcomes of COP26 was that the UK, USA, EU and South African governments all came together to sign a political declaration on ‘just’ energy transition.

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