Danish pension fund completes US$520m divestmentBY ROSE MARY PETRASS | TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023 2:08PMDanish pension fund AkademikerPension has completed a fossil fuel divestment program to exit its portfolio of oil and gas stocks worth US$520 million with the sale of Italy's ENI. Related News |
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