UCA Funds Management sets exclusions in fossil fuel policyBY RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014 6:54AMUCA Funds Management has developed a fossil fuel policy that rules out future investments in thermal coal, unconventional oil such as shale and deep water drilling and in companies that extract gas through fracking. Related News |
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