Guardians of Norway’s wealth fund want more focus on climate issues
11 April 2021 - 18:45
Oslo — Norway’s government, which oversees the world’s biggest sovereign-wealth fund, expects climate and social issues to dominate investment decisions in the coming decades.
“There is a growing expectation, not only in Norway but internationally, that there will be a high level of ethical awareness,” finance minister Jan Tore Sanner said on Friday. “We must have the highest possible return on our money, but we also want to know that it is invested in a responsible way.”..
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