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Insurers and pension funds are increasingly expected to adopt socially-responsible investing strategies. But how do these strategies work in practice? Clive Davidson reports

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With 25 of the world's leading public pension funds - representing many of the biggest pots of assets on the planet - now committed to responsible investment, the tide has clearly turned in favour of considering more than just short-term financial factors when undertaking major investments. But while supporters of responsible investing talk of a sea change in attitudes, the approach raises many questions, such as just what does responsible investing mean, does it conflict with pension funds'

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