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ESG investing isn’t just about cutting fossil fuels

Ben Potter
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If you think aligning your investment portfolio with the Paris agreement goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 is simply about cutting out the fossil fuel companies, think again.

Ben Dear, chief executive of London-based Osmosis Investment Management, calls this a simplistic or “naive” approach to ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing.

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Ben Potter writes on energy, climate change and innovation, and has been Washington correspondent, opinion editor and companies editor. Connect with Ben on Twitter. Email Ben at bpotter@afr.com

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