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Mark Carney’s US$130-trillion Glasgow Financial Alliance for NetZero (GFANZ) has lost two pension funds and a consulting company in recent weeks, and some large U.S. and Canadian banks and large investment managers. . and Canadian banks and large investment managers. . He writes on sustainable business and finance.
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