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trillion AUM. “The alliance is doing exactly what it set out to do ,” Remco Fischer, Climate Lead at the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), told ESG Investor. Now that the rubber has hit the road, we are showing [how] promises have led to targets and targets have led to members taking action.
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