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Uncertainty over sustainability policies and regulation ‘limiting UK investment’

Source: PA Wire

The lack of certainty over sustainability policy and regulation is limiting the financial sector’s investment in the UK, research suggests.

The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) surveyed 100 financial services organisations representing approximately £1 trillion in annual turnover on barriers to green investment in the UK.

The organisation found that more than two thirds of business-decision makers (69%)

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