| Norway’s sovereign-wealth fund on Thursday said it divested itself from 49 risky assets in 2014 due to uncertainty about the sustainability of their business models. The world’s biggest fund, which has been built on the country’s oil and gas revenues, said it divested from companies that could be exposed to new climate and environmental regulations. The companies were predominantly in coal and gold mining.
“We have gradually increased the scope of risk-based divestments, both geographically and thematically,” said the fund’s Chief Executive Yngve Slyngstad. “In total, we have divested from 114 companies in the past three years.”..............................................Full Article: Source
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