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“ I didn ’ t follow a particularly traditional path into finance , having previously worked in politics ,” Adam begins . “ Following university , I ran a member of parliament ’ s office , supporting his select committee and policy development work . Through that , I became involved in establishing an organization that was working across central West Africa focused on food and wildlife sustainability . That then led to working on issues of sustainable development across the G7 and ultimately the G20 and nine years ago , I began working for the Church of England . Initially , I was responsible for the development of the ethical investment policies for the Church ’ s three separate investing bodies . At that time , I was Secretary of the Ethical Investment Advisory Group and in that capacity , had to complete the climate change policy for the investor bodies . There are three separate bodies , which collectively manage approximately 18 billion pounds in assets .

“ The Pensions Board is the smaller of the three , but a very active and growing diversified fund with a clear strategy to work with other investors on issues of systemic importance . I am the Chief Responsible Investment Officer and co-lead the investment team with the Chief Investment Officer . As a faith-based and ethical investor , when we look at a complex sector such

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