Terry Smith slams Unilever over company's ESG focus

Smith's fund underperformed MSCI

Elliot Gulliver-Needham
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Fund manager Terry Smith has attacked Unilever for being “obsessed” with sustainability, after it was one of the worst performing firms in his portfolio.

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