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Nominee boycotts VisitScotland awards over oil links

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East Lothian Cottages won a regional VisitScotland award for climate action. Owner Andrew Watson says he will return the prize and boycott tonight's ceremony. He accused the tourist board of funding the expansion of the fossil fuel industry through one of its pension schemes. VisitScotland says it has no direct means to determine investment decisions by LPF.
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Nominee boycotts VisitScotland awards over oil links

Andrew Watson has claimed that the tourism board is "knowingly" funding fossil fuel expansion by offering Lothian Pension Fund as a pension scheme to its employees.

·Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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The Ferret broke the news in Edinburgh, United Kingdom on Friday, December 1, 2023.
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