Environment Agency pension fund criticised for owning stakes in UK water firms

Dead fish on the Silchester Brook, Hampshire, after sewage pollution from a water treatment works. Photograph: Rob Read/Alamy

The Environment Agency’s pension fund owns stakes in a string of British water firms – despite the watchdog calling for industry bosses to be jailed over shocking pollution levels, the Guardian can reveal.

An analysis of the Environment Agency Pension Fund’s investments shows it holds shares or bonds worth £28m in six of the largest water companies.