Financial inclusion: From AGM votes to mobile banking
On Financial Inclusion Week, ESG Clarity explores the digital solutions
Banks
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Directing investment to where it’s needed most
Mathieu Nègre of the UBAM Positive Impact Emerging Equity fund discusses SDG alignment in emerging markets, and why the fund has seen limited competition in its three-year lifetime
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Investors approve executive pay that incentivises global warming
If shareholders are serious about pressing for net-zero alignment, they need to call for a reset
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ING’s Vels: ‘You have to show the progress you promise to make’
New global head of sustainable finance talks updated targets and being transparent
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IIGCC and TPI release net-zero standard for banks
The standard is built around 10 areas
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Barclays AGM: ‘World cannot function without fossil fuels’
Bank stands firm on oil and gas financing despite shareholder disruption
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Engaging fund managers on fossil fuel financing
In this week’s special Earth Day coverage, Mollie Thornton shares the questions put to fund managers on their investments in the planet
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Indigenous Peoples file human rights complaints at banks over gas project funding
Barossa gas project north of Australia’s Tiwi Islands also carries “increasing financial risk”
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Defections and accountability: What are the problems with net-zero alliances?
Two companies recently left alliances for very different reasons, and enforcing standards is a question
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Defections and accountability: What are the problems with net-zero alliances?
Two companies recently left alliances for very different reasons, and enforcing standards is a question
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Barclays ‘will face shareholder action’ after failing to update fossil fuel policy
Bank is ‘out of step’ with current minimum climate standards
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U.S. Bank brings on sustainable finance leader
Guillaume Mascotto previously led ESG at Jennison and American Century