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Banks
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Climate change tops risks for Apac banks
An EY and Institute of International Finance (IIF) risk management survey found that for the first time, climate change is the main concern for chief risk officers (CROs) in the region.
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Less than half of asset managers are decarbonising portfolios
CDP report urges finance sector to ‘step up’ as many are underreporting climate risk
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Mixed reaction as just 14% vote in favour of Barclays’ climate resolution
Net-zero ambitions welcomed but activists say shareholders ‘have serious questions to answer’ about their climate change commitment
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Banks set accounting standards for climate impact of deals
Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Citigroup among those set to measure effect of real estate, mortgages and other assets.
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Nordic banks helping clients root out greenwashing
Clients want help navigating the ‘Wild West’ of ESG.
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Campaigners blast HSBC net zero ambitions for ‘lacking credibility’
‘HSBC’s net-zero commitment is a bit like saying you’ll give up smoking by 2050, but continuing to buy a pack a week’
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Hong Kong can be ‘conduit between Asia and Europe’ on ESG and green finance
City Week 2020 panel says London and Hong Kong can build on existing links to grow green agenda
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UK finance giants join forces in new carbon coalition
Federated Hermes, NatWest, Lloyds, Investec, and Nationwide sign new coalition to improve disclosure of carbon emissions
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Crisis-related drop in green bond issuance ‘temporary’
Banks have been issuing fewer green bonds this year as a result of the coronavirus crisis
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Crisis-related drop in green bond issuance ‘temporary’
Banks have been issuing fewer green bonds this year as a result of the coronavirus crisis
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Coronavirus is a crisis; climate change is a catastrophe
Sionic’s Paul Dobbs warns why banks cannot afford to focus only on the immediate crisis of the pandemic but must also address climate change