Shareholders up pressure on Standard Chartered over fossil fuel funding
Climate resolution claims the bank has financed more than $31bn to fossil fuels since Paris Agreement
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Barclays launches dedicated start-up accelerator for black founders
New Black Founder Accelerator is an immersive 12-week programme for 40 Black founder-led tech businesses
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Barclays: Oversimplifying ESG could drag down performance for all
If one of the sub-groups of ESG funds performs badly it could reflect on the whole field.
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First ESG structured product launches
Mariana unveils product linked to green bonds
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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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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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Will 2021 be a turning point for ESG data and disclosures?
Part two of our series looking at the outlook for the wider ESG industry, this time exploring reporting and disclosure
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Outlook: ‘2020 was an educational year – 2021 will be about the nitty gritty’
In the first of this two-part series exploring the 2021 outlook for the wider ESG industry, ESG Clarity looks at the regulations coming into force and their impact on greenwashing
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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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Barclays: ESG funds offer negligible sustainability benefit
The British bank made a sensational series of claims about ESG funds after conducting its own research.
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Barclays: ESG funds offer negligible sustainability benefit
The British bank made a sensational series of claims about ESG funds after conducting its own research.
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‘Astonishing’ growth in green capital markets
Federated Hermes report notes there has been growth in all areas – fund launches, equity inflows and bond issuance