Banking
Triodos Bank exec: climate transition needed to avoid ‘stagnant societies’
Hans Stegeman argues that shift in economic model must be driven for environmental factors and due to a widely changing society
No to net zero: Climate motions in America’s banking space seem doomed to fail
At some of America's biggest banks, shareholders continue a trend of voting against climate-related resolutions this proxy season
Banks are feeling the net zero proxy heat from critical asset owners
Proxy pressure by asset owners on financial giants to implement comprehensive and credible net zero policies is building rapidly
Nordea’s climate chief: ‘An immediate and complete withdrawal from fossil fuels is not the answer’
Peter Sandahl tells Net Zero Investor that investors should not merely focus on reducing financed emissions
Climate motions do not stand a chance in Canada’s banking space
Canada's 'Big Five' lenders are under pressure over financing fossil fuel projects. At their AGMs, however, shareholders dismissed all climate-related resolutions
Dismay among green fund managers as sustainable investment market is slashed
Finance professionals in London react to the news that the ESIF is planning to revise its ESG methodology
Why net zero policymakers need global solutions
The final part of NZI’s Putting a Price on Pollution series looks at how globalisation and inequality complicate ambitious policies
Green discomfort for UBS board as sustainability dominates AGM
A long and heated meeting with shareholders exposes dissatisfaction over the bank's sustainability progress