The week that was: Don’t miss these highlights on NZI
Don't miss some of Net Zero Investor's best news pieces from last week
Banking
ESG Ranking of the world’s biggest banks: BNP, Citi and HSBC take top spot
The research included direct interviews with the top 100 revenue ranked corporates in the world's biggest markets
Revealed: American mid-tier banks’ climate targets lag top counterparts
Less than a fifth of all mid-tier banks in the United States have explicit net-zero targets
Finance Spotlight: What does the future hold for green and sustainable bonds?
Xuan Sheng Ou Yong and Malika Takhtayeva of BNP Paribas AM zoom in on the market for sustainable bonds
Is the FCA’s overhaul of green funds dead in the water? Investors are not having it
New proposals by the FCA to change ESG-related investment products have come under fire from the fund industry
MPs in ‘shock’ as FCA fails to calculate costs of mis-sold ESG funds
The FCA yesterday admitted it failed to analyse the costs of mis-sold ESG funds
World Bank: After Malpass the ‘climate denier’, Banga the ‘green saviour’?
US President Joe Biden has nominated General Atlantic's vice chairman Ajay Banga to lead the World Bank. Who is he?
Seven reasons why policymakers aren’t accelerating the green transition
Net Zero Investor kicks off its Putting a Price on Pollution Series by looking at why policymakers are reluctant to implement stronger anti-pollution policies
Investors warn EU’s green deal plan ‘snubs’ private finance’
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change has criticised the European Union’s green deal industrial plan
Wealth advisers lose business and clients over lack of net zero commitment
Two out of three investors have changed advisers because they are unhappy about the ESG focus from their wealth managers
Six in ten SMEs feel lack of support for net-zero plans
Majority of SMEs see knowledge gap as key issue in net zero, plus a lack of funds and a need for tools for measuring and monitoring emissions.
Singapore set to publish green taxonomy
Singapore’s Green Finance Industry Taskforce has launched the final consultation on a green taxonomy that will have wide-ranging impact on climate finance across Asia.
Barclays risks greenwashing claims as climate policy is ‘not fit for purpose’
Unlike its peers HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group and NatWest, Barclays has not committed to take action against oil and gas expansion
Conister Finance chief on why SMEs won’t ditch net zero
Small and medium sized businesses face an unclear future but they remain more committed to net zero than ever, according to Kai Hunter of Conister Finance
AXA IM lures COP climate veteran to join new investment committee
AXA Investment Managers has signed up a relatively prominent climate veteran as external member to an advisory committee