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Heroes and Zeros: Asian Development Bank vs. Croatia Airlines

Corporate Knights

Hero: Asian Development Bank. That commitment sends a powerful signal to banks that coal has become a risky investment. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a plan to speed up the closure of coal-fired power plants in the region, starting with Indonesia and the Philippines.

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Regions Bank Recognized as a “Best Place To Work for Disability Inclusion”

3BL Media

SOURCE: Regions Bank. August 5, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Regions Bank is pleased to announce that it has received the highest possible score of 100 on the 2022 Disability Equality Index® (DEI), the leading nonprofit resource for business disability inclusion worldwide. Regions Bank is an Equal Housing Lender and Member FDIC.

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Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet

GreenBiz

Bank of Ayudhya, Mizuho Bank and MUFG Bank last month syndicated a $400 sustainability-linked syndicated loan for Thai Union, one of the world’s largest seafood companies, which was two times oversubscribed. Abundant research revealing just the urgency and existential nature of the biodiversity crisis has heightened awareness.

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Morgan Stanley will measure CO2 impact of loans and investments

GreenBiz

bank to commit to measuring and disclosing the climate impact of its loans and investments, announcing last week that it has joined a multi-trillion dollar group of global financial institutions developing a standardized method for carbon accounting. Morgan Stanley has become the first major U.S. trillion in assets. trillion in assets.

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Aspiration secures $135 million to expand impact banking products

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, May 22 – Aspiration launched in 2015 to offer a green and “conscious,” digital alternative to mainstream banks. It has since gone on to expand products from basic banking and checking to investment products, like its conservation-focused IRA.

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Are lawyers and accountants doing enough on climate change?

GreenBiz

The study analyzed litigation, transactional and lobbying work conducted from 2015 to 2019. And then there are banks and other financial institutions , which have long been the focus of climate activists. supported $1.316 trillion in transactions for the fossil fuel industry. Four firms receive an A while 26 received an F.

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Regions Bank Recognized as a 2024 “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion”

3BL Media

August 13, 2024 /3BL/ - Regions Bank announced the company has been named to the 2024 Disability Equality Index®, the leading nonprofit resource for business disability inclusion worldwide. Regions Bank is an Equal Housing Lender and Member FDIC. By Evelyn Mitchell BIRMINGHAM, Ala., In 2024, Regions introduced MagnusCards®.

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