GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

From the Bank of England to the People’s Bank of China, monetary authorities of the world’s largest economies are gauging how climate change could rock the financial system.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 13, 2020

HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century. HSBC has become the latest bank to commit to achieving net-zero financed emissions, announcing Monday that it intends to align its portfolio of investments and debt financing with global climate targets by mid-century. Cecilia Keating.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 18, 2022

The World Bank is teaming up with Bram Cohen’s San Francisco startup to prove that cryptocurrency can be part of the solution, not a problem, for climate change.

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3BL Media

MAY 10, 2022

The report, The Changing Climate for Credit Unions , finds that more than 60% of all credit unions—and at least $1.2 trillion in credit union assets—are at physical risk from climate change. The report argues that it is incredibly risky for credit unions to ignore the climate threats with 60% of U.S.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 22, 2022

In early April, Wet’suwet’en hereditary Chiefs and environmentalists looked to attend the Royal Bank of Canada’s annual general meeting, hoping to speak with the bank’s CEO, David McKay. Another member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, U.K.-based

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

While the world grappled with recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, decades of environmental degradation came into our collective consciousness as we saw the impact of climate change in our communities first-hand. How is climate change affecting the people of Ekiti State at the moment?

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 5, 2022

First deal closes with Longroad Energy; new product will be key to meeting bank’s environmental goals, serving growing customer needs. Bank’s commitment to the environment and supporting its customers. “We Bank has made.”. SOURCE: U.S. DESCRIPTION: U.S. The tax credit and community investment division of U.S. For years, U.S.

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3BL Media

MARCH 10, 2022

SOURCE: Regions Bank. As part of this trend, banks and other businesses are focusing more on sustainable business practices. For banks, this includes sustainable finance – which refers to the inclusion of ESG criteria in business and investment decisions. Another important consideration is the regulatory climate.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 6, 2022

This NPR represents the most significant changes to the CRA regulations in over 20 years, and stands to increase lending, investment, and services in traditionally underserved communities, including LMI communities and communities of color. No changes to the asset threshold for small and intermediate small banks.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 5, 2022

American financial firms, hot to address climate change, turn a cold eye on proposed regulations.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 16, 2025

Under the new partnership, Schnieder Electric will leverage its sustainability consulting experience to help financial institutions improve GHG disclosures, and to integrate decarbonization strategies and implementation roadmaps into their investment profiles, after it undergoes the accreditation process by completing the PCAF Academy.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 2, 2022

After another year of record-breaking temperatures and extreme weather disasters , wealthy countries are under pressure to make good on their commitment to mobilize US$100 billion a year to help poorer countries deal with climate change. A new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change , released Feb.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 19, 2022

London-based HSBC Holdings says it will cease financing for the development of new oil and gas fields in order to tackle climate change while carving out its Canadian unit from the policy change. We have no direct exposure outside of Canada and will update this policy following completion of the sale of HSBC Bank Canada.”.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Episode 236: Banking for the planet and behind the scenes of Generation Green New Deal. Bank of the West's checking account for climate (23:40) . In July, Bank of the West, part of BNP Paribas, announced a partnership with 1% for the Planet to launch a checking account designed for climate action. Deonna Anderson.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The scale and scope of the climate change, biodiversity loss and inequality challenges facing corporate leaders is extensive. "[We] But that takes courage," said Polman, who in 2019 created Imagine, a foundation aimed at eradicating poverty and inequality and stemming runaway climate change. We don’t want to repeat that.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Even before all that, we’d been watching the real-world risks of climate change looming and growing across the United States and around the world. But the report didn’t pussyfoot around the issues: “Climate change poses a major risk to the stability of the U.S. snowstorm within 48 hours. Sub-systemic shocks.

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GreenBiz

JULY 9, 2020

The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) is banking on banks to get us over the carbon-neutral finish line by 2050. . Goldman Sachs plans to help its clients transition into a climate-resilient model with $750 billion by 2030, and Bank of America is directing $300 billion towards these efforts as well. . "To Pull Quote.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 4, 2021

A decade of pressure on companies to report on and reduce their contribution to climate change has created something of a blueprint for investors to demand the same in terms of the separate but interconnected biodiversity crisis.

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

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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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

A major report published Monday says Canada lacks adequate rules around investing in an era of climate change. And to avoid any doubt, regulators should declare that climate change is indeed relevant to a pension fund’s long-term financial performance.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Physical Risks Won’t Disappear, Prompting More Ways to Cope As a global disruptor, climate change remains one of a handful of mega-forces likely to permanently change how the world lives, works and consumes—all directly affecting countries, assets and companies on many levels.

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Energy Central

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The connection between climate change and education isn’t talked about much, but it should be. A new report by the World Bank titled: Choosing Our Future: Education for Climate Action highlights the impact of climate change and the lack of. Still, like most aspects of life, education is key.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 1, 2024

banking sector, highlighting areas of improvement in the design and implementation of their climate finance target-setting and disclosures. bank performance. bank performance. The global shift towards a low-carbon economy has unlocked trillions of dollars in investment opportunities for banks.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Traditional accounting methods do not fully capture the externalized costs of economic activities in the food and agricultural space, and this shortcoming is becoming more apparent because climate change is intensifying the focus on sustainable development. And] what about the climate costs?" Climate Change.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 26, 2024

During National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, AB’s Director of Social Research & Engagement, Saskia Kort-Chick reflects on how climate change may increase the risk of modern slavery, which can have material implications for investors. We are unconflicted and fully accountable.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Interest in sustainability persisted despite the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change is the key focus. Second, many financial institutions and fintech startups, including brokers, robo-advisors, and banks, have caught on to the ESG trend and launched new products.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Last week, AB and Columbia Climate School kicked off the first module of its Climate Change Curriculum 2.0, We don’t engage in activities that could be distracting, or create conflicts—such as investment banking, insurance writing, commercial banking or proprietary trading for our own account.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Recent months have seen major moves on climate action by some of the world’s largest private banks, including JPMorgan Chase, HSBC and Morgan Stanley. What sets this latest wave of climate pledges by financial institutions apart from past announcements? They won’t have changed their business model.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The six objectives include climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, transition to a circular economy, pollution prevention and control, and protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

I am thinking especially of global poverty, hunger, health and education — SDGs 1 through 4 — where the latest figures from the World Bank and other centers of analysis paint a bleak picture of years lost and lives threatened. There are no silver linings in a global pandemic. But the analysis does not stop there. Consider finance.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 15, 2021

But all this self-inflicted pain is nothing compared to all the damage climate change can cause. So, perhaps the single silver lining of the pandemic might be that it can be used as the crystal ball that lends its 20/20 vision for us to see how we can avoid the worst of climate change. The failures. Potential solutions.

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Global Renewable News

MARCH 30, 2025

The Connecticut Green Bank has announced the honorees of its annual awards, which highlight the key partnerships and projects from 2024. This is the tenth year in which the Green Bank has recogniz.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

The role of time horizons and relationship banking in financing a net-zero economy. Hacking the climate crisis (21:10). The coming net-zero backlash. She talks about her mission with Shana Rappaport, GreenBiz vice president and executive director of the VERGE conference series. .

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) announced the release of SRS ED 1, a new draft climate-related disclosure standard for governments and other private sector entities, which would be the first sustainability reporting standard for the public sector.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

November 4, 2023 /3BL/ - Ceres today welcomed the finalization of new guidance from the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) that would enhance the supervision and regulation of certain non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) that play a pivotal role in strengthening the financial ecosystem.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 8, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission and the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation this year said they want to start seeing better disclosure from companies on climate change. Importantly, the SEC’s enforcement unit’s new climate and ESG task force likely will add more clarity to corporate climate and ESG disclosures.

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ESG Today

MARCH 18, 2025

Northern Europe-based financial services company Nordea announced that it has signed a deal with Norwegian startup Inherit Carbon Solutions to remove at least 68,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, providing carbon removal credits to the bank starting next year.

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