Sustainable Finance

Banks remain too open to coal and fossil fuel financing: TPI report

Banks’ climate targets are estimated to cover less than 22% of their total revenues.

Melodie Michel

09 October 2024

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: Microsoft suffers the climate impact of its AI strategy

Microsoft's carbon footprint jump, Barclays' sustainable finance controversy and positive news around nature efforts.

Melodie Michel

16 May 2024

Sustainable Finance

Sustainable finance under scrutiny amid Barclays controversy

Overly flexible guidelines may be allowing banks to fund fossil fuel expansion under sustainability labels.

Melodie Michel

14 May 2024

Policy & Standards

Global banks set to include capital market emissions in net zero targets

The second version of the NZBA guidelines reflect improvements in financed emissions calculation methodologies and data quality.

Melodie Michel

14 March 2024

Operations & Finance

Top fossil fuel financier Barclays stops funding new oil and gas projects

The bank's previous climate plan was criticised for lacking a commitment to end new oil and gas expansion.

Melodie Michel

09 February 2024