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IIGCC to step up pressure on banks to demonstrate action on net zero
06 June 2023A group representing investors with €65 trillion ($70 trillion) in assets under management has published a set of expectations for banks, as they push for more details on how banks will act on pledges to achieve net zero emissions.
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SMBC enhances climate-risk framework
16 May 2023Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation has developed a new climate-risk framework and announced it will review each customer's transition risk response by this summer.
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People Moves 14 January: MSCI, Wells Fargo, BIS, Schroders and more...
14 January 2022 -
SMBC group hires director of ESG
14 January 2022 -
People Moves 14 May 2021: SMBC, NTAM, SEB, Credit Suisse, L&G, ISS ESG and more
14 May 2021 -
SMBC recruits HSBC analyst
14 May 2021 -
Investor group urges banks to set enhanced net zero targets
19 April 2021 -
Banks under fire for funding that threatens biodiversity
28 October 2020The world's largest banks have been named and shamed for continuing to fund activities that threaten the biodiversity of the planet.
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Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Swire Properties, Adecoagro, Murra Wara II
05 August 2020 -
Third of investor votes back Mizuho Financial climate resolution
25 June 2020More than a third of Mizuho Financial investors backed a ground-breaking shareholder resolution urging the Japanese bank to disclose its climate risks and publish a plan to align investments with the Paris Agreement.