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  • Canada's six largest banks join Net-Zero Banking Alliance

    19 October 2021

    Six of Canada's largest banks have joined the global Net-Zero Banking Alliance...

  • TCFD-based guidance targets overhaul of 'opaque' portfolio alignment models

    14 October 2021

    Best practice guidance for the financial sector to assess future alignment of investment and lending with the goals of the Paris Agreement

  • GFANZ calls on G20 to restructure financial system

    11 October 2021

    The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) has called on the G20 to green the global financial system

  • Carney criticised for 'greenwashing' net-zero financial firm alliance

    07 October 2021

    Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney has been criticised by more than 90 non-governmental organisations that the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) that he chairs provides a means for banks to 'greenwash' their activities.

  • The 'zero' challenge: offsetting

    11 August 2021

    Despite the weaknesses of carbon offsets, they remain a necessary tool for some investors as they plan for net zero emissions, write Chris Varco and Simon Hallett

  • Giant $12bn impact haul led by Carney, Paulson funds

    28 July 2021

    Climate-themed impact funds by private equity giant TPG and alternatives asset manager Brookfield have raised a combined total of $12.4 billion to invest in areas including renewable energy, transport and agriculture.

  • Aviva: OECD climate platform could reduce greenwashing

    04 June 2021

    Aviva Investors has renewed calls for an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) climate finance platform it said could reduce greenwashing by encouraging investment in emerging markets.