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A new stock exchange backed by Silicon Valley heavyweights has gone live, focusing on companies and investors who share a long-term vision in a sector often in thrall to short-term price changes.
10 September 2020
Despite much green talk, just two of the UK's 36 main banks can clearly demonstrate effective plans to reduce their carbon impacts in a timely manner, claims research from the Ethical Consumer magazine.
In the first ever comprehensive recommendation to be provided by a US financial regulatory agency to other regulators and financial institutions, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Climate-Related Market Risk Subcommittee has released a strong warning signal about climate risk management.
09 September 2020
A cluster of ESG driven minds are honing a risk-weighting methodology for banks to implement across climate-exposed assets.
The Linux Foundation has announced plans to user AI-enhanced open source analytics and open data to tackle climate risk and opportunity.
01 September 2020
The European Central Bank has bemoaned the absence of an EU challenger capable of taking on the might of Big Tech cloud providers from the US.
27 August 2020
The UN Secretary-General’s Task Force on Digital Finance has today launched an Action Agenda that justifies how harnessing digitalisation can empower citizens to be in control of their finances. This will in turn ultimately align with the needs collectively manifested in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
26 August 2020
According to the Green Digital Finance Alliance (GDFA), by introducing nudging and incentives on digital platforms, there is potential for substantial behavioural change among digitally-savvy consumers. This can act as a springboard for scalable global climate change mitigation and reduce 8.6% of emissions from public transport.
Tandem Bank has acquired Allium Lending Group, a leading green loans company, as part of a £60million fundraising deal that was finalised last week.
24 August 2020
Deutsche Bank has developed a prototype app that can track a clients’ carbon footprint and help them save money by challenging their behaviour.
20 August 2020
Morgan Stanley is launching an accelerator programme to identify and scale breakthrough innovations focused on systemic change for sustainability.
13 August 2020
Visa has burnished its environmental credentials, pricing its first green bond offering, totaling $500 million, and appointing Douglas Sabo as its first chief sustainability officer.
12 August 2020
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