Latest Sustainable News: Finextra Research

Lloyds to introduce carbon emissions app

Lloyds Banking Group is to release a digital app to allow Commercial Banking clients to identify and make energy-efficient investments in their buildings.

28 January 2020

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Davos 2020: Refinitiv launches sustainable data alliance

Announced at the World Economic Forum, Refinitiv will join forces with influential global bodies to create a first-of-its-kind alliance to monitor sustainable finance through data.

22 January 2020

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Davos 2020: Financial inclusion and fintech is key to meeting the UN SDGs

While technology has yet again been a central topic of discussion at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, there has also been a determined focus on fintech and how financial inclusion is key to meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

22 January 2020

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Betting on AI to reduce risk in sustainable investment

The quest toward improving corporate sustainability is mired by uncertainty: uncertainty of emissions volume, extreme weather events, timing of such events, and inevitably, the toll they may take on investment. This uncertainty is regarded by investors as risk.

22 January 2020

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Rabobank collaborates on blockchain-based app for coffee drinkers with IBM

Rabobank has collaborated with IBM on the development of an application allowing consumers to support the farmers who grow the beans that make their cups of coffee.

07 January 2020

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Finextra's year in review

With 2019 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most popular news items, videos and community engagement activities over the course of the past year.

23 December 2019

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Bank of England to model climate risks to financial firms

The Bank of England is to model the scale of climate-related risks to UK financial firms over a thirty-year time horizon.

18 December 2019

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Coinbase enables crypto charity donations this Christmas with DustAid

Coinbase is partnering with crypto-powered charity organisation DustAid to enable Christmas donations to three different causes.

17 December 2019

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Santander makes carbon neutral pledge for 2020

By offsetting all emissions generated by its own operations, Banco Santander has announced it will commit to becoming carbon neutral in 2020.

13 December 2019

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Identifying the unbanked population could add $250 billion to global GDP

A new report by Oxford Economics and San Francisco-based fintech Juvo projects that providing financial identities to the world's unbanked population could add $250 billion to global GDP.

11 December 2019

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How does the EBA intend on tackling ESG in 2020 and beyond?

The European Banking Authority will push for early action on sustainable finance, according to its Action Plan released this week.

11 December 2019

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Deutsche Bank: China’s BRI is fundamental for sustainable finance

In a report released today, Deutsche Bank responds to client demand for a guide to the Silk Road, otherwise known as China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the opportunities it presents to incorporate sustainable development and low-carbon practices.

11 December 2019

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