Subject: Greenwashing

19.03.25

Environment

Green guru Carney’s first week as Canadian PM exposes messy politics of fossil fuel phase-out

Prime minister has long advocated for green finance but faces major hurdles to progress both at home and abroad

06.03.25

BP has been rowing back on renewables for years. So why was it helped by ‘net zero’ banks?

Oil company’s move to double down on fossil fuels should come as no surprise to anyone – not least its financers

01.03.25

Environment

JPMorgan investing ‘sustainable’ funds in mining giant Glencore

World’s biggest bank has used ESG funds to funnel quarter of a billion dollars to company causing devastation in South Africa

16.01.25

Environment

What Trump’s second term means for sustainable finance

As the new president leads the charge against ‘woke capitalism’, will banks move from greenwashing to greenhushing?

12.12.24

Environment

Slash and carry: shippers ‘enabling’ beef-driven forest destruction

Global shipping giants transported half a million tonnes of meat from abattoirs linked to razed forest

20.11.24

Big Tobacco

Harvard set up worthless carbon offsetting scheme that sold millions of junk credits

Project has sold credits to EasyJet, British American Tobacco and Ernst & Young

13.11.24

Environment

Is your bank financing the climate crisis? And what can you do about it?

High-street banks’ green claims are under increasing scrutiny. Here’s how customers can find out where their money is going

13.11.24

Environment

‘Greenwashing’ banks raised 1 trillion dollars for fossil fuel giants

NatWest among several banks in net zero alliance continuing to support the fossil fuel industry

11.11.24

Environment

Why Cop29 talks are focusing on finance

Climate finance will be the subject of key negotiations among leaders in Baku – but will a new deal be enough?

13.09.24

Environment

Citigroup helped funnel $3.5bn to UAE state oil company

Complex series of deals meant money lent to huge polluter did not affect bank’s climate targets

02.08.24

Environment

Barclays’ $2bn coal loans expose ‘enormous loophole’ in its climate policy

Bank accused of ‘trying to have it both ways’ with coal policy that allows financing for huge polluters

31.05.24

Environment

How will new FCA greenwashing rule tackle banks’ dodgy climate claims?

A new move to tackle misleading marketing marks a step forward for a regulator lagging behind its peers

13.05.24

Environment

‘Financing the real economy’: Barclays hits back at greenwashing revelations

The bank worked on $41bn worth of deals for the fossil fuel industry last year that were classified as sustainable

13.05.24

Environment

Barclays’ billions of ‘sustainable’ finance for fossil fuel industry is greenwash, says investor

Banks' funding of companies behind aggressive oil expansion flies in face of its climate commitments

21.03.24

Environment

Santander weakened fossil fuel policy after raising billions for gas projects

Terminals on Gulf Coast are key part of fracking infrastructure and could form part of 'carbon bomb'

19.02.24

Environment

Santander arranged billion-dollar oil bond after making green pledge

HSBC also helped on refinery deal that will boost Amazon oil production

19.01.24

Environment

HSBC helped oil and gas industry raise $47bn despite net-zero pledge

The bank's work for businesses expanding production of fossil fuels is a stark contrast to its climate change promises

04.08.23

Environment

Harvard climate professor steps down from controversial role at oil giant

Jody Freeman had prompted conflict-of-interests row with $350,000-a-year board position at ConocoPhillips

06.04.23

Environment

Harvard climate professor lobbied regulator on behalf of oil giant

Jody Freeman used Ivy League connections to arrange meeting for ConocoPhillips, where she is a $350k-a-year board member

31.10.22

Environment

Mines, pipelines and oil rigs: what HSBC’s ‘sustainable finance’ really pays for

Bank is using ‘green’ initiatives to raise billions for companies that are fuelling the climate crisis

Green guru Carney’s first week as Canadian PM exposes messy politics of fossil fuel phase-out

BP has been rowing back on renewables for years. So why was it helped by ‘net zero’ banks?

JPMorgan investing ‘sustainable’ funds in mining giant Glencore

What Trump’s second term means for sustainable finance

Slash and carry: shippers ‘enabling’ beef-driven forest destruction

Harvard set up worthless carbon offsetting scheme that sold millions of junk credits

Is your bank financing the climate crisis? And what can you do about it?

‘Greenwashing’ banks raised 1 trillion dollars for fossil fuel giants

Why Cop29 talks are focusing on finance

Citigroup helped funnel $3.5bn to UAE state oil company

Barclays’ $2bn coal loans expose ‘enormous loophole’ in its climate policy

How will new FCA greenwashing rule tackle banks’ dodgy climate claims?

‘Financing the real economy’: Barclays hits back at greenwashing revelations

Barclays’ billions of ‘sustainable’ finance for fossil fuel industry is greenwash, says investor

Santander weakened fossil fuel policy after raising billions for gas projects

Santander arranged billion-dollar oil bond after making green pledge

HSBC helped oil and gas industry raise $47bn despite net-zero pledge

Harvard climate professor steps down from controversial role at oil giant

Harvard climate professor lobbied regulator on behalf of oil giant

Mines, pipelines and oil rigs: what HSBC’s ‘sustainable finance’ really pays for

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