Alastair Marsh

Alastair Marsh

October 20, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Wall Street Blames War, GOP for Making Climate Goals Harder to Meet

Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine, the energy crisis and U.S. politics necessitate greater clarity about banks' environmental commitments, according to the chair of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance.

By Alastair Marsh

4 minute read

October 18, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Bankers Told They Can Ignore Binding Fossil-Finance Restrictions

Efforts to reassure bankers that they can continue to finance oil, gas and even coal, come less than a month before the COP27 climate summit in Egypt.

By Alastair Marsh

3 minute read

October 18, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Companies Keep Climate Goals Secret as 'Green Hushing' Takes Off

Green hushing has become pervasive even as businesses set more ambitious internal targets, according to a survey by South Pole, a climate consultancy and carbon offsets developer.

By Alastair Marsh

2 minute read

October 12, 2022 | Daily Business Review

BlackRock, Citi CEOs Won't Be Returning to Key Climate Talks

BlackRock Inc. CEO Larry Fink was the star appearance last year as the heavyweights of big finance made their way to COP26 in Scotland to declare their commitment to slashing emissions.

By Alastair Marsh

5 minute read

February 15, 2019 | ThinkAdvisor

JPMorgan to Use Digital Coin to Accelerate Corporate Payments

The biggest U.S. bank said it developed a prototype digital coin based on blockchain technology.

By Michelle F. Davis and Alastair Marsh

4 minute read