October 20, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Wall Street Blames War, GOP for Making Climate Goals Harder to MeetRussia'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 RestrictionsEfforts 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 OffGreen 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 TalksBlackRock 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 PaymentsThe 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