Major banks 'co-responsible' for plastics crisis, first-of-its-kind investigation argues
The world’s biggest banks are indiscriminately funding firms responsible for devastating marine ecosystems and fuelling climate change via their plastics production, a new report from Portfolio Earth concludes
Major banks are "co-responsible" for the plastics crisis that is afflicting the world's oceans and fuelling climate change, according to a first-of-its-kind investigation into the loans and funding provided...
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