'Hypocrisy': Why top banks are getting slammed for working with Cambo oil field operators

Cecilia Keating
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An offshore oil production platform in North Sea | Credit: iStock
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An offshore oil production platform in North Sea | Credit: iStock

ClientEarth warns banks that fail to cut ties with firms engaged in oil and gas development face myriad reputational, litigation, and transition-related risks

HSBC, Barclays, and Standard Chartered are today under fire for their support of the companies behind the controversial Cambo oil field project, with environmental lawyers warning such work opens banks...

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