Global banking giants pledge to boost green impact investment

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ING and Societe Generale among 10 banks behind new impact investment manifesto

A coalition of 10 leading banks, including high profile names such as ING and Societe Generale, has delivered a major boost to the emerging market for "impact investing" which aims to deliver a transition...

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