UBS announces coal financing ban and boosts green investments
Banking giant on track to double penetration of sustainable investments by 2020
Investment banking giant UBS has become the latest firm to tighten rules around coal financing, today announcing a total project-level financing ban on new coal-fired power plants around the world...
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