HSBC pledges to cut off coal financing by 2040 following investor pressure

Cecilia Keating
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Banking giant commits to ending support for coal by 2040 after reaching compromise with shareholders

HSBC's board has today agreed to phase out all coal financing within 20 years, in a major victory for shareholders who have been piling pressure on the bank to set out how and when it will reduce its significant...

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