Fossil Free Banking Alliance: New divestment initiative launched by US banks and credit unions

Cecilia Keating
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Fossil Free Banking Alliance: New divestment initiative launched by US banks and credit unions

Banks must be officially certified as fossil free from campaign group Bank.Green to join initiative

A new alliance of US retail banks that do not finance the fossil fuel industry has been formed, in a bid to help citizens more easily shift their money away from institutions that profit from oil, gas,...

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