NatWest launches £1.5m climate training programme for 16,000 staff

Michael Holder
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(L-R) Jenny Britton from the University of Edinburgh Business School and James Close from NatWest Group | Credit: NatWest
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(L-R) Jenny Britton from the University of Edinburgh Business School and James Close from NatWest Group | Credit: NatWest

Bank teams up with University of Edinburgh in bid to enhance advice to business clients on net zero opportunities

NatWest has teamed up with the University of Edinburgh to launch a new £1.5m climate education programme aimed at boosting the green financial expertise of thousands of the bank's employees to help enhance...

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