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HSBC responsible investing head's climate speech was misinformed, misguided and deeply irresponsible

Christiana Figueres

26 May 2022 • 3 min read

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Former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres describes Stuart Kirk's speech last week as 'one of the most irresponsible public statements we have heard in years'

The recent outrageous speech of Stuark Kirk, ostensibly the head of ‘responsible' investing for HSBC Asset Management, was not only misinformed and misguided - his many fallacies have already been made...

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