To save the climate, companies must address the impact of their cash

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The climate impact of companies' cash holdings is currently hidden - but they can take to measure, report and reduce these emissions, decarbonise the financial sector in the process, argue, Johan Falk, James Varkey, and Rebecca Self

At least $4tr-$6tr a year: that's the size of investments needed to decarbonise the global economy - and the financial system needs to be a critical enabler of that transformation. It therefore makes...

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