bank of america

'Wake up call': Study highlights $5.4tr climate risk facing meat and dairy investors

Risk

'Wake up call': Study highlights $5.4tr climate risk facing meat and dairy investors

Profundo research estimates 31 meat, dairy, and animal feed producers together face $116bn in losses from climate-related risks by 2030

clock 07 February 2025 • 4 min read
How credible are the world's top banks' climate commitments?

Investment

How credible are the world's top banks' climate commitments?

More than 650 financial firms worldwide have announced net zero pledges, but the breadth and depth of these pledges varies significantly

clock 21 August 2024 • 7 min read
Ecosia adds fossil fuel label to top banks and investors in internet search results

Marketing

Ecosia adds fossil fuel label to top banks and investors in internet search results

EXCLUSIVE: The move will see fossil fuel icons appear alongside Ecosia search listings for major banks, insurers and investors which back coal, oil and gas

clock 17 August 2023 • 3 min read
Bank of America joins Shell-backed sustainable aviation fuel credit programme

Aviation

Bank of America joins Shell-backed sustainable aviation fuel credit programme

Blockchain-powered SAF platform Avelia seeks to connect airlines with business customers to help scale demand for lower carbon flight biofuels

clock 22 June 2023 • 3 min read
NGOs step up calls for banks to restrict financing of fossil fuels

Net Zero Now

NGOs step up calls for banks to restrict financing of fossil fuels

NGOs write open letter to UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI) calling for bolder measures to ensure banks' net zero pledges are met

clock 16 September 2022 • 4 min read
'We're going to be all in': Bank of America executive calls for stronger net zero push in response to geopolitical instability

Investment

'We're going to be all in': Bank of America executive calls for stronger net zero push in response to geopolitical instability

Julian Mylchreest tells Net Zero Finance Summit that fossil gas still has a role in supporting energy security in wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine, however

clock 29 March 2022 • 3 min read
Net Zero Festival: Banking on the future - how can banks help accelerate the net zero transition?

Investment

Net Zero Festival: Banking on the future - how can banks help accelerate the net zero transition?

VIDEO: Bank of America's president of international Bernard Mensah delivers a partner keynote at BusinessGreen's Net Zero Festival

clock 20 October 2021 • 1 min read
'Common language': Bank of America calls for progress on green finance standards at COP26

Net Zero Now

'Common language': Bank of America calls for progress on green finance standards at COP26

Bank of America's Bernard Mensah tells Net Zero Festival improved standards, data, and reporting could unlock 'huge pools of capital' to accelerate decarbonisation efforts

clock 29 September 2021 • 2 min read

Biomass

How limited is the planet's capacity for supplying 'sustainable' biomass and biofuel?

Energy Transitions Commission provides guidance on availability and use of biomass, warning sustainable sources are limited in volume worldwide

clock 07 July 2021 • 4 min read

Investment

One trillion dollars: Green finance wave builds as investors look to bolster net zero pledges

Bank of America, BlackRock, and Amundi deliver latest landmark green finance moves, as reports suggest leading banks are poised to beef up their decarbonisation strategies

clock 09 April 2021 • 7 min read