Standard Chartered

Investors urge Credit Suisse to strengthen climate policies ahead of AGM

Investment

Investors urge Credit Suisse to strengthen climate policies ahead of AGM

Group of 11 major financial institutions back co-ordinated move calling on bank to curb fossil fuel interests

clock 08 March 2022 • 3 min read
Carbonplace: UBS, Standard Chartered, and BNP Paribas join CO2 offset trading platform

Carbon Trading

Carbonplace: UBS, Standard Chartered, and BNP Paribas join CO2 offset trading platform

Seven multinational banks join drive to develop platform they claim will help to facilitate trade of high integrity carbon credits

clock 15 February 2022 • 3 min read
Mark Carney-led offset market taskforce hands over reins to new governance body

Carbon Trading

Mark Carney-led offset market taskforce hands over reins to new governance body

The Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets announces new independent governance body to oversee development of carbon offset credit principles

clock 21 September 2021 • 5 min read
'Hypocrisy': Why top banks are getting slammed for working with Cambo oil field operators

Investment

'Hypocrisy': Why top banks are getting slammed for working with Cambo oil field operators

ClientEarth warns banks that fail to cut ties with firms engaged in oil and gas development face myriad reputational, litigation, and transition-related risks

clock 14 September 2021 • 5 min read

Offsets

'Trade with confidence' or 'get-out-of-jail'? Carney-led Taskforce plots legal standards for 'unified' carbon offset market

Carney-led carbon market Taskforce has sets out plans to establish legal standards and governance body to bolster integrity of CO2 offsets, but environmental campaigners remain unconvinced

clock 08 July 2021 • 5 min read

Investment

ING, Citi, Goldman Sachs team up for net zero steel initiative

Societe Generale, Standard Chartered, and UniCredit also join working group to help unlock finance to support green steel projects

clock 01 June 2021 • 2 min read

Investment

Can banks become the solution to - rather than a driver of - global deforestation?

Criticism of banks' financing of environmentally-destructive industries continues to grow, but a new report argues they could play a critical role in protecting forests and driving climate action

clock 13 January 2021 • 7 min read

Carbon Trading

Reports: Mark Carney aiming to set up global CO2 offsets market in early 2021

Former Bank of England Governor recently set up a Taskforce to accelerate the development of a voluntary market for carbon offsets

clock 19 October 2020 • 3 min read

Investment

Financing change: Science-based targets system launched for banks and investors

As many as 55 banks and financial firms including Standard Chartered and Amalgamated Bank have already committed to setting climate targets under the new system

clock 01 October 2020 • 2 min read

Investment

UK and banking giants spearhead drive to combat nature-related financial risks

AXA, BNP Paribas, World Bank and others back plans for new Task Force for Nature-related Financial Disclosures framework

clock 21 July 2020 • 3 min read