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What does net zero mean for banks?
Madhvi Sonia

Madhvi Sonia Head of Content at Finextra

What does net zero mean for banks?

Earlier this month, I moderated a panel hosted by Cogo on how banks can play a more urgent role in the transition to net zero. The webinar was hot on the heels of COP27 and while all the developments over in Egypt were still front of mind. However, despite many discussions at the event this year, we cannot ignore the fact that the policies that we...

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Sustainable Finance Live 2022: ESG = existential, seismic, global
Finextra Research

Finextra Research Writer at Finextra

Sustainable Finance Live 2022: ESG = existential, seismic, global

Enabling positive change through innovation and collaboration, Sustainable Finance Live returned for its fifth edition - and second in person event - at Events@no6 in London on 29th November 2022. Richard Peers, sustainable finance visionary, contributing editor at Finextra and founder of Responsible Risk took to the stage to lead a programme of co...

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SF.Live sneak peek: CommerzVentures reveals climate startup surge
Sehrish Alikhan

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

SF.Live sneak peek: CommerzVentures reveals climate startup surge

CommerzVentures, the independent fintech venture capital specialists backed by the German banking giant CommerzBank, recently published the H1 2022 Climate Fintech Report on the sector, indicating that climate fintechs are working towards net-zero and attracting large amounts of VC funding. Reflecting on the conclusions of the research, managing pa...

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Sustainable investing and the Ukraine paradox
Marco Mottadelli

Marco Mottadelli Head of Global Brokerage at Fineco Bank

Sustainable investing and the Ukraine paradox

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has proved disruptive for those involved in portfolio management for the responsible investing sector. On the one hand, it has shown the danger of relying on fossil fuels, particularly those sourced from unstable countries. On the other, it has shown that the world is still substantially reliant on traditional energy so...

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SustainableFinance.Live sneak peek: ING talks greenwashing and building transparency
Sehrish Alikhan

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

SustainableFinance.Live sneak peek: ING talks greenwashing and building transparency

In the lead up to SustainableFinance.Live, set to take place on November 29th 2022, Finextra is giving all interested parties a taste of the weighty discussions scheduled for the event. We spoke to Robert Spruijt, EMEA head of sustainable finance at ING, around how the bank is planning to implement ESG methodology and sustainable solutions into th...

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Road to Net Zero: The clock is ticking for financial services leaders
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Retired Member

Road to Net Zero: The clock is ticking for financial services leaders

The goal is an ambitious one: the government wants to make the UK the world’s first net zero financial centre. In 2023, most large firms and Financial Services Institutions in the UK will need to start publishing detailed plans for how they intend to hit net zero, under proposed Treasury rules. These plans will need to include clearly defined dec...

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Sustainable finance, data, and technology: The way forward for a climate resilient future
Hamish Monk

Hamish Monk Reporter at Finextra

Sustainable finance, data, and technology: The way forward for a climate resilient future

Financial institutions around the globe are increasingly responding to stakeholder demands on sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) actions by articulating a corporate purpose and explaining how that purpose will drive their decision making. Sustainability within the context of banking and financial services manifests in tw...

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Money 20/20 EU: How banking will evolve in the conscious consumer age
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Retired Member

Money 20/20 EU: How banking will evolve in the conscious consumer age

Could we be entering the age of customer-created banking, where conscious consumerism takes centre stage? Traditionally, product marketing teams at fintechs and banks have a remit to continuously develop services and digital capabilities which will attract new customers and reduce churn. Over the past decade, stubbornly low interest rates have mad...

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World Earth Day 2022: How are banks progressing with their afforestation pledges?
Hamish Monk

Hamish Monk Reporter at Finextra

World Earth Day 2022: How are banks progressing with their afforestation pledges?

In the world of sustainability, planting trees has, arguably, captured the public’s imagination most – and received plenty of attention from financial institutions. Trees provide the planet with oxygen, they sequester carbon, and stabilise the soil so that much of the world’s wildlife can live. To boost the planet’s ever-decreasing stock of trees,...

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TCFD and the IPCC report: Are we still missing a piece of the net-zero puzzle?
Hamish Monk

Hamish Monk Reporter at Finextra

TCFD and the IPCC report: Are we still missing a piece of the net-zero puzzle?

It has been a busy week for the world of sustainable finance. The working group three report, as part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s sixth assessment, was released – which explores viable options for robust carbon removal, and stresses the importance of carbon pricing. On top of this, as of 6th April, over 1,300 of the l...

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How banks can inspire consumers to make sustainable decisions
Níamh Curran

Níamh Curran Senior Reporter at Finextra

How banks can inspire consumers to make sustainable decisions

Banks have a crucial role to play in promoting sustainable lifestyles among their customers. Information such as transactional data can now be leveraged to distribute sustainability advice and product recommendations to end-users. This approach doesn’t just make sense for the planet and institutions’ net zero journeys – it will prove beneficial fr...

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How should UK FMPs remain compliant with 2022 sustainability regulations?
Hamish Monk

Hamish Monk Reporter at Finextra

How should UK FMPs remain compliant with 2022 sustainability regulations?

With the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation’s (SFDR) first reference period just around the corner, asset managers, banks and fund brokers are working closely with their underlying companies to report on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact. Given the vast amount of information and new data points that must be sourced to ...

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