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How ethical guidelines can improve climate research

For a while now, the financial services industry has understood its role within climate intervention. As a result, companies across the world in the financial sector have looked to become funders and to develop their ESG regulations, quickly and immediately. Yet in the speed to be compliant and sustainable, ethics can become lost from the conversation.

08 January 2025

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US banks leave Net-Zero Banking Alliance

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, JPMorgan Chase has followed a host of other US banks in quitting the Net-Zero Banking Alliance.

08 January 2025

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Finextra's year in review

With 2024 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most popular news items and community engagement activities over the course of the past year.

23 December 2024

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Sustainability-linked bonds see a drop in issuance – AFME ESG Report

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has released its ESG report for the third quarter of 2024, seeing key developments in the ESG finance space.

19 December 2024

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ASA bans Lloyds ad on greenwashing grounds

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a claim against greenwashing by Lloyds Banking Group, banning an advert that burnished the bank's environmental credentials but failed to mention its ongoing support for fossil fuel polluting industries.

18 December 2024

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Hong Kong launches roadmap for sustainability reporting

The Hong Kong government has revealed a roadmap to implement International Financial Reporting Standards – Sustainability Disclosure Standards (ISSB Standards) across public entities by 2028.

13 December 2024

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Triodos Bank announces BNG private sector loan to finance nature restoration

Triodos Bank made the first biodiversity net gain (BNG) unit model private sector loan this week.

13 December 2024

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The Payments Association calls for action to address the environmental impact of digital payments

The Payments Association is calling for the development of a standardised framework that allows firms to meaningfully measure carbon emissions in the digital payments value chain.

12 December 2024

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Why sustainable finance needs more consistent policies

Following the 2022 Biodiversity Conference of Parties, the world has been trying to follow the ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework agreement. Recently, they reconvened for the COP16 event in Cali where the focus was on further agreements, resources and plans to ensure the GBF’s success by 2030. At the event, there were some successes and some pitfalls.

06 December 2024

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La Banque Postale launches 'impact' bank card

La Banque Postale, in collaboration with WWF France, is the first traditional bank in France to launch an impact bank card where all deposits associated with the card will be used to finance the energy renovation of housing.

03 December 2024

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Finextra and the Euro Banking Association invite startups to join the EBAday Fintech Zone

EBAday 2025, the annual summit for the leading payments and transaction banking executives hosted by the Euro Banking Association (EBA) and Finextra, has opened applications for its Fintech Zone.

03 December 2024

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‘Every company will become a climate company’ – Lune, EBAday 2024 Fintech Zone winner

Earlier this year, Finextra announced Lune, a climate-positive company providing API and software tools, had won the FinTech Zone award at EBAday 2024. The award is presented to companies that have shown true innovation and an ability to deliver a capable solution to a current issue in finance and banking. A few months on from this year's event, Lune is still making strides towards a better, more streamlined climate process for its clients.

29 November 2024

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