Banks

Investors lament end of shared baseline for bank climate assessments but pledge to keep up pressure on lenders.

Ten years after COP21, Responsible Investor talks to industry experts on the ‘quantum leap’ of progress in the wake of the landmark climate treaty.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: Tokyo first issuer to get certification under CBI resilience criteria; responsible mining initiative to set out 2035 vision.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: Singapore publishes anti-greenwashing guidance; Swiss firm misses SLB target.

Institutions with ongoing net-zero commitments are still weighing up whether to officially seek SBTi certification.

Participants vote to establish NZBA guidance as a framework and end member-based alliance.

Diverging ratio methodologies make bank-to-bank comparisons difficult but the information is still useful, say investors.

Milestones continue to fall as issuers see strong market reception, but technical details and taxonomy usability continue to hamper uptake.

Lack of geospatial data and inadequate insurance among 'blind spots' identified at financial institutions.

Misinterpretation of results from off-the-shelf or simplistic climate scenarios and models leads to complacency and missed opportunities, writes Dr Yue (Nina) Chen