19 August 2021 | News, Press release, Uncategorized
HSBC and Barclays neck-and-neck for funding fossil fuels this year so far – funding US$4.5 billion and $4.4 billion respectively in fossils – despite climate pledges. The top UK fossil-funding banks – Barclays, HSBC and Standard Chartered –... 
28 May 2021 | News, Press release
Question gymnastics were the order of the day at HSBC’s 2021 Annual General Meeting, as the bank’s management dodged their way out of answering seemingly endless climate questions from shareholders. The run-up to the AGM had been rough for HSBC, with the bank being... 25 May 2021 | News, Press release
As HSBC prepares for its AGM on 28 May, new research reveals that a selection of HSBC fossil fuel financial transactions over the last five years will emit 523 million tonnes of CO2 every year for decades to come – more than the entire annual emissions of either... 12 May 2021 | News, Press release
In April, Market Forces revealed that HSBC’s proposed new coal policy won’t affect it’s asset management arm, allowing HSBC to continue to own stakes in coal companies that together plan 73 new coal plants, generating 99 gigawatts (GW) of energy from coal. Not... 10 May 2021 | News, Press release
Standard Chartered will be in the sights of shareholders next year if its poor record on climate change doesn’t improve, according to environmental organisation Market Forces. The news comes as Standard Chartered participates in a US$ 400 million, 5-year loan... 
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