Tag: Sustainability

The Philippines’ Department of Finance (DOF) claims it is finalising a framework for the issuance of the country’s first ever sovereign green bonds.

Crypto wallet and payment platform Zumo has unveiled a pilot renewable energy purchase program aimed at making the crypto sector more sustainable.

Barclays has partnered with SaveMoneyCutCarbon to help its customers reduce their carbon, energy and water usage.

SC Ventures, the innovation branch of Standard Chartered Bank, has launched a new digital platform that is focused on helping UK savers fund the fight against climate change.

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has revealed that the UK will force financial institutions to publish its plans on how they will transition to net zero.

Financial advisory group deVere has doubled its commitment to positioning assets into ESG investments to $2bn within five years.

New Zealand has become the first country globally to pass laws requiring banks, insurers and investment managers to disclose the impact of climate change on their companies.

Sustainable banking service Ando has raised $6m from a seed funding round led by TTV Capital.

A recent blogpost by financial industry association Mobey Forum has examined how the movement to make finance more sustainable has changed the banking industry.

Virgin Money has introduced a new app focused on providing an assessment of a companies’ ESG impacts by measuring, tracking and offering guidance.