GreenBiz

MARCH 26, 2021

Despite net-zero pledges, banks used $750 billion to finance fossil fuels in 2020. Fri, 03/26/2021 - 00:05. The green groups behind the report have warned of an "alarming disconnect" between the global scientific consensus on climate change and the ongoing practices of the world's leading banks. Cecilia Keating.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 6, 2024

A new report renders a damning portrait of Canada’s Big Five banks on their path to net-zero emissions by 2050. The Big Five banks have taken little voluntary action to align their business practices with their own net-zero commitments,” states the report by InfluenceMap , a global corporate research think tank based in London.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Talk of where banks do and don’t put their money doesn’t usually make the red carpet. In the fight against climate change, banks can be seen as villains – but also, depending on where they invest their money, heroes. This year, the study wrested sustainability-based data out of 87 banks participating in the U.N.-organized

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3BL Media

MAY 11, 2022

DESCRIPTION: This past month, AB’s senior leaders gathered in Nashville for an annual offsite meeting, and spent a day partnering with Second Harvest Food Bank to pack +2,200 weekend meals for Middle Tennessee children in need. Tweet me: @AB_insights partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank to pack +2,200 meals.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The federal Competition Bureau’s decision to investigate charges of misleading advertising against the Royal Bank of Canada is a sign that federal regulators are paying closer attention to the climate crisis and its causes, says the environmental law charity that filed the case.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 12, 2024

In 2022, the Canadian Competition Bureau launched an investigation into whether the Royal Bank of Canada’s advertisements amounted to greenwashing. Now it might be the Ontario Securities Commission’s turn to look into the bank’s green claims. And that’s a problem, Price says. “We

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Date/Time: March 4, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT). Why Clif Bar & Company and Bank of America decided to pursue these practices. Beth Wytiaz, SVP Global Environmental Operations, Bank of America. Sun, 02/07/2021 - 20:05. Bank of America. Thu, 03/04/2021 - 10:00. - Thu, 03/04/2021 - 11:00. Joel Makower.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 15, 2024

Animal farming alone is responsible for 19% of all emissions, according to a 2021 study (although estimates vary). In 2021, the Canadian government allocated $1.7 The World Bank released the paper while countries party to the Paris Agreement are working to update their climate plans. billion in subsidies for animal agriculture.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 21, 2025

Computers & peripherals mfg $366,926 12% 728:1 50% 76% 0% C 1.5C, SBTi 80 52 Investec Ltd Sandton, South Africa Banks $2,308,452 6% 48:1 58% 4% N.A. C NZIA, NZAO 82 Bank of Montreal Montreal, Canada Banks $1,670,219 8% 61:1 46% 7% N.A. Banks $2,854,401 8% 46:1 50% 4% N.A. Banks $303,387 9% 152:1 33% 3% N.A.

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3BL Media

JUNE 9, 2022

June 9, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) today released its 2021 ESG and CSR Report, highlighting the company's steadfast commitment to enhancing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts for all Truist stakeholders. In 2021, Truist supported $15.3

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 22, 2022

Julie Segal is the senior manager of climate finance at Environmental Defence and a 2021 Corporate Knights 30 Under 30 Sustainability Leader. . In early April, Wet’suwet’en hereditary Chiefs and environmentalists looked to attend the Royal Bank of Canada’s annual general meeting, hoping to speak with the bank’s CEO, David McKay.

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3BL Media

MARCH 10, 2022

SOURCE: Regions Bank. As part of this trend, banks and other businesses are focusing more on sustainable business practices. For banks, this includes sustainable finance – which refers to the inclusion of ESG criteria in business and investment decisions. DESCRIPTION: By Candace Higginbotham. Next Steps.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 8, 2025

The French company is the only one to have topped the Global 100 twice (the other time back in 2021 ), and it has played a unique role in electrification efforts across a wide variety of sectors, from manufacturing light switches to pioneering new software and clean energy solutions for data centres and smart cities. Power Generation 54.5%

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3BL Media

MAY 19, 2022

DESCRIPTION: CINCINNATI, May 19, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Fifth Third Bank, National Association, is focused on making sure its customers have fast access to their money, regardless of how they get paid. You should have the same banking services regardless of whether you file a 1099, a W2 or are retired. SOURCE: Fifth Third Bancorp.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

DESCRIPTION: In the first days of 2022, Whole Planet Foundation approved its 1st new project of the year, after having closed 2021 with 21 new projects. Whole Planet Foundation funds will help Eskala reach 1,100 new Village Bank members by the end of 2024 in isolated areas of Panama, including Veraguas and the Darien.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The Center and the Greater Indiana Gateway Region of Fifth Third Bank today announced the first-ever naming partnership for the ticket counters that serve the Center and its six Resident Companies, which now carry the name Fifth Third Bank Box Office. KEYWORDS: NASDAQ:FITB, Fifth Third Bank, Center for the Performing Arts, Indiana.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 25, 2022

Fifth Third Bank, National Association, keeps adding innovative tools for helping customers make 2022 a year of healthy money habits. Since launching Fifth Third Momentum Banking, the bank has continued to regularly add and enhance features to help motivate, protect and reward customers.

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3BL Media

MARCH 16, 2022

DESCRIPTION: CINCINNATI – Fifth Third Bank, National Association (Nasdaq: FITB) today was recognized by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standard of ethical business practices, as one of the 2022 World’s Most Ethical Companies. regional bank whose vision is to be the one bank people most value and trust.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 6, 2022

Financial Regulator Action on Climate Financial Risk and consistent with recommendations from the 2021 FSOC Report on Climate-Related Financial Risk, Ceres examined the Fed, FDIC and OCC’s work assessing climate risks to “financially vulnerable communities.” No changes to the asset threshold for small and intermediate small banks.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 5, 2022

SOURCE: Regions Bank. August 5, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Regions Bank is pleased to announce that it has received the highest possible score of 100 on the 2022 Disability Equality Index® (DEI), the leading nonprofit resource for business disability inclusion worldwide. Regions Bank is an Equal Housing Lender and Member FDIC.

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3BL Media

JULY 12, 2022

Why do you feel it is important for businesses, and banks in particular, to have a robust ESG strategy? Banks are deeply enmeshed in the communities they serve and it is essential that they be exemplary members of those communities. We need to be a successful bank in order to build stronger communities, and the reverse is also true.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 14, 2024

The 60 largest banks in the world have provided US$6.9 Despite these alarming overall figures, bank lending and underwriting for coal, oil and gas fell for a second consecutive year in 2023, dropping 9.4% But she says it’s too early to conclude that banks have reached peak fossil fuel financing. based bank JP Morgan Chase.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 25, 2022

DESCRIPTION: 2021 was another banner year for GoDaddy’s Corporate Sustainability work, and I’m proud to share many efforts and milestones the company has taken to live our values. Empower , GoDaddy’s signature social impact program continued to grow in 2021 to reach thousands of new entrepreneurs. SOURCE: GoDaddy.

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3BL Media

JULY 1, 2025

In June 2021, Russell was selected for Fifth Third’s Neighborhood Program. The place-based community development initiative was designed to spur economic mobility within nine underserved and historically disinvested neighborhoods across Fifth Thirds11-state Consumer Bank footprint. Fifth Third is proud to be part of the journey.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 12, 2024

In contrast with the top five banks in the United States, which hold just over a third of the market, Canada’s Big Five famously dominate around 90% of the market for financial services. All the while, Canadian banks are quietly pulling in billions a year on a yawning gap between the rates paid to savers and charged to borrowers.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 15, 2022

SOURCE: Regions Bank. DESCRIPTION: Regions Bank announced a collection of available resources to help people improve the way they spend, save and manage debt. Available resources are part of Regions Next Step , the bank’s no-cost financial education program that serves people of all ages, regardless of whether they bank with Regions.

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3BL Media

JUNE 29, 2022

As part of its efforts, the Bank collaborated with Feeding America ® , the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization. Fifth Third employees volunteered and donated food to Feeding America’s network of 200 food banks across the country. 2, Zero Hunger. More than 241,000 meals were donated in the region.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 4, 2021

Thu, 03/04/2021 - 02:11. Both S&P Global Ratings and Bloomberg rank biodiversity among the top ESG themes for 2021, the latter naming Fidelity International and AXA Investment Managers as examples of firms that have made it a priority. . Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet. Subscribe here. 4 risk by impact.

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3BL Media

MAY 5, 2022

Report shows how Regions Bank and the Regions Foundation are creating more inclusive prosperity. SOURCE: Regions Bank. NYSE:RF) announced the release of the Making Life Better: 2021 Community Engagement Report. Regions Bank invested $4.4 DESCRIPTION: By Candace Higginbotham. BIRMINGHAM, Ala.,

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

A shareholder advocacy group is challenging the Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) use of a fast-growing new financing tool called sustainability-linked debt, in which companies promise to pay financial penalties if they don’t meet social and environmental performance targets.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In 2021, the International Energy Agency released a climate change scenario that concluded that, in order to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, there should be no new oil and gas fields approved for development and no new coal mines. Getting banks to stop financing such projects will go a long way in stopping them from moving forward.

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3BL Media

MAY 14, 2025

It will be moderated by Juan Adorno, KeyBank Vice President, Community Banking Program Manager. Ericka was recognized as a Crains Notable Women Business Owner in 2021. Participants include: Betty Francisco is CEO of Boston Impact Initiative, where they are committed to closing wealth gaps through impact investing.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 2, 2025

Launched in 2021 with Citi and BofA as founding members the Net-Zero Banking Alliance is a coalition of more than 140 banks spanning 44 countries. Launched in 2021 with Citi and BofA as founding members the Net-Zero Banking Alliance is a coalition of more than 140 banks spanning 44 countries.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 15, 2025

Barclays Group Head of Sustainability Laura Barlow has stepped down from her position at the UK-based bank, ESG Today has confirmed. A spokesperson from Barclays said that Barlow will continue to work for the bank as an advisor. Most recently, several U.S. Barclays has also been the subject of anti-ESG scrutiny in the U.S.,

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GreenBiz

MARCH 26, 2021

Fri, 03/26/2021 - 02:00. How infrastructure is banking on green banks. Episode 261: Sea changes, strategy shifts. Heather Clancy. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (4:22). Unilever sets out net-zero plan for shareholder vote. Power struggle: The looming high-tech battery crisis. A new wave for ocean adaptation? (19:30).

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Date/Time: November 16, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) Corporations play an imperative role leading the transition to a sustainable future. In this webcast, Fifth Third Bank will pull back the curtain on its journey to set — and achieve — holistic sustainability goals. But that’s easier said than done.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 7, 2022

SOURCE: Regions Bank. Discover a few ways Regions Bank and its associates have donated their time, talent and treasure to elevate our community partners this year. It’s grown to become a global movement across 80 countries inspiring incredible generosity, raising nearly $3 billion in 2021 alone. By Veleka Finch and Kim Borges.

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