GreenBiz

JULY 9, 2020

The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) is banking on banks to get us over the carbon-neutral finish line by 2050. . Goldman Sachs plans to help its clients transition into a climate-resilient model with $750 billion by 2030, and Bank of America is directing $300 billion towards these efforts as well. . "To Sponsored Article.

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

bank to commit to measuring and disclosing the climate impact of its loans and investments, announcing last week that it has joined a multi-trillion dollar group of global financial institutions developing a standardized method for carbon accounting. Morgan Stanley has become the first major U.S. trillion in assets. trillion in assets.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 26, 2021

How infrastructure is banking on green banks. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article. Episode 261: Sea changes, strategy shifts. Heather Clancy. Fri, 03/26/2021 - 02:00. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (4:22). Corporate Strategy.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

by Casey Lozar, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis' Center for Indian Country Development Imagine financial institutions across Indian Country focusing on goals rooted in social impact investing. Read the full article, that looks at the Four Key Themes, here - [link]

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GreenBiz

MARCH 4, 2021

Bank of Ayudhya, Mizuho Bank and MUFG Bank last month syndicated a $400 sustainability-linked syndicated loan for Thai Union, one of the world’s largest seafood companies, which was two times oversubscribed. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Here are three key reasons: 1) Inexpensive: The World Bank is calling for $450-$650 billion in food systems transformation each year for the next 10-15 years. Read Elysabeth's insightful article on how to invest in food system transformation here - [link] ==

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 13, 2020

And then there are banks and other financial institutions , which have long been the focus of climate activists. Fifty-five financial institutions including Bank Sarasin, Amalgamated Bank and Standard Chartered are backing the new certification and already have committed to setting science-based targets. Sponsored Article.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Recent months have seen major moves on climate action by some of the world’s largest private banks, including JPMorgan Chase, HSBC and Morgan Stanley. Looking across their investments in different sectors and regions, more banks are considering how to reduce the carbon intensity of entire portfolios over time.

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3BL Media

JUNE 4, 2025

Further, the World Bank projects that $450 billion to $650 billion will need to be invested annually in food system transformation over the next decade, a massive opportunity for investors. Read Elysabeth's full article here - [link] =

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

The role of time horizons and relationship banking in financing a net-zero economy. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (5:05). A just energy transition in action: Developing 1G of wind power with tribes.

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3BL Media

MAY 9, 2024

Originally published by Connecticut Bankers Association By Marissa Weidner, Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer, Webster Bank Webster Bank has long supported the communities we serve by providing loans, investments, technical assistance, and financial services to individuals and small businesses in low- to moderate-income (LMI) areas.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 2, 2022

Donor countries have three major channels through which they can route climate finance: bilateral agreements between small groups of countries, international funds like the Green Climate Fund and development banks like the World Bank. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

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Environmental Finance

JUNE 4, 2025

and more 4 June 2025 Sustainable debt round-up: IDA, African Development Bank, Piraeus Bank. and more By Ashton Rowntree Sign-in Username (E-mail address) Password Stay signed in? Sign-in Forgot your password? Dont have an account yet?

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GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2021

Cervest, founded and fronted by former banking and agribusiness exec Iggy Bassi, is developing a platform called EarthScan that corporations can use to map physical assets and assess potential exposure to climate risks. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 19, 2021

That's the argument I make in an article that Harvard Business Review has just published, "Overselling Sustainability Reporting: Don’t Confuse Output with Impact.” . These efforts, according to the article, would pave the way for companies to internalize their externalities. Sponsored Article. GreenBiz photocollage.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Phone scams, text scams, email scams – there are a lot of ways the bad guys are trying to trick you,” said Brian Minick, chief information security officer at Fifth Third Bank. The Bank offers Identity Alert and provides articles on fraud and cybersecurity for businesses. About Fifth Third.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Organizations such as rePurpose and The Plastic Bank, as well as third-party organizations such as Verra’s 3RI Initiative, are selling claims to plastics credits in exchange for a financial investment in initiatives to collect plastic from the environment or establish infrastructure to prevent further plastic leakage into waterways and oceans.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Copper Mine Operations to Renewable Diesel Southwest Airlines Eliminates 1.5

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 14, 2020

At the recent 2020 Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Symposium , the CEOs of Bank of America (BofA), BlackRock and State Street provided their views on the role of the private sector in addressing societal challenges and why ESG integration is no longer optional. That’s how management and boards need to think about this.".

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

To be efficient in the way that it distributes credits and directs financing in the food and agricultural sectors, the financial market needs accounting methods that offer a full insight into the positive and negative externalities, Jan Köpper, head of impact transparency and sustainability at GLS Bank, told the VERGE audience.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Leertouwer recently spoke with Het Financieele Dagblad regarding the rapidly increasing need for banks and financial institutions to hire climate experts. ​Acre’s Harco J. Legislators, regulators, companies and society are all struggling with the climate agenda. “As As far as I’m concerned, companies can’t move fast enough.”

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Webster Bank: Committed to Making an Impact in the Communities Where We Live & Work. by: Sponsored Content by Webster Bank. January 12, 2023 /3BL Media/ - Because philanthropy is such an important part of what Webster Bank’s Office of Corporate Responsibility oversees, they have launched a Community Investment Strategy, committing $6.5

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GreenBiz

MAY 18, 2021

According to this GreenBiz article on the state of corporate reporting , we’re not likely to have one single framework that everyone uses anytime soon (if ever). The World Bank City Climate Planner (CCP) Certificate Program. Did this article help you find a new certification to consider? Sponsored Article. What’s missing?

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 17, 2020

But given how much the big food companies are banking on convincing their supply chains to invest in regenerative agriculture, it would be a mistake to overlook the role that electric, autonomous vehicles can play in the field. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article.

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Environmental Finance

JUNE 9, 2025

Sustainable reversal in the era of the Omnibus Directive ISSB proposals could de-rail progress on financed emissions, warns PCAF Transition credits lend themselves well to Article 6, says South Pole Deutsche Bank: Reporting hundreds of KPIs under CSRD a waste of time What is the impact of the SDRs impact label?

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GreenBiz

APRIL 15, 2021

Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article. For many companies, sustainability issues are increasingly becoming business issues, attracting the attention of the treasury and CFO offices. Finance & Investing. GreenFin 21.

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Environmental Finance

JUNE 9, 2025

Sustainable reversal in the era of the Omnibus Directive ISSB proposals could de-rail progress on financed emissions, warns PCAF Transition credits lend themselves well to Article 6, says South Pole Deutsche Bank: Reporting hundreds of KPIs under CSRD a waste of time What is the impact of the SDRs impact label?

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3BL Media

APRIL 15, 2022

Regions Bank’s financial wellness program is a go-to resource for free financial tips and tools. SOURCE: Regions Bank. Further, Regions Bank associates completed 7,000 financial education volunteer hours. Regions Bank is an Equal Housing Lender and Member FDIC. DESCRIPTION: By Jennifer Elmore. BIRMINGHAM, Ala.,

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GreenBiz

APRIL 15, 2021

Rakobitsch thinks that a traditional loan from a bank would be shorter and have a higher interest rate. That would make monthly loan payments higher than the decrease farmers would see in the electricity bill, she said A bank also would require collateral from the farm. . Sponsored Article. to 5 percent. Renewable Energy.

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GreenBiz

JULY 14, 2020

Bank of America, for example, saw a 50 percent increase in the number of EV commuters in just one year after installing chargers, reinforcing the theory that EV adoption is mostly hindered by a concern about being able to charge away from home. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere).

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Second, many financial institutions and fintech startups, including brokers, robo-advisors, and banks, have caught on to the ESG trend and launched new products. Read Lana's full article here - [link]. So what can millennials do to make more of an impact with their finances? Here's how. .

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

I am thinking especially of global poverty, hunger, health and education — SDGs 1 through 4 — where the latest figures from the World Bank and other centers of analysis paint a bleak picture of years lost and lives threatened. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article.

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GreenBiz

JULY 2, 2020

Green banks are interesting. Baker: I see state-funded green banks creating an opportunity to do wealth redistribution. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article. The utility evolved with a motivation to maximize shareholder return. Energy & Climate.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Formalized in Article 5 of the Paris Agreement, the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) Mechanism was designed to "slow, halt and reverse forest cover and carbon loss" globally.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 9, 2022

SOURCE: Regions Bank. August 9, 2022 /3BL Media/ – The Regions Foundation, a nonprofit initiative primarily funded by Regions Bank , on Tuesday announced a $40,000 grant to Starkloff Disability Institute to help provide a brighter future for students. Louis market executive for Regions Bank. DESCRIPTION: ST.

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Environmental Finance

JUNE 10, 2025

Struggle to sell labelled debt in US leads to pivot to Asia and Middle East, says HSBC 10 June 2025 The "struggle" to sell labelled debt products in the US in the current political environment is leading banks to seek business in markets with greater potential for growth, including in Asia and the Middle East, according to an executive at HSBC.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 16, 2021

Matriark Foods takes remnants of fresh fruits and vegetables from farms, and creates vegetable broths and purees for schools, hospitals and food banks. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article. Food & Agriculture. Circular Economy. Food Waste. Circularity 21.

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