Green Finance

Green Finance Briefing: US banks continue fossil fuel financing

  • Proposals to stop fossil fuel financing at major US banks were rejected by the majority of shareholders, but the initiatives hope to gain more ground next year.
  • The war in Ukraine is pressuring global central banks and the energy sector, causing a slowdown in green financing during the first quarter of 2022.
Iulia Ciutina | April 29, 2022
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Most consumers are willing to pay more for green finance products, but banks can’t differentiate them

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Doconomy acquires fellow Swedish fintech Dreams

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