Financials, Policy and Regulation

Bank targets should account for all facilitated capital markets emissions, says ShareAction

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BNP Paribas, one of the 391 members of the PCAF, which helps financial institutions align with the Paris Climate Agreement. (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images)

Disagreement among banks over the weighting of facilitated emissions threatens to lead to a watering-down of the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials’ framework, according to one campaign group.

Non-profit environmental, social and governance campaigner ShareAction has expressed concern that banks are lobbying to dilute elements of a proposed ...

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