Anita Hawser
Multimedia Journalist at Freelance
Freelance Editor at Defence Procurement International
Europe Editor, The Banker at Financial Times
Journalist, editor, researcher looking to tell stories in different ways
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1 week ago |
thebanker.com | Anita Hawser
Net zero alliance chair defends shift away from 1.5C, saying it could help attract new membersFormed at COP26 in 2021, the NZBA now faces criticism for ‘climate backsliding’ © BloombergHaving abandoned a strict lending requirement for banks, the Net-Zero Banking Alliance’s chair has urged more lenders from emerging and developed countries to reconsider joining the climate alliance, which has suffered an exodus of members, including large US banks, in recent months.
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1 week ago |
thebanker.com | Anita Hawser
Can the net zero alliance rebuild after mass bank departures? Follow our NZBA Tracker © Getty/FTWith the Net-Zero Banking Alliance at a critical crossroads, The Banker’s NZBA Tracker charts the rise and fall of the alliance’s membership since it was founded almost four years ago. Member banks’ next move is to vote on a new strategic direction aimed at strengthening the alliance following a wave of recent departures.
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2 weeks ago |
thebanker.com | Anita Hawser
US President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with economic partners has thrust a little-known and unused instrument of EU policy into the spotlight as the European Commission mulls its response to Trump’s tariffs. France, Germany, Spain and Belgium are reportedly pushing for the use of the EU’s Anti-Coercion Instrument, which some officials dubbed as a “trade bazooka” when it was introduced two years ago.
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2 weeks ago |
thebanker.com | Anita Hawser
The European Commission could restrict US financial services firms’ activities in retaliation for Trump’s tariffs © James FergusonUS financial services firms could get swept up in President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with the EU if the European Commission retaliates by restricting the activities of US financial services providers in the bloc, according to experts. Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs saw him impose a 20 per cent tariff on all EU imports.
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3 weeks ago |
sustainableviews.com | Anita Hawser
The Net Zero Banking Alliance plans to relax its climate target, moving from the stricter 1.5C limit to the Paris Agreement’s “well below 2C” target to make the initiative more inclusiveSeveral major banks have left the NZBA in recent months, citing concerns over the feasibility of aligning their lending portfolios with the 1.5C targetSome members, such as Triodos Bank, have expressed concerns about the alliance’s shift in direction, fearing it could weaken the commitment to climate goals
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