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
UK banks want the government to publicly defend their financing of defence companies, saying they have faced a wave of protests accusing them of enabling war crimes. According to trade body UK Finance, Barclays and other UK banks that have suffered “sustained attacks” from activists for funding arms manufacturers want the government to highlight the rigorous checks they conduct before lending to weapons manufacturers.
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1 week ago |
thebanker.com | Anita Hawser
Other Canadian banks may follow RBC in abandoning sustainable finance targets, environmental campaigners warn, saying the threat of penalties for greenwashing is “tightening up” how firms market themselves. Rosa Galvez, an independent senator for Quebec, said RBC’s decision “risks setting a dangerous precedent” among Canadian banks.
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1 week ago |
thebanker.com | Anita Hawser
Hybrid meetings will remain amid sustainability pressure on bank © ReutersHSBC will not shift to fully virtual annual meetings, the bank’s chair said at its annual meeting in London on Friday. Responding to a question from a shareholder at Friday’s meeting about whether the bank planned to axe in-person AGMs, Sir Mark Tucker, HSBC’s chair, said that contrary to what has been written “the board has not considered a proposal to move to a [fully] virtual AGM”.
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2 weeks ago |
thebanker.com | Anita Hawser
Mark Carney’s anti-Trump platform saw him pull off a remarkable turnaround for Canada’s Liberal party in the vote to elect a new prime minister. Carney’s international work around climate change also puts him in a strong position to continue promoting global efforts towards the green transition — in clear contrast to the US president. Some wonder, however, whether the pressures of national politics might soften his stance and international influence on net zero goals.
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2 weeks ago |
business-humanrights.org | Anita Hawser
The climate transition plans of Europe’s 20 biggest banks are “not fit for purpose”, with only two banks scoring above 50 out of 100 for their climate strategies, according to new research published today by non-profit Reclaim Finance.
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