Poll suggests top banks at risk of losing customers over fossil fuel financing

Cecilia Keating
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One in 10 consumers could leave their high street bank if made aware of the institution's investments in coal, oil, and gas, survey suggests

HSBC and Barclays currently benefit from low levels of consumer awareness about their financing of high carbon activity, but could face of exodus of customers if public understanding of their fossil fuel...

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