'Wake up call': More than a third of Brits willing to ditch banks investing in carbon intensive firms

Stuart Stone
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'Wake up call': More than a third of Brits willing to ditch banks investing in carbon intensive firms

ShareAction calls for banks to toughen stance on polluting assets, as survey finds majority of Brits concerned over social and environmental impact of finance industry

Almost 40 per cent of Brits claim they would be likely to switch banks if they found their provider was investing in companies using large quantities of fossil fuels, according to new YouGov polling commissioned...

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