Study: Banks set to plough $600bn a year into global low carbon transition by 2030

Michael Holder
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Financial firms that carve out a leadership position through investments in the net zero transition could boost profits by 30 per cent in the long term, according to Bain & Company

Global banks and financial firms are expected to collectively plough around $600bn a year into the low carbon transition through to 2030, generating $44bn a year in revenues in the process, according to...

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