'Mobilising capital': GFANZ shifts focus, as exodus of US banks from net zero groups gathers pace

James Murray
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'Mobilising capital': GFANZ shifts focus, as exodus of US banks from net zero groups gathers pace

Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero announces plan to restructure and ramp up efforts to boost clean energy investment, but campaigners warn group is watering down membership criteria

The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) has announced a shift in its focus, which will see the influential coalition of financial firms work with any institution "working to mobilise capital...

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