News and Interviews

European banks ‘moving backwards’ on climate action: report

La Banque Postale, BNP Paribas and Credit Mutuel and some of the few banks that have improved climate performance.

Melodie Michel

11 December 2025

Banking

A complete guide to UK banks' sustainable finance and fossil fuel funding activities

A look at HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds, NatWest and Standard Chartered's sustainable funding policies.

Rachel Willcox

08 August 2025

Banking

Report highlights UK banks’ fossil fuel exclusion loopholes

NatWest was the only bank to provide more financing to green companies than to fossil fuels between 2020 and 2024.

Melodie Michel

30 May 2025

Operations & Finance

Tesco teams up with Natwest to support farmers’ energy transition

Other retailers have implemented similar programmes to incentivise their suppliers’ decarbonisation – and reduce their own Scope 3 footprint.

Melodie Michel

02 April 2024