Textile sector gets end-to-end sustainable trade definitions as ICC launches framework pilot
09-11-22 / by Eleanor Wragg
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has launched the first iteration of its industry framework...Paris Agreement
As banks flee coal, campaigners turn sights on gas
16-06-21 / by Jacob Atkins
Environmental campaign groups are switching their aim to public and private financing for natural gas...
Campaign groups to keep a “close eye” on rollout of new UKEF transition guarantee scheme
16-06-21 / by Felix Thompson
In recent months, UK Export Finance (UKEF) has been working to roll out a new...
The great green trade overhaul facing the Middle East
04-06-21 / by Maddy White
The glittering city skylines of the Middle East have been built on energy wealth. But...
Officials call for trade policy overhaul to cut Covid plastic waste
29-07-20 / by John Basquill
The Covid-19 pandemic presents a unique opportunity to reconfigure trade policy in favour of sustainable...
Standard Chartered to stop all funding for new coal-fired plants
25-09-18 / by Finbarr Bermingham
Standard Chartered is to stop financing new coal-fired plants anywhere in the world, save where...
NAB becomes latest bank to dump coal financing
18-12-17 / by Finbarr Bermingham
National Australia Bank (NAB) has announced that it will stop funding new thermal coal projects,...
Aussie banks accused of ignoring Paris Agreement
26-07-17 / by Finbarr Bermingham
Australia’s big four banks have been accused of “not operating in line with their commitments”...
AIIB extends clean energy push in Pakistan
23-01-17 / by Finbarr Bermingham
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and World Bank have co-financed hydropower work in Pakistan to...
India seals climate loans as Paris Agreement completes
04-10-16 / by Finbarr Bermingham
The ADB has lent US$200mn to finance Indian climate change projects, in the week that the...