Good morning, it's Kasmira, editor-in-chief of Geneva Solutions, and today I'm covering how Covid-19 is adding fuel to the growth of digital finance and a new initiative by the UN to explore its impact on sustainable development.
Plus, Pope Francis joins calls for investors to boycott companies not committed to protecting the environment, and how investors are finding themselves embroiled in ethical concerns in the meat and dairy industry. |
HSBC tower in the Hong Kong skyline. EPA/Jerome Favre
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HSBC targets net zero emissions by 2050.
The banking giant will target net-zero carbon emissions across its entire customer base by 2050 at the latest, and provide between $750bnand $1 trillion in financing to help clients make the transition, chief executive Noel Quinn told Reuters.
Reuters (EN)
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Sustainable business & finance news
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Here's what else is happening
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EPA/Dan Anderson
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About three million people across parts of Mississippi and Tennessee in the US were under flood and flash flood watch this weekend in the aftermath of Hurricane Delta. Five hurricanes have made landfall in the US this year - the most since 2005.
CNN (EN)
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