Dutch bank ING to ditch climate laggards as clients | Move to restrict financing to companies that fail to address carbon footprint widens gulf with US lenders (www.ft.com)

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[-] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

Finally.

Even as consumers try to spend more wisely, the banks where they keep their money have been lending it to ventures set on fucking the planet further. Way, way more banks need to do this, and advertise that they don't use your money to make things worse. It's been a complete blind spot for decades.

Climate town did a video on the subject.

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