Following a campaign led by Christian Climate Action, major charity Christian Aid has announced it will no longer bank with Barclays, citing the bank’s “weak commitment” to reducing its notorious fossil fuel financing activities. Such a high-profile defection comes as an embarrassment and reputation [...]
Although the bank’s own PR claimed that Barclays and Wimbledon go together “like strawberries and cream”, its sponsorship of the event may have left a more bitter aftertaste. An open letter to Sally Bolton, chief executive of the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), signed by celebrities and busine [...]
Following its deforestation shaming, inadequate fossil-fuel policy revisions, and censure in a high-profile open letter, Barclays’ 2023 AGM was unlikely to pass without protest. Even so, the bank’s board was taken aback by over seventy Climate Choir Movement singers’ united condemnation of how Barcl [...]
Condemnation of Barclays’ support for the notorious agricultural giant JBS goes back years (see here for instance.) Strongly connected to illegal deforestation, the devastating environmental impact of the company’s meat production, alongside corruption and human rights scandals, has led some investo [...]
Following a campaign led by Christian Climate Action, major charity Christian Aid has announced it will no longer bank with Barclays, citing the bank’s “weak commitment” to reducing its notorious fossil fuel financing activities. Such a high-profile defection comes as an embarrassment and reputation [...]
Although the bank’s own PR claimed that Barclays and Wimbledon go together “like strawberries and cream”, its sponsorship of the event may have left a more bitter aftertaste. An open letter to Sally Bolton, chief executive of the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), signed by celebrities and busine [...]
Following its deforestation shaming, inadequate fossil-fuel policy revisions, and censure in a high-profile open letter, Barclays’ 2023 AGM was unlikely to pass without protest. Even so, the bank’s board was taken aback by over seventy Climate Choir Movement singers’ united condemnation of how Barcl [...]
Condemnation of Barclays’ support for the notorious agricultural giant JBS goes back years (see here for instance.) Strongly connected to illegal deforestation, the devastating environmental impact of the company’s meat production, alongside corruption and human rights scandals, has led some investo [...]