Barclays-BP relationship under fire again

Hot on the heels of the appointment as Barclays non-executive director of Brian Gilvary, straight from his time as Chief Financial Officer of BP, the revolving door between the two companies now brings Tushar Morzaria, Barclays' finance chief, as a new non-executive director of BP. That there should [...]

August 2020
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Powerful message from the future to Barclays

The ecocide crime scene staged by Extinction Rebellion (XR) outside Barclays headquarters in Canary Wharf underlined the dire consequences in the decades ahead of continued investment in fossil fuel extraction by Barclays. Addressing the future faced by young people today, Jess Maddison of XR Youth [...]

August 2020

New Beyond Coal briefing prompts bogus Barclays denials

The release of the 2020 Fool's Gold briefing from Europe Beyond Coal was accompanied by protesters outside Barclay's flagship Piccadilly Circus branch, vividly condemning the bank's coal financing with soot-stained smokestacks and coal-miner hard hats with a mock Barclays logo. The briefing examines [...]

July 2020
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Extinction Rebellion spoof Barclays advert, underline climate change death projections

Following Barclays’ online advert intended to reassure their customers during lockdown, Extinction Rebellion have produced a spoof version, highlighting the bank’s unenvironmental investments that Barclays tend to be quieter about. In a stark but substantiated comparison, the group compare the tragi [...]

July 2020

Barclays-BP relationship under fire again

Hot on the heels of the appointment as Barclays non-executive director of Brian Gilvary, straight from his time as Chief Financial Officer of BP, the revolving door between the two companies now brings Tushar Morzaria, Barclays' finance chief, as a new non-executive director of BP. That there should [...]

August 2020
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Powerful message from the future to Barclays

The ecocide crime scene staged by Extinction Rebellion (XR) outside Barclays headquarters in Canary Wharf underlined the dire consequences in the decades ahead of continued investment in fossil fuel extraction by Barclays. Addressing the future faced by young people today, Jess Maddison of XR Youth [...]

August 2020
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New Beyond Coal briefing prompts bogus Barclays denials

The release of the 2020 Fool's Gold briefing from Europe Beyond Coal was accompanied by protesters outside Barclay's flagship Piccadilly Circus branch, vividly condemning the bank's coal financing with soot-stained smokestacks and coal-miner hard hats with a mock Barclays logo. The briefing examines [...]

July 2020
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Extinction Rebellion spoof Barclays advert, underline climate change death projections

Following Barclays’ online advert intended to reassure their customers during lockdown, Extinction Rebellion have produced a spoof version, highlighting the bank’s unenvironmental investments that Barclays tend to be quieter about. In a stark but substantiated comparison, the group compare the tragi [...]

July 2020
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