13.11.24
Environment
High-street banks’ green claims are under increasing scrutiny. Here’s how customers can find out where their money is going
NatWest among several banks in net zero alliance continuing to support the fossil fuel industry
11.11.24
Climate finance will be the subject of key negotiations among leaders in Baku – but will a new deal be enough?
13.09.24
Complex series of deals meant money lent to huge polluter did not affect bank’s climate targets
02.08.24
Bank accused of ‘trying to have it both ways’ with coal policy that allows financing for huge polluters
31.05.24
A new move to tackle misleading marketing marks a step forward for a regulator lagging behind its peers
13.05.24
The bank worked on $41bn worth of deals for the fossil fuel industry last year that were classified as sustainable
Banks' funding of companies behind aggressive oil expansion flies in face of its climate commitments
21.03.24
Terminals on Gulf Coast are key part of fracking infrastructure and could form part of 'carbon bomb'
19.02.24
HSBC also helped on refinery deal that will boost Amazon oil production
19.01.24
The bank's work for businesses expanding production of fossil fuels is a stark contrast to its climate change promises
18.11.23
Locals say they have not been consulted about controversial sell-off that threatens their land
14.11.23
The Enablers
Leaked documents reveal paper trail that links sanctioned oligarch to two of the president's close friends
11.01.23
Senior bankers greenlit $340m deal with energy giant RWE but recommended HSBC's involvement was kept quiet
31.10.22
Bank is using ‘green’ initiatives to raise billions for companies that are fuelling the climate crisis
05.04.22
Asset-management giant has earned over $1bn from shareholdings in Russian companies since 2014 annexing of Crimea
09.03.22
Chief executive of world's biggest assets manager has said sustainability will be at the heart of the company's investments
08.11.21
Bank lobbied to delay key deadline and scrap mandatory science-based targets for 50-bank net-zero alliance
03.11.21
The Housing Crisis
The Bureau has found hundreds of mortgage possession cases in courts since the ban on enforcing home repossessions was lifted – some over as little as £1,000
28.07.21
Insiders have raised questions over whether HSBC appropriately informed US monitors about the ring, which was uncovered by the bank during an internal review
