Breaking: Big banks who have made net-zero commitments and joined NZ alliances have provided more than $269 billion to fossil fuel expansionists

More focused on greenwashing then being part of the solution to the climate crisis.

#GFANZ #NetZero
stand.earth/press-releases…
Top fossil fuel expansion financiers include @RBC @Citi @BMO and @BankofAmerica.

RBC: $9.8 billion
Citi: $30.5 billion
BOA: $22.8 billion
BMO: $5.5 billion

All going into companies building new fossil fuel infrastructure when we should be phasing down usage. Royal Bank of Canada has pumped more than $9.8 billion into
Asset managers like @BlackRock aren't any better. The biggest members of the Net-Zero Asset Managers alliance held at least US$847 billion of stocks and bonds in 201 major fossil fuel expansionist companies as of September 2022 Asset managers who have made net zero commitments have inves
Check out the full report lead by @ReclaimFinance here:

It's chock-full of great, but depressing stats, and a ton of work that the team at Reclaim have pulled together.

reclaimfinance.org/site/en/2023/0…

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Oct 11, 2022
Breaking: @CompBureau, Canada's federal law enforcement agency on competition law, has opened an investigation into misleading climate claims by Canada's largest fossil fuel financing bank @RBC.

#cdnpoli #ESG
nationalobserver.com/2022/10/11/new…
“It’s the bureau’s job to protect the integrity of the marketplace, and that includes consumer confidence in the green economy/ We see environmental claims everywhere, but they’re not all legit. Greenwashing is on the rise.” @CompBureau
In January, the regulator fined @Keurig Canada $3 million over false and misleading claims about the recyclability of its single-use coffee pods. At the time, Boswell stressed that presenting products as being greener than they are is illegal and harms consumers.
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