HSBC exits banks' climate coalition abandoned by Wall Street
HSBC said the Net-Zero Banking Alliance played an important role in helping develop frameworks for setting emissions-reduction targets. 'With this foundation in place, and as we work towards updating and implementing our Net Zero Transition Plan later in 2025, we, like many of our global peers, have decided to withdraw from the NZBA,' it added.
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