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‘Green’ Banking Part III: Reducing Environmental Underwriting Risk

November 27, 2011November 27, 2011 by Jennifer Hermes

From coal, to real estate, to small business lending, environmental, social, and governance underwriting criteria are a critical tool for banks to reduce risk and enhance profitability for themselves and their business partners. In Part II of our green banking series, we examined the growing opportunities for banks to profit ... Read more »

Banks Target ‘Greener’ Lending

August 31, 2010 by Gina Roos

Several large commercial lenders including Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, and Citibank, say they are starting to shift their involvement away from industry practices that they see as risky to their reputations and bottom lines, reports The New York Times. These include investments in oil and gas development, nuclear power, coal-fired ... Read more »

Green Business 2008 – Environmental Leader’s Most Popular Stories

January 5, 2009May 13, 2011 by Paul Nastu

With 2008 just out the door, it’s a good time to look back at the green business issues and news items popular with top sustainability executives. Here are Environmental Leader’s top green business stories for 2008, based on reader interest: 15. HP, L’Oreal, Pepsi, Others Asking Suppliers For Emissions Info ... Read more »

Mining Industry: BofA’s Coal Policy A PR Stunt

December 9, 2008 by Paul Nastu

Bank of America recently announced that it would phase out loans to coal companies that predominantly use destructive mountaintop removal mining practices, but some say the announcement is a public relations ploy, AP reports (via CNNMoney.com) Securities and Exchange Commission filings show the bank loans money to seven major companies ... Read more »

Banks Launch The Climate Principles

December 3, 2008December 4, 2008 by Paul Nastu

Credit Agricole, HSBC, Munich Re, Standard Chartered and Swiss Re have joined with The Climate Group to launch a new code, dubbed “The Climate Principles,” to guide best practices for financial institutions to deal with climate change. If the name sounds familiar, that’s because “The Carbon Principles” is the name ... Read more »

Wells Fargo Surpasses $2 Billion In LEED Building Financing

November 12, 2008 by Paul Nastu

Wells Fargo has surpassed $2 billion in lending for LEED-certified buildings. Of the buildings the company finances, 28 percent are LEED-rated, 37 percent have LEED-silver certification, 21 percent have LEED-gold certification, and 9 percent have LEED-platinum certification. Since 2007, the company says it has doubled its commitments for LEED buildings ... Read more »

Wells Gets LEED Pre-Certification For Banks

July 24, 2008October 17, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Wells Fargo says its new banking stores have been pre-certified LEEDSilver by the U.S. Green Building Council. The stores will use about 20 percent less energy and 40 percent less water than conventional buildings of the same type. In addition, 20 percent of building materials are composed of both post- ... Read more »

Credit Suisse Adopts The Carbon Principles

June 26, 2008October 15, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Credit Suisse announced that it has adopted The Carbon Principles — climate change guidelines for lenders to power companies in the U.S. Under the Carbon Principles, Credit Suisse says it will encourage its energy clients to invest in demand reduction through energy efficiency as well as cost-effective renewable and low-carbon ... Read more »

BofA Adopts Carbon Principles, CEO Voted Fossil Fool Of The Year

April 2, 2008April 2, 2008 by Paul Nastu

Bank of America says it will adopt The Carbon Principles, a set of guidelines issued by J.P. Morgan Chase, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley that make it tougher for investor-owned utilities to get financing for coal-fired power plants – in March, the banks announced that they want to extend the principles ... Read more »

Banks Want ‘Carbon Principles’ Extended To Municipal Utilities

March 20, 2008March 26, 2008 by Paul Nastu

Bankers are discussing the development of lending guidelines – similar to the carbon principles issued by J.P. Morgan Chase, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley that make it tougher for investor-owned utilities to get financing for coal-fired power plants – for municipal utilities, The Wall Street Journal reports. The principles do not ... Read more »

Citigroup, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley Unveil ‘Carbon Principles’

February 4, 2008February 6, 2008 by Paul Nastu

Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley have announced new standards that will make it harder for companies to get financing for the construction of coal-fired power plants in the U.S., the Wall Street Journal reports. According to Reuters, the banks will form “The Carbon Principles,” climate change guidelines for advisors ... Read more »

‘Green’ Banking Part III: Reducing Environmental Underwriting Risk

Banks Target ‘Greener’ Lending

Green Business 2008 – Environmental Leader’s Most Popular Stories

Mining Industry: BofA’s Coal Policy A PR Stunt

Banks Launch The Climate Principles

Wells Fargo Surpasses $2 Billion In LEED Building Financing

Wells Gets LEED Pre-Certification For Banks

Credit Suisse Adopts The Carbon Principles

BofA Adopts Carbon Principles, CEO Voted Fossil Fool Of The Year

Banks Want ‘Carbon Principles’ Extended To Municipal Utilities

Citigroup, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley Unveil ‘Carbon Principles’

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