Investors ‘See Past Greenwash’ as Quarter of Shareholders Refuse to Approve Barclays’ Climate Strategy

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By Phoebe CookeMay 5, 2021, 1:59 pm1.8k ptsTrendingInterestingTop
Barclays shareholders have rejected calls to accelerate a phase-out of fossil fuel financing, but a quarter remain unconvinced by the bank’s current approach to tackling climate change. Over 100 investors representing more than $4 trillion of funds had filed a resolution with campaign group Market Forces to…

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