The data and intelligence satellites provide are being leveraged on a wider scale within financial services in areas such as financial inclusion and climate risk. 

Last year was the most profitable year on record for Romanian banks, but this year is set to be different.

While sustainability has found its way into business discussions and job titles, meaningful action continues to be hindered by data challenges, short-term expectations and the ever-elusive corporate culture.

Banks are looking at how they can repurpose the tops of their urban footprint to better serve their staff and the community, as well as demonstrate their sustainability credentials.

Africa’s forests have played second fiddle compared to other rainforest regions when it comes to global conservation efforts and investment. Is this changing? 

The alphabet soup of sustainability is ever expanding, with the newly created Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures now being thrown in the mix. But its co-chair insists its creation will eventually lead to a simplified space.

Eugenio Solla, chief sustainability officer at CaixaBank, speaks to The Banker about the Spanish bank’s track record in sustainable finance and how it embeds sustainability criteria in all its activities. 

How much carbon dioxide emissions have been avoided because of the sustainable capital markets?

Banks need to develop a ‘nature first’ culture, starting at the top and permeating throughout the organisation.