When banks proactively adapt to climate and societal trends, modernize infrastructure and weave environmental, social and governance priorities into decision-making, they enhance resilience and unlock new growth.

Trump's return to the Oval office, and his administration's vocal disdain for climate and DEI issues, has acted as a brake on ESG hiring across America.

The world's largest asset manager has recognized that investing in organizations that champion environmental, social and governance issues is not an inherent good. This shows that market forces are reasserting themselves.

The number of shareholder proposals appearing in banks' proxy statements is down significantly this year, due to Trump-era regulatory changes and new concerns about political blowback.

As home to the world's biggest financial center, New York state is in a uniquely powerful position to hold banks to the climate pledges they now seem prepared to break.

The devastation of communities across Southern California will, inevitably, cause tremendous stress on the banks that serve them. This should be a wake-up call for regulators to take climate risk more seriously.

Bankers are putting pre-established action plans for disaster recovery into motion as wildfires in Los Angeles sweep across the region.

Credit card issuers for years have looked beyond plastic materials to keep their cards top of mind and top of wallet. But just how much does the credit card material actually affect consumers' spending habits?

The banking giant's exit from the global Net-Zero Banking Alliance leaves just three smaller U.S. banks in the group. Climate activists called large banks' departures a capitulation to Republicans' climate denialism.

Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs have also withdrawn from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance in the past month, as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office.

Vulnerabilities related to environmental, social and governance issues have become a serious threat vector when it comes to money laundering. Banks must recognize the danger and adapt their systems accordingly.

Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and more severe, and victims will always require support from their banks. A plan for delivering that support needs to be in place before disaster strikes.

The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, a major element of the IRA, provides a critical opportunity for banks to integrate green finance into their core strategies.

Banks reporting their energy supply ratios, which compare rates of lending to fossil fuel projects and clean energy projects, should be required to do so in a way that allows easy comparisons across institutions.

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup and other big banks have committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. But their execution is lagging behind their pledges, according to a new report by the environmental group.

Investors and startups see the AI boom in financial services and across the economy driving the necessity for cleaner power.

Tech companies and banks are trying to shrink the carbon footprints of the large language models they create, host and deploy. Can they move fast enough?

Missouri Secretary of State John Ashcroft's office said the ruling was "not just legally deficient but also morally wrong."

Republican State Treasurer John Fleming said he had concerns about big banks limiting business with firearms entities and Christian organizations, but has few options: "Only a small number, relatively speaking, of banks actually qualify to do the level of business that a state treasurer requires."

U.S. banks need to start taking sustainability risk seriously