France is Europe’s biggest supporter of ‘carbon bomb’ projects, data shows
French banks have financed $154bn to firms running biggest fossil fuel projects since 2015 climate pact
February 2023
Climate campaigners sue BNP Paribas over fossil fuel finance
Action against one of Europe’s largest financial institutions is the first climate-related lawsuit against a commercial bank
October 2022
The road to Cop15
Businesses call for nature impact disclosures to be mandatory by 2030
H&M, Sainsbury’s and Nestlé are among more than 300 companies urging governments to agree to the pledge at Cop15 in December
February 2022
Europe’s biggest banks provide £24bn to oil and gas firms despite net zero pledges
Investments to drill new oil wells and tap gas reserves were made within a year of signing up
January 2022
Banker wins £2m for sexual discrimination in ‘witch hat’ case
Stacey Macken sued BNP Paribas after years of unequal pay and belittlement by male colleagues
September 2021
European banks storing €20bn a year in tax havens
Barclays and HSBC among banks booking money equivalent to 14% of annual profits in offshore entities
August 2020
European banks urged to stop funding oil trade in Amazon
Indigenous people in headwaters region say financing harms communities and ecosystems
October 2019
Sexual discrimination 'still a real issue' in City financial firms
Woman who won a rare victory at a tribunal says people are afraid to report harassment
September 2019
Female banker wins gender bias case after witch's hat left on desk
Stacey Macken claimed she was paid significantly less than male colleague at BNP Paribas
August 2019
How a big French bank helped London tenants get back to work
L&Q social housing association secured loan by BNP Paribas under condition it helped its unemployed residents find jobs
February 2019
Cabinet Office voices concern over Interserve rescue deal
Public sector contractor employing 45,000 people in UK faces Carillion-style collapse over £800m debt
July 2017
BNP Paribas to expand further into UK property business with merger
The palm oil debate
HSBC triggers investigation into palm oil company over deforestation allegations
March 2017
Environmentalists urge French bank not to finance Texas fracking project
Activist points to ‘hypocrisy’ in BNP Paribas’s involvement in south Texas export terminal, given bank’s claimed commitment to the environment
January 2017
European shares hit highs as manufacturing sectors grow
Stock markets in Italy, Germany and France rise after thin trading as PMI index reaches highest level since 2011
April 2016
Tehran Bureau
Untangling Iran's web of sanctions after the nuclear deal
A former US negotiator doesn’t want European companies to be afraid of doing business with the Islamic Republic. Just do your due diligence and keep records, says Richard Nephew
December 2015
Holding the base rate risks house prices rising faster, says BNP Paribas
Paris climate summit: Survey reveals 'greenwash' of corporate sponsors
January 2015
JPMorgan settles 'Bandits' Club' currency price rigging lawsuit in US
The largest US bank became the first of 12 to settle a lawsuit alleging that America’s biggest financial institutions fixed prices for major currencies and bragged all the while via instant messages and emails
November 2014
Sainsbury’s to splash out £150m on price cuts as it slumps to first-half loss
From Libor rigging and sanction busting to forex manipulation, a look back at the global banking industry’s offences and penalties
