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Climate change poses multiple risks for banks
Climate change poses multiple risks for banks
by  AFP

Climate change poses risks to banks on several levels: it can directly impact their finances, tarnish their image and land them in the courtroom. - Reputation risk - The research done by NGOs like Finance Watch and Reclaim Finance evaluating bank lending in light of climate change is regularly used by media and has begun to tarnish their public image.

Pharrell Williams to bring star power to Web Summit tech event
Pharrell Williams to bring star power to Web Summit tech event
by  AFP

Singer Pharrell Williams is due to kick off one of Europe's biggest tech events on Monday, the Web Summit in Lisbon, with organisers keen to move on from last year's edition when several big firms pulled out. Google, Meta and a string of other firms pulled out of last year's event after Web Summit chief executive Paddy Cosgrave wrote social media posts accusing Israel of war crimes in Gaza.

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