Published: August 15th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Many of the world’s largest banks are „not only are banks off-track to meet net-zero targets, but many of their pledges are less ambitious than they seem at face value.“ This is the conclusion of a World Resources Institute (WRI) analysis, which examined the activities of the 25 largest banks in six sectors between 2019 and 2022: Oil and gas, electricity, automotive, aviation, cement and steel.