TRACEY DAVIES: Bank bonuses screw the planet
Standard Bank’s climate policy is more than just hypocrisy; it shows financial institutions pay only lip service to climate goals
17 December 2020 - 05:00
Have you ever been at a hospital smoking area and been shocked to see a patient in a wheelchair, hooked up to drips and an oxygen machine, puffing away at a cigarette?
In the context of climate change, that patient is the planet — and our banks are lighting the cigarette...
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