ANZ Bank’s new climate policy announced today remains out of line with its Paris Agreement commitments.

Kiwibank’s responsible banking policy shows a commitment to climate action that sets a precedent for New Zealand’s banking sector.

Westpac’s announcement to end its financing of thermal coal projects by 2030 is a small step in the right direction. However, the bank needs to extend its phase-out of fossil fuel finance to oil and gas companies to support its commitment to limit climate change to 1.5C and achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.

BlackRock's announcement changes things for the climate movement and may have a significant impact on the finance world, especially the fossil fuel industry.

Secret plans for ANZ to cut thermal coal mining exposure by 75% by March 2024 have been leaked by internal sources today. 350 Aotearoa campaigner, Claudia Palmer comments on how much further action is needed from the bank.

ANZ’s faltering greenwash has been exposed. But can the bank rely on its feel-good sponsorship campaigns and corporate responsibility policies to win the public’s trust? 350 Aotearoa campaigner, Claudia Palmer, examines the sponsorship ANZ doesn’t want you to know about.

Today posters have gone up outside ANZ branches across New Zealand to expose ANZ’s sponsorship of an exclusive oil industry group, ‘The Petroleum Club’. The satirical posters play on ANZ’s recent ad campaigns, replacing the banks’ tagline ‘healthy homes start here’ with ‘the climate crisis starts here’, and feature ANZ’s logo dripping in oil.