LONDON, April 22 (Reuters) - After windows at its London
headquarters were shattered by climate activists, HSBC
said that it welcomed dialogue on climate change but it could
not condone vandalism or actions that damaged property.
"We welcome meaningful dialogue on our climate strategy,
however, we cannot condone vandalism or actions that put people
and property at risk," a spokesman said. "We have an ambition to
be net zero by 2030 and to bring our financed emissions to net
zero by 2050."
"We have also committed to set out short and medium term
transition targets, and to phase out the financing of coal-fired
power and thermal coal mining by 2040 globally. We remain
committed to supporting our customers in their transition to net
zero," the HSBC spokesman said.
(Reporting by Lawrence White; writing by Guy Faulconbridge;
Editing by Kate Holton)