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Queen's private banker Coutts aims for a greener portfolio

Wed, 24th Jun 2020 17:58

LONDON, June 24 (Reuters) - Coutts, British wealth manager
and private banker to the Queen, plans to cut carbon emissions
in its funds and portfolios by 25% before the end of 2021 and
has introduced climate-linked exclusions for the first time.

The bank, part of RBS Group, said it would exclude
all companies that get more than 5% of their revenues from
thermal coal extraction, tar sands, or Arctic oil and gas
exploration.

It will also exclude any company that gets more than 25% of
its revenue from thermal coal energy generation, it said in a
statement, as part of a broader drive to reach a 50% reduction
in its carbon emissions across all its holdings by 2030.

Leslie Gent, Coutts' Head of Responsible Investing, said it
was vital the bank held itself accountable and called on
regulators to ensure reform.

"To date, there has been a lot of carrot and not much stick
and we believe that regulators should harden their stance to
help drive real change," he said.
(Reporting by Simon Jessop; editing by Barbara Lewis)

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