Small businesses ditch green agenda as ‘survival’ becomes priority Business Small businesses are ditching green finance initiatives as “ensuring survival” becomes a bigger focus for firms amid the pressures of rising costs. The latest business growth tracker from Natwest showed prioritising of sustainability was at an all time low among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by the end of 2025. Just 30 per cent of [...]
Forget the naysayers, banks are still committed to climate action Opinion Headlines have decried the end of green finance, yet the vast majority of institutions remain committed to climate action, writes Bob Wigley.