‘Shame on them’: Standard Chartered CEO decries banks that drop climate pledges

Bill Winters criticises those that have rowed back on green commitments or have gone quiet amid political pressure • Business live – latest updates The chief executive of Standard Chartered has condemned rival banks that have dropped their climate commitments amid mounting political pressure. Speaking to journalists on Thursday, Bill Winters criticised banks that had jumped on the climate bandwagon when it was “fashionable”, but had since rolled back on their green ambitions or gone quiet on the subject.