HSBC more than deserves the wrath of the Earth Day protesters. It can and must do better for the planet Business News

there is always a danger when people engage in direct action that the ensuing debate will focus on their methods rather than on the issues they seek to raise.

I am not proposing to do this. Instead of worrying about a few broken windows that HSBC can easily afford to replace, I’ll take a look at why a group of women from Extinction Rebellion and the Burning Pink political party felt they needed to act.

Like many large corporations, HSBC has made a big splash about its new climate pledge. This includes an “ambition” of “net zero” by 2050. There is a nice picture of a forest on the part of the website where it is explained.