Investing.com -- Mitsubishi UFJ (NYSE:MUFG) Financial Group Inc. (MUFG), Japan’s largest lender, is reportedly planning to exit the banking industry’s largest climate alliance, the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), according to Bloomberg News, The move comes as other Japanese and North American financial institutions have also distanced themselves from the group.
According to insiders who wished to remain anonymous due to the sensitivity of the matter, MUFG is preparing to leave the NZBA. However, an MUFG spokesperson told Bloomberg that the bank has not yet made a final decision and reiterated the bank’s commitment to addressing climate change.
MUFG’s potential departure from the NZBA follows similar moves by other Tokyo-based financial institutions, Nomura Holdings (NYSE:NMR) Inc. and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (NYSE:SMFG) Inc. These exits come in the wake of a series of defections from the NZBA by some of the largest banks in the United States and Canada. These include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC)., and the Royal Bank of Canada. These departures began in December.
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