Episode 38: Did banks really give up on net-zero in 2025?

About this episode

The episode discusses whether 2025 was a disastrous year for sustainable finance, featuring insights from UK Finance's sustainability policy team.

As 2025 draws to a close, the Sustainability Uncovered podcast provides a look back at the year's biggest sustainable business trends - and a look ahead to what's in store for the green economy in 2026. In this episode, we ask UK Finance's sustainability policy team whether 2025 was really an annus horribilis for sustainable finance. They draw on insights from 300+ member businesses within the UK's banking, fintech and FS sectors. Your host is edie's content editor Sarah George. Your expert guests are Ian Bhullar and Agathe Durichon from UK Finance. Sustainability Uncovered uncovers some of the most inspiring and insightful sustainability and climate action stories from across the globe. The show features leader interviews, need-to-know round-ups, listener quizzes and more – all wrapped up into monthly episodes. Whether you’re a business leader, climate expert, environmental professional, youth activist, or just have a passion for all things green – this podcast is for you! Say hello: podcast@fav-house.com

People in this episode

Host: Sarah George

Guests: Ian Bhullar, Agathe Durichon

Topics covered

• sustainable finance
• green economy
• business trends
• climate action
• banking sector

Keywords

• sustainability
• net-zero
• finance
• banking
• 2025
• 2026
• green economy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UK Finance

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