Country: Germany

An explosive investigation, led by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, on the front page of the Times Business section revealed last week that HSBC lent a huge amount of money to a German utility company that is currently *expanding* one of its coal mines, shortly after HSBC pledged not to fund coal expansion.

Just 6 weeks before the election there, the action is helping set the agenda to show politicians that people want action on climate change and the role of finance is not going to be ignored.