HSBC has created a five-year, $100 million partnership to fund climate research through The Climate Group, Earthwatch Institute, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and WWF.

"By working with four of the world's most respected environmental organizations and creating a ‘green taskforce’ of thousands of HSBC employees worldwide, we believe we can tackle the causes and impacts of climate change,” said Paul Lawrence, President and CEO, HSBC Bank USA, N.A . “Over...

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