![]() ![]() ![]() It comes amid a wider push to reconsider fossil fuel investment in light of the energy crisis sparked by Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. He added: “Do I agree with the views? No. ![]() Speaking to The Telegraph in Davos, Mr Winters said that people “should speak their mind” and hinted that he would not have suspended Mr Kirk, calling the presentation “very colourful”. Mr Kirk was suspended by HSBC on Sunday after he took aim at climate activists and said “ who cares if Miami is six metres underwater in 100 years?”. The head of one of HSBC’s biggest rivals has launched a defence of "free speech" after it suspended a senior banker for criticising the febrile tone of the climate debate.īill Winters, chief executive of the FTSE 100 bank Standard Chartered, warned that “it’s increasingly difficult to speak out against anything” following the backlash against Stuart Kirk, HSBC’s head of responsible investing. ![]()
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