Banks Run by Women Lend Less to Big Polluters, ECB Study Finds
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Banks with more gender-diverse boards lend less to more environmentally harmful companies, according to research by the European Central Bank.
The study of loan-level data from the euro area found that banks with a relatively high share of female directors -- above 37% -- directed about 10% lower lending volumes to firms with relatively high pollution intensity.