LONDON — British finance minister Rishi Sunak called for more progress on ensuring financial markets support lower greenhouse gas emissions, after speaking with other finance ministers and central bankers from the G7 group of rich nations on Friday.
Britain’s finance ministry said Sunak sought consistent international rules on how companies report their climate impact, so investors can make better-informed decisions.
Britain will host an in-person meeting of finance ministers in London on June 4-5, when Sunak also hopes to broker a deal among G7 countries on a joint approach to business taxation.
The United States has proposed a global minimum corporation tax rate of 15%, …
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