Dutch bank ING faces threat of legal action from climate group behind Shell case

ING, the Netherlands’ biggest bank, is facing the threat of legal action over its financing of fossil fuel companies and its “contribution” to climate change by the campaign group that won a landmark case against Shell in a Dutch court.

In what could become a test case for the banking industry, Friends of the Earth Netherlands sent a legal liability notice to ING boss Steven van Rijswijk on Friday, claiming the bank had breached its legal obligations “by contributing to dangerous climate change”.

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