Wimbledon urged to drop Barclays as sponsor over fossil fuel links
by Sammy Gecsoyler from Environment | The Guardian on (#6NVJX)
Climate groups and anti-war activists say bank using reported 20m deal to hide its multitude of sins'
Wimbledon is facing calls to drop Barclays as a sponsor over the bank's ties to fossil fuels and defence companies supplying Israel.
Ahead of the 2024 championships, which begin on Monday, climate groups and anti-war activists say the bank is using the event to cover up its role" in funding the climate crisis and to hide from accountability for its role in enabling Israel's war crimes".
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