U.S. financial institutions such as Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs have reported hundreds of millions of dollars of losses stemming from the scandal at retailer Steinhoff International.
Financial institutions are beginning to get on board with the global fight against climate change, but they are still trailing pension funds and insurance companies in putting these concerns into action.
CEO Jess Staley had been reducing the bank's investment in its African subsidiary as he sought to conserve capital and rebuild Barclays' investment bank.