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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Rebecca Speare-Cole

Ex-archbishop of Canterbury urges cathedrals to ditch banks funding fossil fuels

Former archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Archive)

A former archbishop of Canterbury has urged cathedrals to cut ties with banks funding fossil fuel companies.

Dr Rowan Williams, who held the post from 2002 to 2012, said he wants to see more Church of England cathedrals switching to “more ethically grounded banking options” after several recently committed to do so.

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