Bank CEO shrugs off U.S. war on 'woke' capital, says ESG investing is good for business

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'I do want to wake up one day and have a planet so if that makes me woke, shoot me,' says Standard Chartered chief executive Bill Winters.

Standard Chartered chief executive Bill Winters says environmentally conscious investing can be good for business, dismissing the impact of a U.S. crusade against mission-driven investments.

"I mean, I do want to wake up one day and have a planet so if that makes me woke, shoot me," Winters told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe." The CEO said his company had been "constantly refining" its net-zero methodology since setting a dual track of objectives in recent years.

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