Citigroup Inc said it will consolidate three of its investment banking groups into one in a push for environmental sustainability, an area that has become critical for investors.
The new unit, to be called the Natural Resources and Clean Energy Transition Group, will be headed by Steve Trauber and Sandip Sen, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Monday.The unit will include the chemicals, energy and power franchises, showed the memo from Tyler Dickson and Manuel Falcó, co-heads at Citi's Banking, Capital Markets and Advisory business.
In a blog post on March 1, Citigroup's Chief Executive Officer Jane Fraser announced the bank's commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.