JPMorgan Chase is one of the Big Four Banks of the United States
(along with Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo). The firm was formed in 2000
when Chase Manhattan Corporation acquired J.P. Morgan & Co and is headquartered in New York City.
JPMorgan Chase operates in more than 60 countries.
The firm is a market leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers,
small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing,
asset management, and private equity.
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listed on London Stock Exchange, NYSE Euronext, Tokyo Stock Exchange
headquarters
270 Park Avenue
NY 10017-2070 New York
United States
position top 1000 the Banker
In million US$. Ranking according to Tier 1 capital, as per definition Bank of International Settlements (BIS)
The CDP impels organisations to record their carbon footprint in daily activities. Encouraging enterprises to calculate and disclose their carbon impact, this initiative highlights the challenge for financial institutions to determine exactly how much carbon output can be attributed to financing.
Voluntary framework to guide the finance sector in tackling the challenge of climate change. They address the management of operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and provide direction on managing climate change in research activities; asset management; retail banking; insurance & re-insurance; corporate banking; investment banking & markets; project finance.
The EPs are a set of guidelines, based upon the Performance Standards and guidelines from the IFC, the World Bank's private sector lending arm for private banks to asesses and mitigate risks in project finance. Banks use the Principles to guide internal operating procedures for transaction for specific projects. Although the EPs are an important step to raise overall standards of financiers and projects in the developing world, they currently fall short on transparency and governance requirements.
The verification and full publication of company payments and government revenues from oil, gas and mining is supported by the EITI. Financial institutions can participate and encourage resource-rich countries to support the initiative that aims to defeat poverty, corruption and conflict caused by weak transparency and accountability.
As the name suggests, the GRI aims to standardise good practice in transparency. GRI provides companies with guidelines to organise their annual report with reporting indices and standards addressing environmental, social and economic issues that business ought to address when telling the world about its performance.
The UN Global Compact is a set of ten principles that companies may sign voluntarily. Signatories promise to avoid complicity in human rights violations, adhere to labour standards, protect the environment and avoid corruption. The G8 countries urge companies to participate in this initiative, and with over 2900 companies signing up, the Global Compact has momentum. A voluntary and network based framework, the Global Compact actively promotes peer review and stakeholder participation.
UNEP is the 'voice of the environment' for the United Nations system, promoting international cooperation in the field of the environment. Issues concerning the financial community are addressed by the UNEP Finance Initiative which promotes investment in clean and renewable energy by financial institutions and other investors. Financial insititutions wishing to join must sign one of two Statements (for financial institutions and a separate one for the insurance industry).
UNPRI is a set of six principles direct institutional investors may adopt to consider environmental, social and corporate governance issues when investing. Voluntary and aspirational in nature, UNPRI has since its inception in 2006 attracted 200 signatories, representing US$8 trillion worth of investments.
Since the turn of the century a group of twelve banks known as the Wolfsberg Group have collaborated to improve ethical standards. The principles provide guidance on money laundering, corruption and the financing of terrorism. They have been produced to address deficiencies in areas 'yet to be fully articulated by lawmakers or regulators'.
General Banktrack reaction on policies JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase's Environmental Risk Management Policy states that: "JPMorgan Chase
will apply the Equator Principles, as appropriate, to all loans, debt and equity
underwriting, financial advisories and project-linked derivative transactions
where the use of proceeds is designated for potentially damaging projects." And
the private equity divisions conducts an environmental review as part of their
investment decision process for direct investments in companies in
environmentally sensitive industries. Because this policy is not translated
into detailed policies and it is unclear to which industries it is applied to,
this commitment has not resulted in higher scores than JP Morgan Chase already
received for signing the Equator Principles.
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headquarters
270 Park Avenue
NY 10017-2070 New York
United States
position top 1000 the Banker
In million US$. Ranking according to Tier 1 capital, as per definition Bank of International Settlements (BIS)
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BankTrack has identified controversial issues
with the companies listed below that require attention from JPMorgan Chase.
Alliant Techsystems
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E.ON is a German electricity company headquartered in Düsseldorf and is another of big beasts of energy production. E.ON operates along the entire value chain of power…
Elbit Systems is a military equipment producer with a focus on defense electronics like intelligence gathering systems. Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries contribute directly…
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Textron is a multi-industry company, consisting of numerous subsidiaries and operating units. One subsidiary is Textron Systems, which is active in the defence, homeland…
Sweden's state-owned Vattenfall is Europe's fifth largest generator of electricity and largest producer of heat. Vattenfall delivers electricity to around 7.4 million customers…
Vedanta Resources is a mining company. It produces aluminum, copper, lead and zinc. Vedanta has a strong position in India, where its founder Anil Agarwal was born, but is…
Veolia is a large French company that operates on a global scale. The company is operating in several areas such as water supply and water management, waste management, energy…
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