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
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
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United States
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BankTrack has identified controversial issues
with the companies listed below that require attention from JPMorgan Chase.
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