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There's no such thing as a sustainable global bank, just yet

Jun 14, 2013 | BankTrack

Santander, announced yesterday as the winner of the Financial Times and International Finance Corporation’s Sustainable…

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UK government accepts complaint over GCM Resources’ Bangladesh coal mine

Jun 14, 2013 | Miriam Ross

British company GCM Resources was dealt a serious blow today as the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development…

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BankTrack releases 2012 Annual Report

Jun 12, 2013 | BankTrack

BankTrack, the global network of civil society organisations tracking the operations of private sector banks, today released…

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New Equator Principles to have deeply underwhelming impact on people and planet

Jun 04, 2013 | BankTrack

The long awaited new, third version of the Equator Principles (EPIII) (1) will have a deeply underwhelming impact on…

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ANZ biggest gambler on dirty coal and gas exports

May 31, 2013 | Market Forces

A new interactive map has been published that identifies ANZ as the commercial bank lending most heavily to coal and gas…

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NGOs criticise poor performance new leadership Deutsche Bank

May 22, 2013 | urgewald & Facing Finance

Urgewald - Facing Finance - OXFAM -Dachverband der Kritischen Aktionärinnen und Aktionäre A day before Deutsche…

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Société Générale AGM: Do not finance Kaliningrad nuclear project

May 22, 2013 | Les Amis de la Terre

Société Générale is holding its AGM this afternoon. Les Amis de la Terre (Friends of the Earth…

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European banks and pension funds fuel land-grabs in Uganda

May 21, 2013 | Friends of the Earth Europe

European banks and pension funds continue to finance one of the largest and most destructive palm oil giants Wilmar…

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BNP Paribas AGM: stop funding coal!

May 15, 2013 | Les Amis de la Terre

BNP Paribas is holding its annual general shareholders’ meeting (AGM) today in Paris. Les Amis de la Terre (Friends…

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Environmentalists expose RBS toxic mountain investment

May 14, 2013 | Friends of the Earth Scotland

RBS has financed corporations involved in Mountaintop Removal, one of the most drastic methods of coal mining, to the tune…

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Bill Oddie evicted from HSBC Headquarters

May 14, 2013 | Global Witness

Naturalist and comedian Bill Oddie has been filmed being evicted from HSBC's London headquarters while protesting…

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International Finance Corporation and Deutsche Bank bankrolling Vietnamese land grabs in Cambodia and Laos

May 13, 2013 | Global Witness

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Deutsche Bank are financing Vietnamese rubber companies driving a wave of…

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Report triggers campaign to prevent Australian fossil fuel investment

May 02, 2013 | Market Forces

A new report, Financing Reef Destruction: How Banks are using our Money to Destroy a Natural Icon, by Market Forces and…

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New Coal Finance Report Card Exposes Risk of Extreme Energy Investments

Apr 29, 2013 | Rainforest Action Network

Today, Rainforest Action Network (RAN), Sierra Club and BankTrack released the fourth annual coal finance report card,"Extreme…

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Kaliningrad Nuclear Plant: HypoVereinsbank follows BNP Paribas and pulls out. When will Coface and Société Générale follow suit?

Apr 26, 2013 | Les Amis de la Terre

Following in the footsteps of BNP Paribas, the German HypoVereinsbank just announced that it will not finance the Kaliningrad…

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NGOs warn banks not to further finance PNG LNG project

Apr 18, 2013 | BankTrack

A coalition of seven NGOs (BankTrack, Jubilee Australia, Pacific Environment, Act Now! PNG, Mineral Policy Institute, International…

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Chinese Government Releases Guidelines for Overseas Investment

Apr 18, 2013 | International Rivers

On February 28th, 2013, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Environmental Protection released its "Guidelines…

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RBS sustainability report shows deliberate manipulation of truth by the state-owned bank

Apr 16, 2013 | Friends of the Earth Scotland

Commenting on an RBS sustainability report published last week (10th April 2013), Paul Daly, Corporate Accountability Campaigner,…

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Massive ICIJ exposé on offshore secrecy should spur G8 action

Apr 04, 2013 | Global Witness

UK Prime Minister David Cameron and fellow G8 leaders must crack down on anonymous company ownership, said Global Witness…

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Experts Urge Bank of America to Phase Out Coal Investments

Mar 20, 2013 | Rainforest Action Network

A letter released today by Rainforest Action Network and signed by 50 financial, environmental and legal experts urges…

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Fish Passages A Poor Match for Mekong Dams’ Impacts

Mar 19, 2013 | Ame Trandem, International Rivers

From March 2013 World Rivers Review The start of construction of the Xayaburi Dam on the Mekong River in…

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Human Trafficking and Prostitution Scandal Threatens Belo Monte Dam

Mar 08, 2013 | Amazon Watch, International Rivers

Brazil's Parliamentary Commission on Human Trafficking (CPI) announced yesterday that it will summon the president of the…

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Arch Coal, the Blair Mountain Battlefield, and Bank Human Rights Commitments

Mar 06, 2013 | Rainforest Action Network

RAN's March 2013 Coal Risk Update focuses on the potential human rights impacts of Arch Coal's proposed Adkins Fork mountaintop…

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Kaliningrad: Are France and Societe Generale responsible for double standards in nuclear safety?

Mar 06, 2013 | Friends of the Earth France and Greenpeace France

After meeting with Coface and Societe Generale, potential financiers of the Kaliningrad nuclear power plant in Russia through…

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It is time the EU scraps its carbon Emissions Trading System

Feb 18, 2013 | Group of NGOs

A growing group of civil society organisations[i], BankTrack included, is calling on the EU to abolish its Emission Trading…

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Barclays ends food speculation that made up to £278 million in 2012

Feb 14, 2013 | Miriam Ross | World Development Movement

Barclays, which announced an end to its speculation on food on Tuesday, made up to an estimated £278…

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Cambodia’s Lower Sesan 2 Dam’s Draft Law Evades Costs and Concerns

Feb 11, 2013 | Ame Trandem, International Rivers

Phnom Penh: Cambodian lawmakers are set to debate a new draft law for the controversial Lower Sesan 2 Hydropower Dam at…

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New guidance notes on energy by ORSE: Falling short of the mark!

Feb 06, 2013 | Friends of the Earth France

ORSE, the Study Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility, which gathers major players of the financing of the French economy…

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Japan utilities at risk unless they adapt to changed market forces

Feb 06, 2013 | Greenpeace International

The value of Japan's energy utilities, which slumped in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, will fall further…

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Selenium Risk at Alpha Natural Resources' Mountaintop Removal Mines

Feb 05, 2013 | Rainforest Action Network

This is the first installment in a new series of research updates by the Rainforest Action Network on the environmental…

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Mekong Countries at Odds Over Mega-Dams

Feb 04, 2013 | Kirk Herbertson, International Rivers

Originally published in the Fair Observer. Governments are struggling to decide whether the Mekong River should continue…

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Cambodia, Vietnam, and Donors Challenge Laos on Mekong Dams

Jan 18, 2013 | International Rivers

Luang Prabang, Laos: At yesterday’s 19th Mekong River Commission (MRC) Council Meeting, heated debate occurred…

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Xayaburi Dam Left Off MRC Council Agenda

Jan 15, 2013 | Ame Trandem, International Rivers

Bangkok, Thailand: The Mekong governments have left the controversial Xayaburi Dam off of the agenda of this week’s…

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Repeated Misadventures - Key questions for Shell on its Alaskan Arctic programme

Jan 14, 2013 | Greenpeace UK, Platform London, FairPensions

On 8th January 2013, the U.S. Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar, announced a review of the 2012 Alaskan Arctic offshore drilling…

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Five former Cargill traders join Singapore palm oil firm

Jan 14, 2013 | Reuters

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Lao Dam Commences Operation Amidst Controversy

Jan 10, 2013 | International Rivers

The Theun-Hinboun Power Company commenced operation of its Expansion Project in Central Laos today, jeopardizing the livelihoods…

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Co-operative Bank to list on stock market in rescue deal

Jun 17, 2013 | Jill Treanor | The Guardian

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Barrick recibe una multa de 16.4 millones de dólares por incumplimiento en Pascua Lama.

Jun 17, 2013 | Fernanda Baissi

24 de Mayo de 2013 – Santiago de Chile La Superintendencia de Medio Ambiente (SMA) aplicó una multa de $16,4…

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River be damned - The mighty Mekong, the lifeblood of many Asian nations, and holiday destination for an increasing number of Australians, is being heavily dammed. Can the river, and the people who depend on it, survive?

Jun 13, 2013 | Dave Tacon | The Age

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Amazon Watch Fearless Founder Named Hillary Leadership Laureate

Jun 07, 2013 | Amazon Watch

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Asian Agri told to pay Rp 4.3t

Jun 07, 2013 | Satria Sambijantoro | The Jakarta Post

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Our N10b Refinery Will Revolutionise Palm Oil Industry—PZ Wilmar

Jun 06, 2013 | Isaac Aimurie | Leadership

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Myanmar-China gas pipeline ready for trial operations: CN

Jun 04, 2013 | Song Yen Ling | Platts

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Anti-Areva Protest: Letter to French and European Bankers from Fishermen and Farmers of Jaitapur

Jun 04, 2013 | Fishermen and Farmers of Jaitapur | DiaNuke.org

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Myanmar-China gas pipeline ready for trial operations: CN

Jun 04, 2013 | Song Yen Ling | Platts

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How Australian Coal is Causing Global Damage

Jun 01, 2013 | Bill McKibben | The Monthly

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Herakles Cameroon palm oil project starts to run off the rails

May 22, 2013 | Laila Williams | Greenpeace

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Villagers Petition Against Dam

May 21, 2013 | Richard Finney | RFA

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International Activists Block Ilısu Dam Construction Site

May 21, 2013 | Damocracy

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New Report: Barrick’s Glaciers

May 20, 2013 | CEDHA

Esta entrada también está disponible en: Spanish Technical Report on the Impacts of Barrick Gold on Glaciers…

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Gautam Adani bullish on prospects for India energy

May 19, 2013 | James Crabtree | Financial Times

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Environmentalists expose RBS toxic mountain investment

May 14, 2013 | Friends of the Earth Scotland

RBS has financed corporations involved in Mountaintop Removal, one of the most drastic methods of coal mining, to the tune…

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Bill Oddie evicted from HSBC HQ while protesting against bank’s role in Malaysian rainforest destruction

May 14, 2013 | Global Witness

Naturalist and comedian Bill Oddie has been filmed being evicted from HSBC's London headquarters while protesting…

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Oil palm firms team up with Sabah to protect Malua Forest Reserve

May 14, 2013 | The Star Online

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RBS slammed for backing 'obscene' mountaintop removal

May 12, 2013 | Herald Scotland | Herald Scotland

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Work underway on 'disastrous' Cambodian dam

May 10, 2013 | Robert Carmichael | Deutsche Welle

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Financial institutions: the next chapter in climate change shareholder activism

May 07, 2013 | Jones Day and Mary Beth Deemer

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Liberia: Gov't Shocked - Over Resource Deals Violation

May 06, 2013 | All Africa

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Chinese banks should not fund Great Barrier Reef oil projects

May 04, 2013 | Friends of the Earth US | South China Morning Post

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One year after fatal disaster Exxon Mobil allegations remain unanswered

May 02, 2013 | Dr Kristian Lasslett | Huffington Post

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'Big four' banks biggest backers of fossil fuel expansion: report

May 02, 2013 | Sophie Vorrath | Renew Economy

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FGV mulls Papua New Guinea foray

Apr 29, 2013 | Zaidi Isham Ismail | Business Times

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Appel à la Société Générale pour ne pas financer de centrale nucléaire en Russie

Apr 26, 2013 | AFP

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Baltic NPP project still struggling to secure investors, future selling markets

Apr 22, 2013 | Andrei Ozharovsky and Maria Kaminskaya | Bellona

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Felda Global buys biodiesel refinery for RM35m

Apr 19, 2013 | Daily Express | Rainforest Action Network

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Lies, threats at dam site

Apr 18, 2013 | Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Shane Worrell | The Phnom Penh Post

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Controversial Ilisu Dam on Hasankeyf Halted by Turkish Court

Apr 17, 2013 | Doga Dernegi

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Controversial Ilisu Dam on Hasankeyf Halted by Turkish Court

Apr 17, 2013 | Doga Dernegi

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Rivier de Waal gaat een dag op slot

Apr 17, 2013

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Mandiri set to boost corporate loans by 18%

Apr 16, 2013 | Tassia Sipahutar | Jakarta Post

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Germany won’t be buying energy from Baltic NPP

Apr 15, 2013 | Arka News Agency

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Environmentalists welcome scrapping of LNG project

Apr 12, 2013 | ABC News | ABC News

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PNG - LNG due for launch

Apr 11, 2013 | PFI

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KGAL makes changes to get work moving again on Laos power barrage

Apr 09, 2013 | thisis Gloucestershire

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HidroAysén decision delayed in Chile

Apr 08, 2013 | Amanda Maxwell | Blog

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Conservationists urge RSPO member to cease rainforest destruction after starving orangutans rescued from concession

Apr 05, 2013 | The News Tribe

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Secrecy for Sale project unveils the mechanisms behind off shore tax havens

Apr 04, 2013 | ICJG

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Sme: State remains silent over Mochovce agreement

Apr 03, 2013 | The Solvak Spectator

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Trees being cleared for Sesan dam

Apr 02, 2013 | Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Shane Worrell | The Phnom Penh Post

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As Dam Plan Goes Ahead, Villages Face Displacement

Apr 02, 2013 | Say Mony | VOA

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Sinar Mas firm to invest $1.6 billion in Liberian palm oil

Mar 26, 2013 | Mariel Grazella | Jakarta Post

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Xayaburi dam is 8% built

Mar 25, 2013 | KPL Lao News Agency

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Katuah EF! Shuts Down TD Bank in Protest Against Keystone XL Pipeline

Mar 22, 2013 | Katuah Earth First website

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Documentary Looks at Impact of Mekong Dams

Mar 22, 2013 | Say Mony | VOA Khmer

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The NGO Forum’s Campaign Against Xayaburi

Mar 22, 2013 | Chhith Sam Ath and Danny Marks | Stimson

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Largest Liberian palm oil project is failing locals: study

Mar 22, 2013 | Reuters

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Lithuania Premier Plans Energy Accord as Nuclear Not a Priority

Mar 21, 2013 | Bryan Bradley | Bloomberg

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Update: Indofood Agri Finally Agree to Stop Logging in East Kalimantan Orangutan Habitat

Mar 20, 2013 | Aji Wihardandi

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Barrick’s Glaciers Report reveals more than 400 Glaciers in Indigenous Territories Impacted by Pascua Lama

Mar 19, 2013 | Daniel Taillant - CEDHA

A recently released report reveals more than 400 glaciers in the Diaguita-Huascoaltino territory, many affected by Barrick…

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HidroAysén presentaría línea de transmisión a fines de 2014 en escenario más optimista

Mar 19, 2013 | Miguel Concha M | Economía y Negocios

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Negotiations start for new QLD coal port

Mar 15, 2013 | Andrew Duffy | Australian Mining

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Une centrale russe à l’assaut de l’Europe (Russian plant to conquer Europe)

Mar 14, 2013 | Patrick Piro | Politis

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Golden Agri to spend $550m for expansion

Mar 14, 2013 | Jakarta Post

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First unit of 3960 MW project completed in India

Mar 13, 2013 | Power Engineering International | PEI

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Lithuania will not join Kaliningrad N-plant project, PM says

Mar 13, 2013 | Lithuania Tribune | The Lithuania Tribune

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Greenpeace Lauds Forest Conservation Pilot From Indonesian Palm Oil Producer

Mar 13, 2013 | Jakarta Globe

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No to Keystone. Yes to Crazy.

Mar 09, 2013 | Thomas L. Friedman | The New York Times

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Europe's public banks disburse EUR 650 million to Sostanj coal plant despite ongoing corruption charges

Mar 08, 2013 | CEE Bankwatch

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Eskom: A company in distress

Mar 04, 2013 | CHRIS YELLAND | Daily Maverick

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Outrage at vast HSBC profits and bonuses despite role in drug money laundering

Mar 04, 2013 | Global Witness | Global Witness

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Adani's Corrupt History is No Obstacle for New

Mar 04, 2013 | Emily Simons | The Interrnational

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Shell Abandons its 2013 Arctic Drilling Program

Feb 27, 2013 | Greenpeace

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Barrick Gold fined in Chile, faces opposition in Dominican Republic

Feb 25, 2013 | Cecilia Jamasmie

Canadian miner Barrick Gold's (NYSE:ABX)(TSX:ABX) operations in Latin America are giving the company more than one…

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Veolia suffering "expensive" damage due to Palestine campaigners’ publicity says financial expert

Feb 19, 2013 | Adri Nieuwhof | The Electronic Intifada

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Lawmakers Approve Lower Sesan 2 Dam

Feb 18, 2013 | Kuch Naren | The Cambodia Daily

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Thousands speak out over Adani coal mine impact in central Queensland

Feb 14, 2013 | Coal Guru

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Has RBS stopped financing the tar sands? (Spoiler: No).

Feb 11, 2013 | Kevin Smith | Platform blog

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Avalanches in Pascua Lama area did not cause water pollution: Barrick

Feb 05, 2013 | Cecilia Jamasmie

Recent avalanches affecting several points along a water channel in the area of Canadian Barrick Gold's (NYSE, TSX: ABX)…

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AP: PNG - LNG project to seek new funds

Jan 31, 2013 | PFI

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ONGC buys 8.4% stake in Kashagan oil field for $5bn (Kazakhstan

Jan 29, 2013 | Enerdata

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Dutch banks and investors continue to finance supply communication equipment to Syria

Jan 17, 2013 | Oxfam novib / IKV Pax Christi

Research byIKV Pax Christi and Oxfam Novib in July 2012 showed that a large number of Dutch banks and pension funds invest…

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Another storm for Shell highlights risks in financing Arctic oil & gas exploitation

Jan 16, 2013 | James Marriott | Platform website

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Controversial Ilisu Dam on Hasankeyf Halted by Turkish Court

Jan 14, 2013 | Doga Dernegi (BirdLife Turkey) | International Rivers

The Turkish State Council ruled on January 7 in favour of the legal case filed by the Chamber of Architects and Engineers…

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Repeated Misadventures: Key questions for Shell on its Alaskan Arctic programme

Jan 14, 2013 | Platform | Platform website

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Five former Cargill traders join Singapore palm oil firm

Jan 14, 2013 | Reuters

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Five former Cargill traders join Singapore palm oil firm

Jan 14, 2013 | Reuters

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Bank Mandiri Dominates Indonesia’s Syndicated Loan Market

Jan 10, 2013 | Bank Mandiri News Release

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What can UBS learn from Charles Dickens' ghosts

Jan 05, 2013 | Calvin Quek | South China Morning Post

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Oldest Swiss bank Wegelin to close after admitting aiding US tax evasion

Jan 04, 2013 | Rupert Neate | The Guardian

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Rainforest Action Network mourns unexpected loss visionary executive director Rebecca Tarbotton

Dec 28, 2012 | Rainforest Action Network

Rainforest Action Network (RAN), a prominent member of BankTrack, and the community that has grown around it for more than…

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An Introduction to the Brazilian Banking Sector and its Sustainability Practices

Dec 19, 2012 | Amigos da Terra Amazônia Brasileira, BankTrack

Amigos da Terra Amazônia Brasileira and BankTrack today release a new guide to the Brazilian banking sector, entitled:…

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Senior HSBC bankers need to face jail for their bank’s role in laundering drugs money

Dec 11, 2012 | Global Witness

Today, Europe's largest bank, HSBC, announced that it will pay $1.9 billion (£1.2 billion) to settle allegations that…

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Should We Worry About Xayaburi Dam Safety?

Dec 04, 2012 | Kirk Herbertson, International Rivers

The Lao government has been heavily criticized for beginning construction on the Xayaburi Dam without first studying the…

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How to use the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in company research and advocacy

Nov 29, 2012 | SOMO, CEDHA and Cividep India

Today SOMO, CEDHA and Cividep India have issued a new guide for civil society organisations (CSOs) entitled 'How to use…

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New Global Assessment Reveals Nearly 1,200 Proposed Coal-Fired Power Plants

Nov 21, 2012 | World Resources Institute

Coal-fired power plants are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions—one that could be increasing significantly…

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Days After Xayaburi Gets Green Light, Pöyry Flaunts Project's Corruption

Nov 11, 2012 | Kirk Herbertson, International Rivers

On November 9, only four days after Laos announced the official start of construction on the Xayaburi Dam, Finnish company…

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Laos Evades Responsibility and Plows Ahead with Xayaburi Dam

Nov 05, 2012 | Ame Trandem, International Rivers

In clear defiance of its neighbors and a regional agreement, the Lao government has announced that it will hold a groundbreaking…

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Thai Communities Protest Xayaburi Dam at the Asia-Europe Summit

Nov 04, 2012 | Kirk Herbertson, International Rivers

As world leaders gathered in Vientiane, Lao PDR for the 9th Asia-Europe Summit, 250 Thai villagers gathered in boats on…

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HSBC rakes in US$130 million bankrolling rainforest destruction and human rights abuses in Malaysia’s corrupt forestry sector

Nov 02, 2012 | Global Witness

HSBC has bankrolled logging companies causing widespread environmental destruction and human rights abuses in Sarawak, Malaysia,…

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Bankrolling Climate Disruption

Oct 31, 2012 | Rainforest Action Network

Rising concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have begun to disrupt the global climate, triggering extreme…

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BankTrack comments on draft Equator Principles III

Oct 11, 2012 | BankTrack

BankTrack, the international NGO network monitoring investment decisions and sustainability commitments of large international…

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Raise Public Awareness and Build NGOs' Capacities in China

Sep 12, 2012 | Green Watershed

Green Finance Promotes Green Economy Forum The forum was held at the International Conference Hall of Tian Yu Hotel in Tianjin,…

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Raising public awareness and build NGOs' capacity in China

Sep 12, 2012 | Green Watershed

The forum was held at the International Conference Hall of Tian Yu Hotel in Tianjin, China. Over 70 participants attended…

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Supreme Court Judge Overturns Suspension of Belo Monte Dam

Aug 29, 2012 | International Rivers

The Brazilian Supreme Court has overturned the suspension of the Belo Monte Dam, caving to pressure from President Dilma…

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Belo Monte dam suspended by High Brazilian Court

Aug 14, 2012 | Zachary Hurwitz

Federal Judge Souza Prudente of the Federal Tribunal of Brazil's Amazon region suspended all work today on the Belo…

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Thai Villagers File Lawsuit on Xayaburi Dam

Aug 08, 2012 | Pianporn Deetes, International Rivers

On August 7, a coalition of 37 Thai villagers filed a lawsuit in Thailand's Administrative Court in Bangkok aimed at stopping…

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Complaint seeks resettlement and compensation from Shell and UK banks for damage caused by Sakhalin II oil and gas project

Jul 31, 2012 | Pacific Environment

Today, residents living adjacent to a highly polluting liquefied natural gas ("LNG") plant and oil and gas export terminals…

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Amidst Broken Promises, Indigenous Authorities Detain Belo Monte Dam Engineers

Jul 25, 2012 | Brent Millikan, International Rivers

Three engineers employed by Norte Energia, S.A. (NESA), the company building the Belo Monte Dam on Brazil's Xingu River,…

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“World’s favorite bank” HSBC “left U.S. vulnerable to dirty money”

Jul 17, 2012 | Global Witness

According to the chair of a U.S. Senate subcommittee, HSBC's "pervasively polluted" culture allowed money launderers, drug…

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Pension funds and banks invest millions in companies that supply controversial communication systems to Syria

Jul 17, 2012 | Oxfam Novib

Dutch bankgroups and pension funds invest in two companies that in that past year have supplied radio equipment to Syrian…

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Barrick Gold Suffers Legal Defeat in Argentine Supreme Court Glacier Protection Law Holds and Mining Companies Must Reveal Impacts

Jul 03, 2012 | CEDHA

Barrick Gold, the company that had proposed dynamiting glaciers and hauling them off in dump trucks to enable it to access…

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Barrick Gold Suffers Legal Defeat in Argentine Supreme Court Glacier Protection Law Holds and Mining Companies Must Reveal Impacts

Jul 03, 2012 | CEDHA

Barrick Gold, the company that had proposed dynamiting glaciers and hauling them off in dump trucks to enable it to access…

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New report details risks of China Development Bank’s increasing global footprint

Jul 02, 2012 | Friends of the Earth US

The China Development Bank is rapidly becoming an important player in international development finance, but it currently…

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New Report Shows Days of Cheap, Affordable Coal Fired Power are Over

Jun 28, 2012 | Sierra Club

Today, the Sierra Club released a new study, revealing that the days of cheap, affordable coal fired power are now…

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Ch. Karnchang Plows Forward with Xayaburi Dam Construction

Jun 26, 2012 | International Rivers

Bangkok, Thailand – A recent investigation of the Xayaburi Dam site by International Rivers revealed that Thai company…

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BankTrack position on the Natural Capital Declaration

Jun 16, 2012 | BankTrack

BankTrack today issued its 'Position on the Natural Capital Declaration' on the occasion of the official launch of the Natural…

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World’s leading banks invest in cluster bomb producers

Jun 14, 2012 | Fairfin

Worldwide, 137 private and public financial institutions continue to invest almost US$43 billion into producers of banned…

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Greenpeace report rebukes finance sector for ignoring nuclear risks

Jun 12, 2012 | Greenpeace International

Investors in nuclear power are being sold precarious and potentially damaging investments because the industry’s risks…

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Investors in Australian mega coal mine proposal warned of risks

Jun 08, 2012 | Greenpeace Australia, GetUp! and BankTrack

This morning financial analysts across India woke up to find a huge full-page ad aimed squarely at them, warning "don't…

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Colbún Suspends HidroAysén Transmission Line

May 31, 2012 | Berklee Lowery Evans

Well, now we know why HidroAysen has repeatedly pushed back the date for turning in the EIA for its transmission line. Yesterday,…

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RBS finance for tar sands revealed on eve of AGM – students protest

May 30, 2012 | Platform

Platform [1], UK Tar Sands Network [2] and the Indigenous Environmental Network [3] have revealed that in the past year…

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Out in the Cold – new report on Shell’s plans in the Arctic

May 22, 2012 | Platform

Shell’s Annual General Meeting tomorrow is unlikely to go calmly. The company’s problems range from anger over…

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US banks risk public health and climate by financing coal

May 01, 2012 | Rainforest Action Network

Today Rainforest Action Network, BankTrack and the Sierra Club released the Coal Finance Report Card 2012, their third annual…

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Oil projects too far - banks & investors refuse finance for Arctic oil

Apr 24, 2012 | Platform

West LB have decided not to finance oil & gas development projects in the arctic and F & C have dropped Arctic oil…

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Protestors Condemn Ch. Karnchang Over Xayaburi Dam Construction

Apr 24, 2012 | Ame Trandem, International Rivers

Coinciding with Ch. Karnchang's Annual Shareholders Meeting, dozens of protestors rallied in front of the company's headquarters…

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UniCredit - A ticking bomb on climate mitigation

Apr 05, 2012 | European Coal Finance Campaign

Environmental groups[1] that attempt to prevent environmental devastation caused by the Šoštanj coal project…

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“Nuclear Banks, No Thanks!” coalition welcomes cancellation Belene nuclear plant

Mar 29, 2012 | Coalition “Nuclear Banks, No Thanks!”

Yesterday, the Bulgarian government officially announced the cancellation of the Belene nuclear power project. BankTrack…

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Equator Principles III better be good

Mar 29, 2012 | BankTrack

The Equator Principles Association (Association) this week announced a new delay in the release of the third version of…

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Banco Santander ranked second in the Spanish armed banking

Mar 28, 2012 | SETEM

Delàs Center of Peace Studies, Observatorio de la Deuda en la Globalización (ODG-Debtwatch) and SETEM, united…

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BankTrack welcomes the withdrawal of Bank Austria from the Mochovce Nuclear power plant

Mar 15, 2012 | BankTrack

Bank Austria, the Austrian subsidiary of the Italian UniCredit banking group, has confirmed that by mutual agreement it…

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Heritage before Hydropower: Petition to UNESCO on Ilisu Dam launched

Mar 14, 2012 | Berne Declaration – CounterCurrent – ECA Watch Austria

(Zurich, Berlin, Vienna - 14.3.2012) On the occasion of today's International Day of Action for Rivers an international…

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ILO Says Brazil Violated Convention 169 in Belo Monte Case

Mar 07, 2012 | Amazon Watch

A report released by the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations for the International…

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Don’t bank on the bomb

Mar 05, 2012 | ICAN

A groundbreaking report released today by ICAN identifies more than 300 banks, pension funds, insurance companies and asset…

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US Export-Import Bank (Exim) and EDC of Canada will not finance Barrick’s Pascua Lama Gold Mining Project

Mar 02, 2012 | CEDHA

US Export-Import Bank (Exim) and Export Development Canada (EDC), two of the world's largest publicly funded development…

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Thailand Defies Neighbors on Contentious Xayaburi Dam

Feb 29, 2012 | International Rivers

Bangkok, Thailand - As the governments of the Mekong region continue to deliberate on the proposed Xayaburi Dam in Laos,…

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New investor brief exposes China National Petroleum Corporation’s lack of mechanism for addressing environmental and social risks

Feb 17, 2012 | Friends of the Earth US

Friends of the Earth today released Crude beginnings, a new investor brief on the environmental and social risks associated…

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If you want your reputation to go downhill, invest in “Northern Caucasus Resorts”

Jan 30, 2012 | Greenpeace Switzerland

At this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, which closed its doors yesterday, one of the hot debates was that capitalism,…

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Troops deployed to guard China pipeline

Jan 27, 2012 | Friends of the Earth US

January 27, Democratic Voice of BurmaTroops deployed to guard China pipelineBurmese soldiers have been withdrawn from conflict…

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Xayaburi Dam: What Next?

Jan 19, 2012 | Kirk Herbertson, International Rivers

On December 8th, we watched the future of the Mekong River hang by the threads of a single meeting. Government ministers…

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President Obama rejects the Keystone XL pipeline

Jan 18, 2012 | Friends of the Earth

Administration deals a blow to Big Oil and its cronies in Congress, takes a stand for Americans' health and livelihoods,…

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New report: European banks fuelling food price volatility and hunger

Jan 12, 2012 | Friends of the Earth Europe

European banks, pension funds and insurance companies are increasing global hunger and poverty by speculating on food…

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Asian Agri told to pay Rp 2.52t in fines

Dec 29, 2012 | Tassia Sipahutar | Jakarta Post

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Eletrobras Gets BRL3.8 Billion Loan From Caixa for Brazil Nuclear Plant

Dec 27, 2012 | Paulo Winterstein | Wall Street Journal

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Complaint filed against British coal miner GCM over Bangladesh mine

Dec 20, 2012 | World Development Movement

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Opinion: Mekong River dam threatens livelihoods and ecosystems

Dec 19, 2012 | Tracy A. Farrell | CNN

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New website on human rights abuses linked to financial sector, launched (December 2012)

Dec 09, 2012 | Rethinking Bretton Woods

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E.ON sees growth in Turkey after Enerjisa deal

Dec 04, 2012 | Reuters

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Verbund swaps Enerjisa stake for E.ON hydro plants

Dec 03, 2012 | Reuters

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Cable launches UK's 'Green Bank'

Nov 28, 2012 | BBC News

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Electricity Vietnam No Longer Involved in Lower Sesan 2 Dam

Nov 28, 2012 | Dene-Hern Chen and Kuch Naren | The Cambodia Daily

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Chinese sign deal on dam, villagers fear flooding

Nov 27, 2012 | Bridget Di Certo and May Titthara | Phnom Penh Post

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Brazil's BNDES approves $10.8 bln loan for Amazon Belo Monte dam

Nov 26, 2012 | Reuters | Reuters

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Cambodian, Chinese firms to joinly develop hydropower plant

Nov 26, 2012 | Agencies | Xinhua

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Sustainable finance: how far have the Equator Principles gone?

Nov 15, 2012 | Guardian

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Exxon warns of cost blowout at PNG LNG

Nov 12, 2012 | Neil Hume | Financial Times

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Construction Schedule at Pascua-Lama Not Impacted by Pre-stripping Stoppage

Nov 11, 2012 | Barrick Gold Corporation

After observing increased dust in the Pascua-Lama open pit area, which has been exacerbated recently by stronger than normal…

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Warning to Financiers- Don't Fund Forest Destruction

Nov 06, 2012 | EEPN | European Environmental Paper Network

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MPs warn of flaws in financial services bill

Nov 05, 2012 | FT

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Enel Credit Rating Cut by Moody’s on Falling Demand, Regulation

Nov 05, 2012 | James Paton | Bloomberg Business Week

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World on track for 6C warming without carbon cuts, study shows

Nov 05, 2012 | Business Green | The Guardian

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Log tale - A new investigation accuses HSBC of ignoring its own sustainability policies

Nov 03, 2012 | Economist | Economist

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Cambodia approves Lower Sesan 2 hydroelectric dam

Nov 02, 2012 | - | BBC

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Head of Russian bank regulation resigns

Oct 31, 2012 | FT

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Hancock projects face funding problems

Oct 31, 2012 | Project Finance International

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GVK to reduce stake in Australian coal mine by September 2013

Oct 29, 2012 | Energy Business Review

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Croatian green groups mount legal challenge on "Plomin C" coal power plant

Oct 29, 2012 | Friends of the Earth Croation | Friends of the Earth Croatia website

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Rehabilitated orangutans in danger if industrial project proceeds in Borneo

Oct 22, 2012 | Caillie Mutterback | Mongabay.com

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Les nouveaux colonisateurs

Oct 21, 2012 | Céline Rouzet | france inter

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BankTrack not satisfied with new draft of Equator Principles

Oct 17, 2012 | Social Funds

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Oct 17, 2012 | India Daily News

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S&P revises Enel Spa and Endesa S.A. outlooks

Oct 15, 2012 | S&P | Reuters

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Breaking the ice on Arctic lending policies

Oct 12, 2012 | Chris Cundry | Environmental Finance

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Croatian coal power plans advancing despite legal violations and economic unfeasibility

Oct 08, 2012 | CEE Bankwatch | CEE Bankwatch website

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Kaliningrad nuclear power plant threat to Poland's energy security?

Oct 01, 2012 | TheNews.pl

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Spanish Banks Beat Expectations: Bailout Costs Seen Less Than Feared As Audit Sets Stage for Europe Funds

Sep 28, 2012 | WSJ

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Russian experts join criticism of Kaliningrad nuclear facility

Sep 19, 2012 | 15min.lt

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Lithuania has not received Russia's answers about safety of nuclear power plant in Kaliningrad

Sep 07, 2012 | 15min.lt

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Spain sets up 'bad bank' to buy toxic real estate

Aug 31, 2012 | Guardian

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Obras de Belo Monte são retomadas após liminar concedida pelo STF

Aug 28, 2012 | Aguirre Talento | Folha De S. Paulo

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Speaker of the Seimas: not only Lithuania must be concerned about the construction of potentially unsafe nuclear power plants in the vicinity of the EU

Aug 20, 2012 | Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania

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Enerjisa K-sure guarantee details released

Aug 20, 2012 | Trade Finance Magazine

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Hanwha Chairman Gets Four Years in Jail for Embezzlement

Aug 16, 2012 | Sangim Han | Bloomberg

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Equator Principles goes beyond project finance, improves transparency

Aug 13, 2012 | Christopher Cundy | Environmental Finance

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NGOs seek Sakhalin compensation from Shell, UK banks

Aug 01, 2012 | Mark Nicholls | Environmental-Finance

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Enerjisa signs K-sure-backed credit agreement

Jul 30, 2012 | Trade Finance Magazine

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Enerjisa 2.5 signs

Jul 27, 2012 | Project Finance Magazine

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Manipulation of California energy market gives consumers a jolt

Jul 19, 2012 | Michael Hiltzik | Los Angeles Times

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The Co-operative Group and Lloyds Banking Group agree non-binding heads of terms for the acquisition of the Verde business

Jul 19, 2012 | The Co-operative Group | The Co-operative Group

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Fifth protester dies in Peru mine clashes

Jul 05, 2012 | Reuters | Financial Times

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Enerjisa set

Jul 05, 2012 | PFI

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Laos' work on the Mekong river draws criticism

Jul 04, 2012 | Jonah Fisher | BBC News

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The Dam Boom in the Amazon

Jun 30, 2012 | Charles Lyons | New York Times

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Felda: a fair deal for smallholders?

Jun 28, 2012 | Jeremy Grant | Financial Times

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Cash investigation: Credit Agricole and the art of greenwashing

Jun 28, 2012 | Yann Louvel, BankTrack | BankTrack blog

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Felda Shares Soar 20% on the Heels of $3.1 Billion I.P.O.

Jun 28, 2012 | Neil Gough | New York Times

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Politics, Yield Concerns May Curb Enthusiasm for Felda

Jun 27, 2012 | Sri Jegarajah | CNBC

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ESG risks make Felda IPO ‘worse than Facebook’ – Profundo

Jun 26, 2012 | Mark Nicholls | Environmental-Finance

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Greenwash This: Dumping 500 lbs of Coal at Bank of America

Jun 22, 2012 | Todd Zimmer, RAN | RAN understory blog

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City investors are getting cold feet about Arctic oil prospecting

Jun 21, 2012 | Terry Macalister | The Guardian

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Climate change, courtesy coal

Jun 21, 2012 | Santanu Sanyal | Business Line

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Environmental study for illegal coal plant gets thumbs up in Croatia

Jun 21, 2012 | Bernard Ivcic, President of Zelena akcija/Friends of the Earth Croatia | CEE Bankwatch website

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Less Capital, more nature

Jun 16, 2012 | BankTrack

BankTrack, the global coalition of civil society organisations tracking the business activities and investments of private…

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Pricing environmental assets: Smart idea, or fatally flawed?

Jun 16, 2012 | Robert Kropp | GreenBiz.com

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Greenpeace moves SEBI against GVK on Oz coal project

Jun 12, 2012 | CR Sukumar | The Economic Times

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Bank of America: Strong on Rhetoric, Weak on Climate & Coal

Jun 11, 2012 | Amanda Starbuck, RAN | RAN understory blog

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Banks Look to Burnish Their Images by Backing Green Technology Firms

Jun 10, 2012 | Nelson D. Schwartz | The New York Times

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Alpha coal project delay may be indefinite

Jun 06, 2012 | perthnow

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Asia Pulp & Paper Pledges ‘Sustainable Forest Management’

Jun 06, 2012 | environmental Leader

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Gina Rinehart's Alpha coal mine halted over Great Barrier Reef fears

Jun 05, 2012 | Olga Galacho | Herald Sun

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World Bank fails to correct missteps in Eskom coal project in South Africa

Jun 04, 2012 | Bank Information Center | BiC website

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Goldman Sachs Sets the Wrong Target

Jun 04, 2012 | Amanda Starbuck, RAN | RAN understory blog

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World Bank agrees: MEDUPI poses social and environmental risk

Jun 01, 2012 | groundWork South Africa

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Feud over 'rushed' Alpha Coal project approval

Jun 01, 2012 | John McCarthy | The Courier-Mail

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Patagonia Protests Lead Colbun to Backpedal on Chile Dam

May 31, 2012 | Randall Woods and Sebastian Boyd | Bloomberg Business Week

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RBS under fire for fossil fuel lending

May 30, 2012 | Alex Blanckburne | Blue and Green tomorrow

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RBS annual general meeting: as it happened

May 30, 2012 | Matthew Sparkes | The Telegraph

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Rivals fail to agree on Galilee railway

May 30, 2012 | Andrew Fraser | The Australian

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Eskom coal plants might be at risk

May 29, 2012 | Londiwe Buthelezi | IOL BusinessReport

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Peru’s mining strikes: hotting up

May 29, 2012 | Naomi Mapstone | Financial Times

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Report on LNG Project in PNG Warns of Major Challenges

May 29, 2012 | Oxfam Australia press release | Scoop World

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RBS involved in £40bn loans to fossil fuel companies in past six months

May 28, 2012 | Rob Edwards | The Guardian

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Goldman Sachs to announce low-ball target for renewables finance

May 24, 2012 | Elza Holmstedt Pell | Environmental Finance

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Marsh Arabs protest Ilisu Project in Hasankeyf

May 22, 2012 | stopilisu.com

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Asia Pulp & Paper Tightens Forest-Conservation Efforts

May 15, 2012 | Eric Bellman | The Wall Street Journal

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Keeping an eye on China’s bankers

May 14, 2012 | Wang Haotong | chinadialogue

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Protesters assail BofA mortgage practices

May 09, 2012 | Rick Rothacker | Reuters

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Bank of America Investors Complain, but Approve Chief’s Pay

May 09, 2012 | Nelson D. Schwartz | The New York Times

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Protesters, Shareholders Neutralized as Bank of America CEO Collects Millions

May 09, 2012 | Protesters, Shareholders Neutralized as Bank of America CEO Collects Millions | The Nation

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Ex-Im Bank Approves Nearly $3 Billion in Export Financing For U.S. Goods and Services to Australia Pacific LNG Project

May 08, 2012 | Market Watch

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Investing in coal: risk, reward and regulation

May 04, 2012 | Mindful Money

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Deforestation in Indonesia continues, despite the moratorium

May 04, 2012 | Chris Lang | REDD-Monitor

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BW Plantation sets aside Rp 265b for land acquisition

May 03, 2012 | Raras Cahyafitri | Jakarta Post

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Environmental groups rate banks based on support of coal

May 01, 2012 | Taylor Kuykendall | The State journal

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Alstom Bid Draws Scrutiny

Apr 30, 2012 | Wall Street Journal

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WestLB, Oil Platform Lender, Won’t Do Arctic, Antarctic Business

Apr 27, 2012 | Mathew Carr | Bloomberg

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Greenwash of the Week

Apr 25, 2012 | Amanda Starbuck, RAN | RAN understory blog

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WestLB is the first bank to refuse finance to offshore oil rigs in the Arctic

Apr 20, 2012 | Mark Nicholls | Environmental-Finance

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APP 'illegal logging' claim investigated by Indonesian Ministry of Forestry

Apr 19, 2012 | Pamela Mardle | PrintWeek

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"Green Change" or "Green Wash"? Investigation on 16 Chinese listed Banks' footsteps towards green credit.

Apr 18, 2012 | Li Meiying | 21st Century Business Herald

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Brazil forest projects issued first temporary CERs

Apr 14, 2012 | Valerie Volcovici, Thomson Reuters | Point Carbon

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Leaked document says CPI “planning to restart” Myitsone dam project

Apr 04, 2012 | Kachin News Group

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Chinese border office requests permission to bring in 500 engineers and materials for Myitsone Hydropower Project

Apr 03, 2012 | Kachin Development Networking Group (KDNG)

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Xerox, Danone Drop Asia Pulp & Paper after Greenpeace Pressure

Apr 03, 2012 | environmental Leader

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Bulgaria Quits Belene Nuclear Power Plant Project

Mar 28, 2012 | Novinite.com

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Bulgarian President Cares for 'The Big Picture', Not Belene NPP

Mar 28, 2012 | Novinite.com

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The Tripa peatswamp in Aceh is ablaze – despite the moratorium

Mar 28, 2012 | Chris Lang | REDD-Monitor

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Xerox: we no longer buy from Asia Pulp & Paper

Mar 21, 2012 | Mongabay.com

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Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs

Mar 14, 2012 | Greg Smith | The New York Times

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Suspended Myitsone project will continue soon according to CPI Chairman

Mar 14, 2012 | Burma Rivers Network

The Miytsone project that was suspended on Sept 30 2011 will be continued soon according to CPI Chairman speaking to Chinese…

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Newmont ups the ante in Conga dispute

Mar 14, 2012 | Naomi Mapstone | Financial Times

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Mega coal mines threaten Great Barrier Reef

Mar 14, 2012 | John Hepburn | Greenpeace

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Barrick disputes withdrawal of financing

Mar 13, 2012 | MINING.com

In a story MINING.com reported last week, Barrick disputes some of the reasons that the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Exim) and…

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Permit for greenhouse gases emission for a new block in

Mar 12, 2012 | Enea

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Mandiri to lend Rp 189b to oil palm cooperatives

Mar 02, 2012 | Jakarta Post

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In Patagonia, Caught Between Visions of the Future

Mar 01, 2012 | Aaron Nelsen | The New York Times

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Liberia land deals with foreign firms 'could sow seeds of conflict'

Feb 29, 2012 | Tamasin Ford | The Guardian

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Bangladesh open-pit coal mine threatens fundamental rights, warn UN experts

Feb 28, 2012 | United Nations Human Rights- Office of the High Commissioner

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Rosatom-owned company accused of selling shoddy equipment to reactors at home and abroad, pocketing profits

Feb 28, 2012 | Bellona

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Conga dispute: moving forward

Feb 15, 2012 | Naomi Mapstone | Financial Times

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Outraged depositors move their money in protest at bonus announcements

Jan 30, 2012 | Financial Inclusion Centre and Cooperatives UK | Financial Inclusion Centre and Cooperatives UK

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93 banks, 31 mining companies – coal financing exposed

Jan 25, 2012 | Heinrich Boll Stiftung | Heinrich Boll Stiftung

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Dutch financial institutions speculate in food markets

Dec 23, 2011 | Somo

On the eve of Christmas, the Dutch TV program Zembla broadcast the documentary Trade in Hunger, focusing on the activities…

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Chinese NGO's Green Finance

Dec 20, 2011 | Wang Ru Han （Translated by Greenwatershed）

I believe everyone received the bank notification that encouraged people to switch to electronic bills in order to increase…

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Phulbari Coal Project: Protest and shareholder activism in London

Dec 15, 2011 | International Accountability Project

Shareholder activism at GCM's annual general meeting in London. International Accountability Project joins forces…

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Mekong governments delay the Xayaburi dam pending further study

Dec 08, 2011 | International Rivers

Siem Reap, Cambodia - In a crucial decision for the people and ecosystems of the Mekong River Basin, the governments of…

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Mekong Governments Delay Xayaburi Dam Pending Further Study

Dec 08, 2011 | International Rivers

Siem Reap, Cambodia - In a crucial decision for the people and ecosystems of the Mekong River Basin, the governments of…

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Bankrolling Climate Change

Nov 30, 2011 | urgewald, Earthlife, BankTrack and groundWork

Today, the German environment organisation urgewald, the South African social and environmental justice organisations groundWork…

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CEDHA Files Equator Principles Due Diligence Review to US EXIM Bank and EDC of Canada on Barrick’s Pascua Lama project

Nov 25, 2011 | CEDHA

Ottawa Canada y Washington DC - November 25, 2011. The Center for Human Rights and Environment (CEDHA), along with several…

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The Stolen Money Trail

Nov 23, 2011 | Global Witness

Earlier this month, Swiss bank regulators found that four Swiss banks had not done enough to identify dictators' assets…

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Eight arrested during protest at Bank of America headquarters

Nov 15, 2011 | Rainforest Action Network

Today, eight people were arrested protesting Bank of America's reckless financing practices, including the banks role as…

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Friends of the Earth US statement in support of Occupy Wall Street

Nov 08, 2011 | Michelle Chan

The hope and ambition of the Occupy movement has reminded us that we need to remake financial and economic systems so that…

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Belo Monte dam does not meet sustainability criteria of world's private banks, say rights groups

Nov 07, 2011 | International Rivers and Amigos da Terra-Amazônia

The controversial Belo Monte Dam, slated for construction in Brazil's Amazon region, does not meet the standards of an international…

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French banks : a citizen rating reveals what is going on underneath their activities

Nov 02, 2011 | Les Amis de la Terre and Attac France

Nice and Paris, November 2, 2011 – A day before the opening of the G20 in Cannes, and while the financial turmoil…

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Hundreds Occupy Belo Monte Dam Site in Brazilian Amazon

Oct 27, 2011 | Sheyla Juruna

Sheyla Juruna, indigenous leader from Brazil, available for interviews in Washington, D.C. (Hi-res photos available…

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BankTrack to Equator Principles banks; ‘get the Outside Job done’

Oct 23, 2011 | BankTrack

BankTrack, the global NGO network monitoring private sector bank operations, calls upon the Equator Principles Financial…

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Polo Resources Ltd under fire from human rights organizations on the eve of their AGM

Oct 19, 2011 | International Accountability Project

A letter signed by over 80 civil society organizations worldwide was sent to Polo Resources and other investors today, calling…

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Overheid: maak van Dexia een maatschappelijk nuttige bank!

Oct 10, 2011 | Netwerk Vlaanderen

De huidige situatie creëert voor de overheid een unieke kans om resoluut te kiezen voor financieringen die de…

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As occupy Wall Street gains momentum, an effort to close consumer accounts from Bank of America is launched

Oct 10, 2011 | Rainforest Action Network

Bank customers around the country have an opportunity to show their discontent with the big banks by pledging to close their…

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'Doorbreek de macht van de Griekse elites'

Oct 04, 2011 | Rens van Tilburg

Verruiming van het eurogarantiefonds om Griekenland te redden heeft alleen zin als je de macht van de Griekse elites breekt.…

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Myitsone Dam Suspension a Breakthrough for Burma’s Civil Society

Sep 30, 2011 | International Rivers

In a stunning move, Burma's President today announced that the Myitsone Dam on the Irrawaddy River would be halted "to respect…

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'Girl Band' Protest at Royal Bank of Scotland sponsored low carbon investment conference

Sep 27, 2011 | Friends of the Earth Scotland

A 'girl band' of environmental activists dressed as 'oily bankers' protested outside the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) sponsored…

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Another European Bank Voices Risks of Financing Coal Plants

Sep 23, 2011 | Amanda Starbuck

RAN is challenging the largest U.S. banks to address their financing of coal power and we're concerned that they are falling…

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Illegal Construction on the Xayaburi Dam Forges Ahead

Aug 04, 2011 | International Rivers

Bangkok, Thailand: A field visit to the site of the proposed Xayaburi Dam has revealed that construction on the dam's access…

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UN Body Calls for Suspension of Gibe III Dam to Protect World Heritage

Jul 22, 2011 | International Rivers

Places like the Grand Canyon, Taj Mahal and Great Wall of China are of such outstanding cultural or natural value that the…

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EBRD paves slippery slope for private banks to invest in coal in the Balkans

Jul 20, 2011 | Mel Denes

EBRD claims to `follow highest standards of corporate governance and sustainable development` in its special report on climate…

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Swiss Banks and Human Rights:

Jul 14, 2011 | Berne Declaration

Since 2010, the major Swiss banks Credit Suisse and UBS have financed the world's most controversial mining firm: Vedanta…

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Controversial coal projects continue to be registered despite serious concerns over the methodology to be reviewed by CDM Executive Board

Jul 12, 2011

As an United Nations panel of technical experts prepares to deliberate on the suspension of coal projects that, if approved,…

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France ready to finance the next Fukushima

Jul 12, 2011 | Les Amis de la Terre, Greenpeace

“While the Fukushima catastrophe is still ongoing, the French state brings its financial support to the building of…

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Chinese NGOs Rank the Country’s Major Financiers, Launch Sustainability Benchmarking of Chinese Commercials Banks

Jul 11, 2011 | Green Watershed

Green Watershed, a Chinese environmental NGO and member of BankTrack, an international network of NGOs that advance sustainability…

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Recognizing Dams as a World Heritage Threat

Jun 30, 2011 | Katy Yan, International Rivers

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee just concluded its 35th session in Paris, and for the activists and experts who…

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Laos Steamrolls Neighbors in Xayaburi Dam Process

Jun 23, 2011 | International Rivers

Laos appears to have defied its neighbors in a move to press ahead with the proposed Xayaburi Dam on the Mekong Mainstream,…

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Mountaintop Removal Mining Raises Birth Defects

Jun 22, 2011 | Amanda Starbuck, RAN

In April I went to Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's office in Washington DC. Nancy is my representative and I was there to talk…

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FSA reveals British banks are failing to turn down corrupt funds

Jun 22, 2011 | Global Witness

Global Witness welcomes today's recognition by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) that the majority of Britain's banks…

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Barclays account used by Dictator’s son to buy €18m of artwork with suspect funds

Jun 22, 2011 | Global Witness

An account at Barclays bank was used by Teodorin Obiang, the son of the dictator of Equatorial Guinea, to buy €18m…

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Coal export madness spreading to Oregon

Jun 21, 2011 | Scott Parkin, RAN

Coal companies are bound and determined to get that dirty black rock out of the Powder River Basin and send it over to Asian…

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Legal Roadblock to Damming Patagonia

Jun 20, 2011 | Berklee Lowrey-Evans, International Rivers

This morning saw a great success for the legal team working in Chile to stop the destructive HidroAysén project in…

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Actions speak louder than words

Jun 20, 2011 | Nick Young, Greenpeace

Today eleven activists appear in a Danish court facing serious charges for a simple act of protest in Copenhagen a…

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Tribes Dispute Greenwashing by Dam Builders

Jun 16, 2011 | International Rivers

Indigenous people from Brazil's vast but shrinking Amazon region yesterday interrupted the Congress of the International…

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API’s circular argument on Keystone XL Pipeline wouldn’t pass your high school philosophy class

Jun 14, 2011 | Daniel Kessler

In my freshman logic course, now a long time ago, I learned about Petitio Principii, Circulus in Probando, also known as…

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RAN translates banker-speak

Jun 07, 2011 | Amanda Starbuck, RAN

Earlier this year, thousands of RAN supporters wrote to Deutsche Bank boss Josef Achermenn to urge that his bank cease financing…

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Sberbank of Russia Published its First Report on Corporate Social Responsibility

Jun 03, 2011 | SBER Bank

Moscow, June 3, 2011 – This is the first Report on Corporate Social Responsibility (RCSR) that Sberbank submits at…

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Brazil and Chile dam projects generate widespread protests

Jun 02, 2011 | International Rivers

Read the Press Release about the controversial approval of Belo Monte Dam Below is an interview with Aviva Imhof, Interim…

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Brazil Green Lights Controversial Amazon Dam

Jun 01, 2011 | Brent Millikan, International Rivers

Brasília, Brazil - The Brazilian government has issued the full installation license allowing the Belo Monte Dam…

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Live Action: Climbers in survival pod stop Arctic oil rig

May 29, 2011 | Nick Young, Greenpeace

In the freezing seas off Greenland, activists from the Greenpeace ship Esperanza are taking direct action against oil drilling…

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Small First Nations EU Tour has big Impact on Investors, Shareholders, and Governments

May 27, 2011 | IEN, Friends of the Earth Europe and Les Amis de la Terre France

In May 2011, a small delegation of First Nations Peoples brought to European institutions the reality of treaty rights,…

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Activists call for a ban on financial investments in producers of cluster munitions

May 25, 2011 | Samantha Bolton, Filip Polfliet, and Helma Maas

Worldwide, 166 private and public financial institutions continue to invest 39 billion USD in producers of cluster munitions,…

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Government documents: Arctic oil spill all but impossible to clear up

May 24, 2011 | Greenpeace

We obtained a series of documents [download part one and part two, both pdfs] today under a Freedom of Information request…

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UN committee deeply concerned about Ilisu dam

May 21, 2011 | CounterCurrent, Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive, and Doğa Derneği

One of the major human rights committees of the United Nations voices its deep concern about the construction of the Ilisu…

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First Nation Tour brings truth to France on Tar Sands Development

May 20, 2011 | Indigenous Environmental Network - Les Amis de la Terre

A small delegation of First Nations members toured Strasbourg and Paris, France this week to meet with investors, French…

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Protest mounts against earthquake prone nuke plant

May 20, 2011 | Karuna Raina, Greenpeace

Since its earliest stages, the proposed Nuclear Power Plant at Jaitapur has faced concerned opposition from local people…

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Mickey and Minnie Protest Disney Rainforest Destruction at Company HQ

May 18, 2011 | Laurel Sutherlin, Rain Forest Action Network

Early this morning, two activists supporting Rainforest Action Network unfurled a 35 foot banner across The Walt Disney…

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Statement on Lao Government Decision to Delay Xayaburi Dam

May 13, 2011 | International Rivers

International Rivers welcomes the recent decision by the Lao government to reconsider the proposed Xayaburi Dam on the Mekong…

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Wikileaks reveals Arctic could be the new cold war

May 12, 2011 | Nick Young, Greenpeace

Submarine explorers planting Russian flags under the North Pole. Military tension between NATO and Russia. US diplomats…

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Banking on the next Fukushima

May 11, 2011 | Greenpeace International

Two months after the devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan our thoughts are with those who have lost loved ones,…

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Divisive dams approved in Patagonia, Chile

May 09, 2011 | International Rivers et al.

A five-dam hydroelectric scheme that locals fear will destroy the character of one of Chile's most important wild…

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Moscow regional police authority urged to resign due to arbitrariness in Khimki

May 09, 2011 | Greenpeace Russia, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Russia, Save Khimki Forest Movement, Wildlife Conservation Centre, Russian Bird Conservation Union, International Socio-Ecological Union (SEU)

Instead of carrying out their duties of law enforcement, Khimki's police are acting in a lawless way - detaining and beating…

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Big coal emergency in Bangladesh worsens: Violent crackdown on villagers peacefully opposing coal mine

May 06, 2011 | International Accountability Project

Phulbari, Bangladesh - May 5th, 2011 - On the afternoon of May 5th, a peaceful anti-coal demonstration by local villagers…

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French construction firm Vinci involved in scandalous destruction of Russian forest

May 05, 2011 | Asti Roesle, Greenpeace Forest Campaigner

Protected Russian forest is being destroyed in order to build a new toll highway between Moscow and St. Petersburg. The…

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Cluster bombs manufactured in Spain in 2007 and used by Gaddafi to bomb Misrata were financed by Spanish banks

May 04, 2011 | SETEM

SETEM also reveals that 14 Spanish banks, among them BBVA, Santander and Bankia, invested almost 2 billion € in 19…

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Mining Giant Joins Belo Monte Dam

May 03, 2011 | Zachary Hurwitz

The world's second-largest mining corporation, Vale, has stepped into one of the world's most controversial dams: Belo Monte.…

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New report reveals ‘Dirty Business' practices of TransCanada pipelines

Apr 28, 2011 | FOE US- Kelly Trout and Alex Moore

A report released today by Friends of the Earth reveals the nefarious business practices of TransCanada Pipelines, whose…

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Jump in Solidarity with Chile

Apr 27, 2011 | Berklee Lowrey-Evans, International Rivers

Yesterday was a día de manifestaciones (day of protests) in Chile - thousands of people took to the streets all across…

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Growing public opposition to HidroAysen in Chile

Apr 25, 2011 | Berklee Lowrey-Evans, International Rivers

Today marks the close of the comment period for the public agencies to submit their observations on the third and final…

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First Nations protest tar sands investment at Royal Bank of Scotland AGM

Apr 19, 2011 | Platform

Representatives from some of Canada's First Nations are preparing to demand in person that the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)…

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State Department Releases Supplemental Environmental Analysis on Keystone XL Tar Sands Oil Pipeline

Apr 15, 2011 | Alex Moore and Matthew Cain, Friends of the Earth

WASHINGTON, D.C.-The U.S. State Department today released a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) for…

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Energy at what cost? Protests against forced eviction from US-backed coal mine continue in Bangladesh

Apr 08, 2011 | International Accountability Project

As the sun rose on March 28, 2011, roughly 2,000 people gathered to demonstrate against a mining project that would displace…

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New report card exposes largest financers of mountaintop removal coal mining

Apr 05, 2011 | Rainforest Action Network

A new report card issued today by Rainforest Action Network and the Sierra Club ranks ten of the world's largest banks on…

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Organization of American States Requests Immediate suspension of Belo Monte Dam in the Brazilian amazon

Apr 05, 2011 | Amazon Watch

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), part of the Organization of American States (OAS), has officially…

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Decommissioning cost of Fukushima Daiichi might be over US$90billion

Apr 03, 2011 | Finance GreenWatch

FGW has estimated that total decommissioning cost of crippled nuclear plants in Fukusima Daiich of Tokyo Electric Company(TEPCO), which…

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One month into Fukushima disaster, HSBC signs advisory contract for nuclear power plant in earth quake zone

Apr 01, 2011 | BankTrack

Exactly one month after the start of the Fukushima disaster, HSBC signed an agreement to analyse and find investors for…

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Official Review of the Xayaburi Dam Reveals Project Flaws

Mar 31, 2011 | Ame Trandem, International Rivers

A long-brewing regional debate over whether or not to build the proposed Xayaburi Dam on the Mekong River has hit boiling…

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Bulldozing homes in the name of development

Mar 26, 2011 | International Accountability Project

President Barack Obama's State of the Union address noted that US goals for economic recovery would take time and be hard…

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James Cameron brings Arnold Schwarzenegger to Amazon to See firsthand a battle between old and new energy

Mar 26, 2011 | Amazon Watch, International Rivers

James Cameron held a press conference yesterday with Amazonian indigenous leaders and environmental experts following his…

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Deutsche Bank cancels interest in Jaitapur nuclear project India

Mar 22, 2011 | urgewald, Greenpeace

India's Nuclear Power Corporation (NPCIL) encounters difficulties in raising funds for a new nuclear plant situated in a…

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Governments should name banks that took corrupt money from Gaddafi, Mubarak and Ben Ali

Mar 21, 2011 | Global Witness

The governments that have frozen funds controlled by Gaddafi, Mubarak, Ben Ali and their cronies should name the banks holding…

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Climate Week in turmoil over revelations of sponsor's climate damage

Mar 20, 2011 | Platform

A nationwide initiative to promote awareness and action on climate change has been thrown into turmoil following revelations…

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U.S. Taxpayer-Funded Bank Should Follow the Doctor's Orders on Coal in South Africa

Mar 18, 2011 | Michelle Chan, Economic policy director, Friends of the Earth US

Any day now, the United States' export credit agency, the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im), is expected to decide on whether…

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Development Bank of Japan key financier of nuclear industry

Mar 15, 2011 | Finance GreenWatch

Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) has provided 1.4 trillion yen (roughly 17.2billion US$) to 9 major electric power…

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‘Nuclear banks no thanks’ coalition demands banks to stop financing nuclear energy

Mar 15, 2011 | BankTrack

In light of the deepening Nuclear Crisis in Japan, the ‘Nuclear banks, no thanks' coalition[i] issued the following…

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Financial analysts downgrade nuclear power

Mar 15, 2011 | Friends of the Earth US

"Standard and Poor's warned clients that the risk of cancellations or delays for existing and future nuclear projects has…

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Le gouvernement britannique reconnaît officiellement les violations des droits humains sur l'oléoduc BTC

Mar 14, 2011 | Les Amis de la Terre

En avril 2003, une plainte avait été déposée par six organisations environnementalistes et de…

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EuroSibEnergo’s Hong Kong IPO threatens rivers of Siberia and Lake Baikal

Mar 14, 2011 | Pacific Environment, International Rivers

An international coalition of NGOs for the protection of transboundary rivers, Rivers without Boundaries, has presented…

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New Report on human rights violations by dams in Turkey

Mar 14, 2011 | Countercurrent/ Gegenstroemung

A new report by organisations from Germany and Turkey reveals the huge extent to which Turkish dam policy violates human…

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EuroSibEnergo's Hong Kong IPO Threatens Rivers of Siberia and Lake Baikal

Mar 14, 2011 | Nicole Catalano, Pacific Environment

An international coalition of NGOs for the protection of transboundary rivers, Rivers without Boundaries, has presented…

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BBVA is the leading Spanish bank in financing controversial arms producers

Mar 11, 2011 | SETEM Finanzas Éticas and Centro Delás Justicia y Paz

Despite their internal arms policy and their adherence to Corporate Social Responsibility policies, the Centro de Estudios…

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“So few policemen for so many thieves! BBVA; the Assassin!”

Mar 11, 2011 | Akgün Ilhan from the Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive

These were two of the many slogans of the Platform against Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) who held a protest in…

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Environment groups’ response to Federal Minister Burke’s decision on Gunns’ pulp mill

Mar 10, 2011 | The Wilderness Society, Australian Conservation Foundation, Environment Tasmania

Environment groups today acknowledged the constructive progress on plantation wood supply in Minister Tony Burke's legally-binding…

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BP violating human rights rules, says UK government

Mar 09, 2011 | The Corner House et. al

A BP-led consortium is breaking international rules governing the human rights responsibilities of multinational companies…

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Regional judge overturns ban on construction of controversial Belo Monte dam in the Brazilian Amazon

Mar 08, 2011 | International Rivers & Amazon Watch

Brasília, Brazil - In yet another turn of events in the increasingly heated legal and political battle over the controversial…

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Massive protest rally against mines in Phulbari & Barapukuria

Mar 07, 2011 | International Accountability Project

At least 2,000 demonstrators blockaded a major highway in northwest Bangladesh this week to protest government plans…

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Profits through destruction - The other annual balance of Andritz

Mar 07, 2011 | ECA watch Austria

„We at ANDRITZ are committed to sustainable development. For ANDRITZ, sustainable development encompasses a full set…

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Groups call on Hong Kong exchange to ensure Zijin Mining comes clean about overseas investment risks

Mar 03, 2011 | Adina Matisoff

Several civil society groups today petitioned the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to ensure that Zijin Mining Group (listed as…

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Environment groups’ statement on delay to pulp mill approval

Mar 03, 2011 | The Wilderness Society

Environment groups have welcomed Environment Minister Tony Burke's decision to delay his decision on the pulp mill proposed…

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Symbolic funeral for coal at the offices of Deutsche Bank, ING & BNP Paribas

Mar 01, 2011 | Netwerk Vlaanderen

On Tuesday 1st March non-governmental organisations handed over 4,000 signatures to representatives of banks that are active…

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Son of Equatorial Guinea’s dictator plans one of world’s most expensive yachts

Feb 28, 2011 | Global Witness

Global Witness has learned that Teodorin Obiang, the notorious son of Equatorial Guinea's long-ruling dictator, commissioned…

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Don’t make it easier for dictators to steal

Feb 24, 2011 | Global Witness

This comment piece by Anthea Lawson, the head of Global Witness's Kleptocracycampaign, was published in the Financial…

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Protests outside treasury over RBS oil investments

Feb 24, 2011 | Friends of the earth Scotland

As bailed-out bank RBS publishes details of its 2010 financial results, campaigners call on the government to cure RBS of…

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Financial speculation tax introduced

Feb 17, 2011 | Friends of the Earth US

Friends of the Earth announces strong support for Rep. Pete Stark's proposed financial transactions tax An idea gaining…

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BNP Paribas releases new policy on nuclear financing

Feb 15, 2011 | Les Amis de la Terre

With 13.5 billion euro investments in the nuclear industry between 2000 and 2009, BNP Paribas is the n°1 nuclear bank…

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Bangladesh: ban coal mine, save forests and farms

Feb 09, 2011 | International Accountability Project and Cultural Survival

Phulbari open-pit mine would displace thousands of Indigenous people. A British company is trying to sell a bill of goods…

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Dam-affected people deliver half a million signatures calling on Brazil's President Dilma to stop the Belo Monte Dam

Feb 08, 2011 | Amazon Watch, Movimento Xingu Vivo para Sempre, International Rivers

Brasilia, Brazil - Over half a million people, most of them Brazilians, are calling on newly-elected President Dilma to…

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New UBS policy fizzles

Feb 07, 2011 | Brant Olson, RAN

‘Tis the season for new bank environmental and social policies! Last Friday, UBS was the latest to announce…

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Developer backing out of loan for construction of risky Belo Monte Dam

Feb 07, 2011 | International Rivers & Amazon Watch

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-After learning that the Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES) will not release funds from the…

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Woodside protests & arrests attract international attention

Feb 07, 2011 | The Wilderness Society WA Inc

Woodside protests & arrests attract international attention Last week, the campaign to protect the Kimberley coast from…

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Keystone XL won’t decrease “unfriendly” oil imports either

Feb 07, 2011 | Brant Olson, RAN

Yesterday, AP reported that the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline to Texas won't decrease gas prices (I broke that…

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More lies on midwestern tar sands pipeline

Feb 07, 2011 | Brant Olson, RAN

With approval of his $7 billion KeystoneXL pipeline uncertain, TransCanada CEO Russ Girling is now saying the…

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HSBC takes a step away from tar sands

Jan 26, 2011 | Brant Olson, Rainforest Action Network

This week, HSBC became the second international bank in as many months to take a step away from financing in the Tar Sands.…

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The Pandora's Box of Mekong Dams

Jan 25, 2011 | Ame Trandem, International Rivers

When Zeus warned Pandora never to open the box given to her, the temptation proved too strong and Pandora forever unleashed…

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New report finds bank Carbon Principles did not curb financing of coal

Jan 21, 2011 | Rainforest Action Network

Today Rainforest Action Network (RAN) released, 'The Principle Matter; Banks, Climate and The Carbon Principles', a new…

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New report: biofuel 'wonder-crop' Jatropha fails to deliver

Jan 20, 2011 | Friends of the Earth Europe

The much-touted biofuel crop jatropha is neither a profitable nor a sustainable investment, according to a new report released…

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Risky Business in the Amazon

Jan 19, 2011 | Amigos da Terra- Amazonia Brasileira and International Rivers

The Belo Monte Dam Complex, slated to begin construction in April along the Xingu River in heart of the Brazilian Amazon,…

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Stop Tar Sands trade talks

Jan 17, 2011 | Friends of the Earth Europe and partners

European and Canadian civil society groups joined together today outside Canada-EU free trade talks to give a clear warning…

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Future of Hasankeyf people hypothecated

Dec 28, 2010 | Doga Dernegi

Inhabitants of Hasankeyf and its villages are being forced to sign documents for the houses that will be built by Housing…

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RBC takes step away from tar sands

Dec 23, 2010 | RAN

The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) today made public its new environmental and social standards, which will govern financing…

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urgewald publishes new consumer brochure on nuclear banks

Dec 22, 2010 | urgewald

On December 21, the German Banktrack member urgewald launched its new consumer brochure "How radioactive is my bank?". The…

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WikiLeaks cables confirm concerns of IAP and partners in Bangladesh mine case

Dec 22, 2010 | International Accountability Project

When the news broke yesterday that a WikiLeaks cable revealed US diplomats secretly pushed the Bangladeshi government to…

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Swiss bankers clean up their act

Dec 21, 2010 | Peter Bosshard, International Rivers

[The following commentary, with illustrations and links to the original documents, lives at International Rivers] UBS, one…

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Sudanese president may have $9 billion with Lloyds bank

Dec 18, 2010 | Global Witness

UK Taxpayer-funded Lloyds bank may have "stashed" $9 billion for President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan, according to Wikileaks…

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Dutch unknowingly invest in extremely polluting oil production

Dec 16, 2010 | Friends of the Earth Netherlands

Dutch citizens invested 1.6 billion euro's in extremely polluting oil production from tar sands via their pension funds.…

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Schweizer Banken auf dem Holzweg

Dec 16, 2010 | Greenpeace Switzerland

Papier- und Palmölproduzenten verzeichnen in Indonesien seit einigen Jahren ein unglaubliches Wachstum - auf Kosten…

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Report Exposes Burma-related Holdings in Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund

Dec 15, 2010 | EarthRights International

A new report released today by EarthRights International finds the Norwegian government violating it own ethical guidelines…

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Nam Theun 2 inauguration hides real costs of controversial Equator Principles project

Dec 07, 2010 | International Rivers

Amidst much fanfare, French President Nicholas Sarkozy and senior World Bank and Asian Development Bank officials are expected…

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Bankrun : solutions do exist

Dec 07, 2010 | Les Amis de la Terre

Two month ago, Eric Cantona explained in a video that « the system is built on the power of banks »…

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India to build nuclear reactors in earthquake zone with help from BNP Paribas

Dec 06, 2010 | Greenpeace International

As French president Nicholas Sarkozy visits India in his role as salesman for the nuclear industry, Greenpeace activists…

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Worst EU Lobbyists 2010 revealed- RWE, Goldman Sachs and ISDA

Dec 02, 2010 | Friends of the Earth Europe et.al.

RWE (npower), Goldman Sachs and derivatives lobby group ISDA have been given the dubious honour of being named the Worst…

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El Quimbo Dam - Poster Child of a Faulty CDM Project

Nov 28, 2010 | Payal Parekh

International Rivers continues to submit comments to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Executive Board pointing…

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Comments to SASC on the El Quimbo Hydroelectric Project (Colombia)

Nov 27, 2010 | International Rivers

The El Quimbo Hydroelectric Project in Huila, Colombia on the Magdalena River should not be registered as a CDM project,…

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Success: Credit Suisse takes a step toward transparency

Nov 25, 2010 | Berne Declaration

Bowing to civil society pressure, Credit Suisse for the first time published summaries of its internal guidelines and instructions…

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Lancement du premier calculateur de l’empreinte carbone de notre épargne

Nov 22, 2010 | Les Amis de la Terre

Le cabinet de conseil Utopies, l'association Les Amis de la Terre et le site web Mescoursespourlaplanete.com lancent aujourd'hui…

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Turkish dam policy discussed in EU

Nov 18, 2010 | ECA watch

Today the EU received unusual visitors from Turkey. Not high ranking politicians or entrepreneurs from Ankara, but 20 representatives…

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Prix pour Credit Agricole: les prix Pinocchio du développement durable 2010

Nov 09, 2010 | Les Amis de la Terre

Les Amis de la Terre ont décerné le 9 novembre les Prix Pinocchio du développement durable 2010, sur…

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Voluntary approach will not resolve dam conflicts

Nov 08, 2010 | International Rivers

--A critique prepared by International Rivers, endorsed by 54 NGO's among which BankTrack. This is the summary of the critique…

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Ilisu Dam Turkey: Handing over of keys for new houses: a cynical act against international standards

Nov 04, 2010 | CounterCurrent, Berne declaration, ECA Watch Austria

By symbolically handing over the keys for the houses of New Ilisu, the Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan publicly celebrated…

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Another big bank turns away from mountaintop removal!

Nov 02, 2010 | Amanda Starbuck, RAN

I'm saying ‘Thank you' this week to PNC bank - which has just released its public position on Mountaintop Removal…

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Chinese NGOs announce third Green Banking Innovation Award

Oct 22, 2010 | Green Watershed

(September 2010, Beijing) Nine Chinese NGOs presented the 2009 "Green Banking Innovation Award" and the "Environmental Information…

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Greenpeace tells BNP-Paribas ‘stop dangerous radioactive investments’

Oct 21, 2010 | Greenpeace

This morning, Greenpeace activists in a number of European countries (1) called on the international bank BNP Paribas to…

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CS-Richtlinien sind: ein halber Schritt in die richtige Richtung

Oct 21, 2010 | Berne Declaration

Die Credit Suisse hat auf zivilgesellschaftlichen Druck dieser Tage erstmals Zusammenfassungen ihrer internen Weisungen…

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Forests breakthrough: environment groups and forestry sector sign agreement

Oct 20, 2010 | Paul Oosting, Wilderness Society

A major breakthrough has been achieved in the long running dispute over Tasmania's forests. Timber communities, forest unions,…

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A tale of two Swiss banks

Oct 20, 2010 | Rainforest Action Network

We've been keeping our eyes on the Swiss alps as we fight to stop the destruction of Appalachia's beautiful mountains. The…

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Greenpeace illuminates ANZ as Australia's dirtiest bank

Oct 19, 2010 | Greenpeace Australia

Tuesday 19th October - Greenpeace launched a new campaign to illuminate the role of ANZ as the biggest financier of polluting…

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Protest camp against the Ilisu Dam in Hasankeyf, Turkey

Oct 15, 2010 | ECA Watch Austria

From October 11th until Sunday, October 17th, a protest camp against the construction of the Ilisu Dam has been set up on…

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Medupi (Afrique du Sud) : le Crédit Agricole finance un projet charbonnier climaticide

Oct 14, 2010 | Les Amis de la Terre

En dépit de la campagne mondiale d'opposition de la société civile, le Crédit Agricole a approuvé…

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Medupi (South Africa): Crédit Agricole finances a climate destructive coal project

Oct 14, 2010 | Les Amis de la Terre

In spite of a global civil society campaign, Crédit Agricole has recently approved a 63,7 millions euros loan to…

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British banks complicit in Nigerian corruption, court documents reveal

Oct 11, 2010 | Global Witness

British high street banks have accepted millions of pounds in deposits from corrupt Nigerian politicians, raising serious…

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NAB the bank with STD*

Sep 30, 2010 | Charles Roche

In an era where banks are trying to look like good corporate citizens - the National Australia Bank has an unenviable…

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Mexican village becomes global hub of dam fighting for a week

Sep 29, 2010 | International Rivers

This week, more than 300 people from 60 countries will gather in the small village of Temacapulín, Mexico, for "Rivers…

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People's Charter for RBS

Sep 23, 2010 | Friends of the Earth Scotland

Billboards around the country proudly announce the Royal Bank of Scotland's 14 vague commitments to improve customer services.…

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Call for Hasankeyf Solidarity Camp between 11-17 October 2010

Sep 22, 2010 | Ercan Ayboga

We, the Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive, call on all concerned individuals and organizations to participate in and support…

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Mais de 100 organizações alertam BB sobre financiamento para Belo Monte

Sep 21, 2010 | Amigos da Terra- Amazonia Brasileira

Mais de 100 organizações da sociedade civil brasileira e internacional enviaram uma notificação…

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European banks provide fuel for the conflict in Sudan

Sep 20, 2010 | Somo

This week president Obama is attending a United Nations summit on Sudan in order to direct attention to the ongoing conflict…

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Finance responsable : Les Amis de la Terre enterrent l’ISR

Sep 20, 2010 | Les Amis de la Terre

Les Amis de la Terre publient aujourd'hui le rapport Investissement socialement responsable : l'heure du tri (1) qui…

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Chinese loan underwrites Gibe 3 dam destruction

Sep 17, 2010 | International Rivers, Friends of Lake Turkana, BankTrack

NGOs are outraged after confirmation that the world's largest bank will finance the destructive Gibe 3 hydropower dam. The…

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Environment groups welcome Gunns’ frank assessment on native forests

Sep 10, 2010 | Wilderness Society et al.

The Wilderness Society, the Australian Conservation Foundation and Environment Tasmania welcomed the long awaited announcement…

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Environment groups welcome Gunns’ frank assessment on native forests

Sep 10, 2010 | The Wilderness Society et.al.

The Wilderness Society, the Australian Conservation Foundation and Environment Tasmania welcomed the long awaited announcement…

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Hydro Developers Continue Efforts to Rip-Off the Climate

Sep 08, 2010 | Payal Parekh, International Rivers

In the past month, International Rivers has submitted comments on the applications to the Clean Development Mechanism…

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Ecuador’s most spectacular waterfall threatened by Chinese-funded hydroelectric project

Sep 07, 2010 | Save America's Forests, Fundación Rio Napo

A massive new Chinese-funded hydroelectric project now threatens Ecuador's San Rafael Falls, one of the truly great waterfalls…

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How an Arctic oil rush will help suffocate the planet

Aug 28, 2010 | Greenpeace

Can you believe the Esperanza has been in the Arctic for a week now? When we arrived the sea was a mill pond and the sky…

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Gibe 3: African Development Bank and European Investment Bank out. Who's in?

Aug 27, 2010 | Terri Hathaway, International Rivers

Ethiopia's Gibe 3 Dam remains the most destructive dam being built today. According to the official project website, Ethiopia…

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BankTrack welcomes Indian Government’ decision to stop Vedanta

Aug 25, 2010 | BankTrack

BankTrack welcomes the decision of India's Ministry of Environment and Forests to not grant permission for forest clearance…

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U.S. Agency votes to finance giant coal plant in India

Aug 25, 2010 | Michelle Chan (Friends of the Earth), Justin Guay (Sierra Club India Program), and Doug Norlen (Pacific Environment Policy Director)

United States Export-Import Bank Votes for final commitment on Sasan coal fired power project Civil society condemns taxpayer…

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Proposed Lower Sesan 2 Dam, Cambodia fails to uphold best practice

Aug 20, 2010 | International Rivers

Phnom Penh - Plans to construct a large hydropower dam near the confluence of the Sesan and Srepok rivers in Sesan District,…

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Historic indigenous summit calls for halting Brazil's Belo Monte dam

Aug 13, 2010 | Amazon Watch

Hundreds of indigenous leaders from throughout the Brazilian Amazon Basin joined local riverbank dwellers and dam-affected…

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The Gibe 3 dam – a test case for China’s role in Africa

Aug 09, 2010 | International Rivers

The Gibe 3 Dam in Ethiopia is Africa’s most destructive dam project. So far, the Ethiopian government has not managed…

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Global Witness applauds RBS penalty over terrorist financing

Aug 04, 2010 | Global Witness

Global Witness welcomes the decisive action taken by the UK financial regulator, the FSA, which has fined the Royal Bank…

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New report argues RBS should be turned into Green Investment Bank

Jul 26, 2010 | Platform

New research released today finds that transforming the Royal Bank of Scotland into the Green Investment Bank would kick…

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Lack of private sector participation in Belo Monte Dam consortium signals investor concerns over financial risks

Jul 16, 2010 | International Rivers & AmazonWatch

This week's announcement detailing the members of the consortium seeking to build the controversial Belo Monte Dam in the…

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RBS targeted by protesters at international banking conference

Jul 13, 2010 | London camp for climate action

Activists from the London Camp for Climate Action and the UK Tar Sands Network attended the Annual International Bankers…

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One year after Europe’s withdrawal from the Ilisu project: new hope for Hasankeyf despite restart of construction

Jul 13, 2010 | ECA Watch Austria

One year after Europe's withdrawal from the Ilisu project: new hope for Hasankeyf despite restart of construction One year…

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RBC tables an offer on tar sands

Jul 12, 2010 | Rainforest Action Network

The tar sands tide may finally be turning at Canada's biggest bank. RBC is among the largest financiers of Canada's Tar…

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New rules for Equator Principles, but no new commitments from banks

Jul 01, 2010 | BankTrack

The new governance rules for the Equator Principles that are adopted today by the Equator Principles Association may improve…

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PNC and UBS: financing the destruction of America’s mountains

Jun 27, 2010 | Annie Sartor, RAN

Over the past couple of years, several of the biggest banks in the world have released policies and statements regarding…

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Andritz on BankTrack’s black list of companies

Jun 17, 2010 | ECA Watch Austria

Today the international NGO-network BankTrack added Andritz AG to their list of firms with particularly devastating social…

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Andritz – Europe's Disgrace

Jun 15, 2010 | ECA Watch Austria

ECA Watch Austria and WWF Austria strongly critizised today Andritz' decision to continue their involvement with the Ilisu…

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Bankruptcy threatens banks operating in Belgium

Jun 02, 2010 | Netwerk Vlaanderen

In the past two years BNP Paribas, KBC, Dexia, Citibank, Deutsche Bank, ING and AXA have invested at least 25 billion euro…

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New Scandals in Ilisu Project

Jun 01, 2010 | ECA watch Austria

According to information from the 'Initiative to keep Hasankeyf alive', the inhabitants of Ilisu village are to be resettled…

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Deutsche Bank announces divestment from Elbit

May 27, 2010 | BDS Movement

· Deutsche Bank announces divestment from Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit…

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BankTrack calls on banks to stop funding nuclear power

May 26, 2010 | BankTrack

BankTrack, in cooperation with a number of working partners, today launches www.nuclearbanks.org, a new website mapping…

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The Kayapo continue blockades of Amazon highway for the 28th straight day in protest of the Belo Monte dam

May 21, 2010 | Amazon Watch

A group of Kayapo indigenous people led by Chief Megaron Txukarramãe have been blockading the Xingu River crossing…

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Investeringen banken: meer fossiel dan duurzaam

May 19, 2010 | Milieudefensie et al.

Nederlandse banken investeren gemiddeld te veel in fossiele en te weinig in duurzame energie. Dat blijkt uit het vandaag…

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Overheid: maak werk van maatschappelijk verantwoord bankwezen!

May 18, 2010 | Netwerk Vlaanderen

De financiële crisis heeft overduidelijk aangetoond tot welke financiële en maatschappelijke verliezen kortzichtig…

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Construction of Ilisu dam restarted – Austrian Andritz the only European company to remain in the project

May 18, 2010 | ECA Watch

The Austrian company Andritz AG will be the only European company to remain within the controversial Ilisu dam project on…

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Rainforest Action Network welcomes JPMorgan’s first public statement on controversial mountaintop removal coal mining

May 17, 2010 | RAN

Just one day before their Annual General Shareholder meeting, JPMorgan Chase released their 2009 Corporate Responsibility…

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China’s biggest bank to support Africa’s most destructive dam

May 13, 2010 | International Rivers

Ethiopia's Gibe 3 Dam is one of the most destructive hydropower projects being built today. If completed, it would destroy…

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New report card, largest financers of Mountaintop Removal coal mining

May 13, 2010 | Rainforest Action Network

A new report card issued by Rainforest Action Network, the Sierra Club and BankTrack ranks nine of the largest banks backing…

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‘Clean the banks’ campaigners hopeful for Vince Cable backing on RBS and finance sector demands

May 12, 2010 | PLATFORM et al.

Vince Cable will oversee business and banking in the new UK government, which could signal good news for campaigners pushing…

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Los bancos puntúan bajo en sostenibilidad, transparencia y responsabilidad

Apr 28, 2010 | Setem

La Red Internacional BankTrack, representada en España por la ONG SETEM, acaba de presentar su informe "Close the…

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NGOs sound warning over one of year's largest IPOs

Apr 28, 2010 | Anna Grigoryeva, Platform-London

The preliminary offering prospectus of Russian chemical fertiliser producer Uralchem glosses over several serious risks,…

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BankTrack calls upon banks to Close the Gap on investment policies

Apr 27, 2010 | BankTrack

BankTrack, the international NGO network monitoring the banking sector, today presents Close the Gap, an extensive research…

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Akbank announces stronger environmental protection in reaction to Ilisu dam controversy

Apr 23, 2010 | Countercurrent

When presenting its first sustainability report Akbank's Chairwoman Akbank Sabancı Dinçer announced that in the…

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Belo Monte: The pressure is on

Apr 22, 2010 | Aviva Imhof

The pressure is mounting against the controversial Belo Monte Dam on the Amazon's Xingu River. The past few weeks have been…

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Belo Monte auction goes forward after  court overrules second injunction

Apr 20, 2010 | International Rivers and Amazon Watch

Today's bidding process for the controversial Belo Monte Dam project was marked by protests and confusion as a second injunction…

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International Court of Justice rules on Uruguayan Botnia case

Apr 20, 2010 | CEDHA

With nearly a 4-year road block firmly in place on the Argentine Uruguayan border in protest over a World Bank (IFC-financed)…

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Berne Declaration reveals: Swiss banks cooperate with human rights abusers

Apr 15, 2010 | Berne Declaration

Forced labour in Uzbekistan, forced displacement in Papua-New Guinea, toxic waste in Côte d'Ivoire: time and again,…

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Belo Monte Dam: The Pressure is Rising

Apr 15, 2010 | Aviva Imhof, International Rivers

It's been a fabulous couple of weeks for the campaign to stop the massive Belo Monte Dam on the Amazon's Xingu River. Momentum…

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Top financial institutions invest over US$43 billion in producers of cluster bombs

Apr 14, 2010 | Netwerk Vlaanderen/ IKV PaxChristi

Almost a year and a half after the historic signing of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) in Oslo in December 2008,…

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Jewelry retail giant Zale Corp. and twelve other firms pledge to protect Alaska’s Bristol Bay

Apr 13, 2010 | Earthwork et.al.

A wave of new jewelry retailers, including the nation’s 2nd largest jewelry retailer, Zale Corporation (NYSE: ZLC),…

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Laos hydropower project deprives villagers of water, food, income

Apr 07, 2010 | Ikuko Matsumoto

Back in November, I visited Navan Tai village on the Xe Bang Fai River in Laos. The morning sun shone down on a bustle of…

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European commission draft document paves way for oil from tar sands in Europe

Mar 29, 2010 | Friends of the Earth Europe/ Fairpensions

A new initiative allowing citizens across Europe to express concerns over oil industry investment in tar sands was launched…

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Laos’ Nam Theun 2 dam operation illegal

Mar 23, 2010 | International Rivers

Laos' largest and most controversial hydropower project, Nam Theun 2, began full operation last week in violation of legal…

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UK and North America groups slam British ‘tar sands’ bank opening in Calgary

Mar 17, 2010 | Platform

Environmental and anti-poverty groups in the UK have reacted angrily to the Royal Bank of Scotland opening an ‘oil…

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Equator Principles: Action, not words needed

Mar 15, 2010 | BankTrack

BankTrack, the international NGO network monitoring commercial bank operations, today welcomes the take over by Citi of…

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Europe-wide protests against Turkish banks

Mar 15, 2010 | BankTrack

Today, following the ‘International Day of Action Against Dams, for Rivers and Livelihoods', environmental and human…

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Civil society organizations demand reform of World Bank Group lending to private corporations

Mar 11, 2010 | Ciel/ International Accountability Project, CRBM

Today, nearly 100 civil society organizations from 38 countries are demanding that World Bank Group lending to private corporations…

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Suit launched to challenge federal financing of foreign fossil fuel project

Mar 11, 2010 | Pacific Environment et. al.

The Center for Biological Diversity, Pacific Environment, and Turtle Island Restoration Network have notified the U.S. Export…

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Suit launched to challenge federal financing of foreign fossil fuel project

Mar 11, 2010 | Pacific Environment et. al.

The Center for Biological Diversity, Pacific Environment, and Turtle Island Restoration Network have notified the U.S. Export…

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UK Taxpayers' money involved in financing controversial tar sands companies

Mar 01, 2010 | Platform

New report exposes RBS involvement in Canada's "blood oil" Bank executives meet in Toronto and discuss concerns about public…

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Australian company Gunns' planned restructure vain attempt to avoid real reform

Feb 22, 2010 | The Wilderness Society

Gunns Ltd's proposed restructure of its company in response to its abysmal financial performance is a vain attempt to hide…

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Help us to stop JPMorganChase from funding mountaintop removal coal mining

Feb 18, 2010 | RAN

Our member Rainforest Action Network is joining with thousands of friends and allies on the internet to send a message to…

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28 countries accused of facilitating money laundering … but key offenders missing

Feb 18, 2010 | Global Witness

An international financial crime watchdog has named and shamed countries that are failing to stop dirty money entering…

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Financial crime watchdog’s chance to show its teeth

Feb 12, 2010 | Global Witness

Government officials meeting in Abu Dhabi next week will name and shame countries that are failing to crack down on financial…

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Announcement for restart of Ilisu project without final decision

Feb 12, 2010 | ECA Watch Austria

Yesterday's announcement by Turkish prime minister Erdogan, to restart construction of the Ilisu dam, does not come as a…

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New legal action over latest RBS bail out

Feb 03, 2010 | Platform, WDM, People and Planet

* Last November's £25 billion cash injection deemed 'unlawful' by campaigners * …

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Senate shines welcome spotlight on U.S. facilitation of corruption

Feb 03, 2010 | Global Witness

A U.S senate subcommittee hearing this week will expose how foreign politicians have used the services of American lawyers,…

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Victoire à Belene (Bulgarie)

Jan 29, 2010 | Les Amis de la Terre

Les Amis de la Terre se félicitent du retrait complet de BNP Paribas dans le projet controversé de centrale…

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Royal Bank of Canada wins award for “most environmentally irresponsible company” at Davos

Jan 27, 2010 | Rainforest Action Network

It isn't often that Rainforest Action Network heads to Davos for the opening of the World Economic Forum (WEF). But that's…

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Civil society groups call for bold steps forward with Equator Principles

Jan 14, 2010 | BankTrack

Close to a hundred civil society organisations from more than 25 countries* today sent an open letter to all banks and financial…

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Santander deixa projeto de usina no rio Madeira

Jan 14, 2010 | Amigos da Terra- Amazônia Brasileira

O banco Santander vendeu para o Fundo de Investimento do Fundo de Garantia do Tempo de Serviço (FI FGTS) os 5% do…

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Entidade entra com petição para esclarecer os impactos da usina do rio Madeira

Jan 11, 2010 | Amigos da Terra- Amazônia Brasileira

O Instituto Madeira Vivo (IMV), uma organização de Rondônia que atua em defesa do rio Madeira, entrou…

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Swedish bank Nordea backs away from Gunns’ Pulp Mill

Jan 07, 2010 | The Wilderness Society

For the first time, Nordea bank announced today that it would not finance the Gunns’ pulp mill in Australia if its…

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Expedição confirma presença de índios isolados perto de hidrelétrica em RO

Dec 23, 2009 | Amigos da Terra- Amazônia Brasileira

Altino Machado Uma expedição que percorreu a Estação Ecológica Mujica Nava, em Porto…

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Sequência de fotos evidencia dano ambiental causado por usinas do rio Madeira

Dec 16, 2009 | Amigos da Terra-Amazônia Brasileira

As fotos foram apresentadas ontem à CPI das usinas do Madeira, na Assembleia Legislativa de Rondônia…

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BankTrack calls upon banks to help fight runaway climate change

Dec 10, 2009 | BankTrack

International banks are not doing enough to help combat runaway climate change. They should commit to fundamental changes…

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Theun Hinboun hydropower plant expansion progresses

Dec 08, 2009 | International Rivers

Theun-Hinboun Power Company Limited (THPC) started diverting the Nam Ngouang River yesterday to block the waterway for dam…

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Ex-Im bank undermines U.S. credibility at Copenhagen with $3 billion in financing for ExxonMobil

Dec 07, 2009 | Pacific Environment

As global climate talks begin in Copenhagen, the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) is undermining U.S Government goals…

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Banks must prove they give a dam

Nov 27, 2009 | International Rivers | BusinessDay

Given the role banks played in the global financial crisis, it is reasonable to expect they would understand the need to…

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"Sustainable Finance" undermines food security of Lao communities

Nov 17, 2009 | International Rivers

The Theun-Hinboun Expansion Project - a dam and water diversion project now under construction in Central Laos - poses a…

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Secret documents reveal multi-million dollar shopping spree by African dictator’s son

Nov 17, 2009 | Global Witness

Confidential U.S. government documents uncovered by campaign group Global Witness and reported on in today's New York Times,…

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Indigenous Canadians deliver message to RBS and the Treasury: “Stop funding bloody oil!”

Nov 16, 2009 | Rainforest Action Network

Three Indigenous Canadian women will visit the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) London headquarters tomorrow to demand that…

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Må tvangsflytte 4000 urfolk

Nov 13, 2009 | International Rivers | Tekniskukeblad

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Ilisu construction restarted without permission

Nov 13, 2009 | CounterCurrent/Gegenstroemung

Construction work has restarted on the controversial Ilisu Dam in Turkey, despite the project lacking the appropriate permits.…

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Eni's new energy projects threaten Congo Rainforest

Nov 09, 2009 | CRBM

Plans by oil company Eni to develop tar sands and oil palm in the Congo Basin risk irreversible damage to biodiversity,…

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Rio Madeira: Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos, da OEA, recebeu denúncia contra as hidrelétricas Santo Antônio e Jirau

Nov 09, 2009 | Amigos da Terra- Amazônia Brasileira

“Ao contrariar frontalmente as aspirações e os direitos das comunidades afetadas e dos povos indígenas…

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China needs to address environmental challenge in Africa

Nov 06, 2009

On November 8/9, China's and Africa's governments will meet for the 4th summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation…

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Top financial institutions still invest US$20 billion in cluster bombs

Oct 29, 2009 | Netwerk Vlaanderen

Almost one year on from the historic signing of the Convention on Cluster Munitions in Oslo in December 2008, 138 financial…

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Victoire Pinocchio : le Crédit Agricole revend ses titres Dongfeng

Oct 29, 2009 | Les Amis de la Terre

Les Amis de la Terre se félicitent de la vente des actions de la compagnie chinoise Dongfeng par le Crédit…

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German energy giant RWE withdraws from Bulgarian nuclear power plant

Oct 28, 2009 | Urgewald

In a letter to the Bulgarian Energy holding, the German company RWE today announced its withdrawal from the controversial…

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115 Civil Society Groups Urge China to Suspend Disastrous Pipelines in Burma

Oct 28, 2009 | Shwe Gas Movement

115 civil society organizations and political parties from 20 countries today submitted an open letter to China's President…

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High Court decision: Treasury can ignore climate change and human rights

Oct 21, 2009 | Platform

A High Court judge today blocked a request for permission to hold a Judicial Review over what campaigners say is the Treasury's…

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Unprecedented legal battle over RBS' unethical investments

Oct 20, 2009 | Platform

Today, an unprecedented legal battle will take place in the High Court over the Treasury's failure to stop the publicly…

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Sakhalin-II has pumped oil and gas for one year without proper approval for the main pipelines

Oct 20, 2009 | Pacific Environment

Sakhalin Environment Watch sent a letter to the Sakhalin Region branches of the Russian Technical Oversight Agency Rostekhnadzor)…

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EPR : Les banques françaises portent à bout de bras un fiasco industriel

Oct 16, 2009 | Les Amis de la Terre

EPR : Les banques françaises portent à bout de bras un fiasco industriel Nos campagnes > Responsabilité…

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G20 takes welcome step to stop banks fuelling corruption

Sep 28, 2009 | Global Witness

The G20 has urged an international watchdog on anti-money laundering laws to prioritise the fight against corrupt funds,…

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Report warns of dangers in carbon markets

Sep 22, 2009 | Friends of the Earth US

As world leaders gather for the G20 economic summit in Pittsburgh this week, Friends of the Earth U.S. released a report…

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Poll finds Bristol Bay residents favor subsistence over Pebble Mine

Sep 22, 2009 | Nunamta Aulukestai et.al.

A new poll released today finds an overwhelming majority of Bristol Bay residents strongly prefer their subsistence lifestyle…

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Last call for the meaniest companies of the year

Sep 21, 2009 | Berne Declaration

If you hadn't time yet to propose this year's worst corporations and green washer, do it now. Due to many requests we moved…

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Rondônia: MTE descobre trabalhadores em regime de escravidão em obra de Jirau

Sep 12, 2009 | Amigos da Terra Amazonia Brasileira

A fiscalização constatou que a arregimentação ocorreu de forma irregular e que a empresa mantinha…

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Ribeirinhos dizem que peixes estão desaparecendo do rio Madeira por conta da construção das usinas

Sep 10, 2009 | Amigos da Terra Amazonia Brasileira

Membros da comunidade ribeirinha que vivem as margens do rio Madeira, entre as construções das Usinas de Santo…

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Malária aumenta 63% em distrito de Porto Velho por causa de construção de usinas

Aug 15, 2009 | Amigos da Terra Amazonia Brasileira

A construção da Usina Hidrelétrica de Jirau, no Rio Madeira (RO), fez com que o número de casos…

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Funcef e Petros cobiçam 10% da Camargo em Jirau

Aug 10, 2009 | Amigos da Terra Amazonia Brasileira

Cláudia Schuffner e Ivo Ribeiro Os fundos de pensão dos funcionários da Petrobras e da Caixa Econômica…

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Chinese NGOs announce the second Green Banking Innovation Award

Aug 01, 2009 | Green Watershed, Global Environmental Institute and other Chinese NGOs

On behalf of nine Chinese environmental NGOs, Ms. Jin Jiaman, Director of Global Environmental Institute, announced the…

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民间环保团体评出第二届绿色银行创新奖

Aug 01, 2009 | Friends of the Earth US

8月1日下午，在《经济观察报》举办的2008年度中国最佳银行评选颁奖仪式上，全球环境研究所负责人金嘉满代表绿色流域、自然之友、公众与环境研究中心、绿家园、全球环境研究所、守望家园、中国发展简报、重庆市绿色志愿者联合会、横断山研究会等九家民间环保团体宣布2008年度绿色银行创新奖评选结果。兴业银行再次脱颖而出，第二次获得…

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Unlikely appeal to RBC first lady, Mrs. Janet Nixon, highlights bank’s involvement in tar sands

Jul 28, 2009 | Rainforest Action Network

A weeklong buzz around mysterious "please help us Mrs. Nixon" posters in downtown Toronto culminated today at the Royal…

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European banks withdraw from Ilisu dam project in Turkey

Jul 10, 2009 | CounterCurrent/Gegenstroemung

BankTrack and its member organisations welcome yesterdays' decision of three leading European banks - Société…

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Victoire historique : la Société Générale se retire d’Ilisu !

Jul 09, 2009 | Les Amis de la Terre

La Société Générale a annoncé officiellement son retrait du projet controversé…

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Ilisu Dam Project: European Governments Officially Announce Withdrawal

Jul 07, 2009 | CounterCurrent/Gegenstroemung et al.

The governments of Germany, Austria and Switzerland today officially announced their withdrawal from the Ilisu project on…

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Austria's ECA officially declares pull-out of Ilisu dam project

Jul 06, 2009 | CounterCurrent/Gegenstroemung

Finally it is official: Rudolf Scholten, the head of the Austrian export credit agency Oesterreichische Kontrollbank (OeKB),…

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Belgium bans investments in depleted uranium weapons

Jul 03, 2009 | Netwerk Vlaanderen

Yesterday the Belgian Parliament unanimously approved a law forbidding investments in depleted uranium weapons. Belgium…

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Shifting Sands: How a changing economy could bury the tar sands industry

Jul 01, 2009 | Greenpeace International

PLATFORM, Greenpeace and Oil Change International released a report pointing to a series of trends emerging from the growth…

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UK Government faces environmental legal challenge over RBS

Jun 30, 2009 | Platform

The World Development Movement, PLATFORM and People & Planet have today launched legal action against the Treasury for…

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BankTrack members unveil bank secrets

Jun 25, 2009 | CRBM

Campagna per la Riforma della Banca Mundiale (Italy), Friends of the Earth (France), Netwerk Vlaanderen (Belgium), Platform…

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Germany, Austria and Switzerland backing out of Ilisu Dam Project in Turkey

Jun 22, 2009 | Berne Declaration

Germany, Austria and Switzerland will withdraw their export credit guarantees for the highly controversial Ilisu dam project…

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Santander é alvo de campanha internacional contra impactos ao meio ambiente

Jun 19, 2009 | Amigos da Terra Amazonia Brasileira

Nesta sexta-feira (19), a organização da sociedade civil espanhola Setem fez uma intervenção…

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Ilisu dam-affected people expropriated amidst ultimatum

Jun 09, 2009 | CounterCurrent/Gegenstroemung

The Stop Ilisu Campaign learned today that the Government of Turkey continues to expropriate people near the Ilisu Dam Site…

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Nomination Deutsche Bank makes mockery of Sustainable Banking Awards

Jun 04, 2009 | Urgewald

Today, the Financial Times and IFC, a member of the World Bank group, will announce the winners of the 2009 FT Sustainable…

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Deutsche Bank: WM Titel unerreichbar

May 26, 2009 | Urgewald

Zur Hauptversammlung am 26. Mai erhält die Deutsche Bank weit gereisten Besuch: Almoustapha Alhacen, stellvertretender…

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Leading banks facilitating corruption, fuelling poverty

May 19, 2009 | Global Witness

Some of the world's major banks, including Barclays and Citibank, have been facilitating corruption and undermining development…

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Spain’s Banco Santander Criticized for Hypocrisy

May 13, 2009 | Amazon watch

Spain’s Banco Santander, which has been facing growing criticism for being a lead financier in a highly controversial…

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World's major banks rule out financing Gunns' Pulp Mill

Apr 29, 2009 | The Wilderness Society

In a major development of the pulp mill campaign The Wilderness Society has released a list of the world’s leading…

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Oil and gas consortium will suspend seismic activities to protect gray whales

Apr 24, 2009 | Pacific Environment

A major oil and gas consortium has agreed to suspend planned seismic testing off Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East,…

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É preciso ir além de acordo entre bancos e MMA, defende especialista

Apr 09, 2009 | Amigos da Terra Amazonia Brasileira

Nesta terça-feira (7), o Ministério do Meio Ambiente anunciou um acordo com a Federação Brasileira…

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Campaigners demand RBS stop using tax money to destroy climate

Apr 03, 2009 | Platform

A coalition of environmental and development groups [1] are today calling on the Treasury, UKFI [2] and RBS to stop pouring…

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Carbon Principles and Climate Principles will not stop melting of the ice

Mar 30, 2009 | BankTrack

A new report by BankTrack, ‘Meek Principles for a Tough Climate’, launched today at the start of…

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Bancos precisam fazer mais para combater as mudanças climáticas

Mar 30, 2009

Criar princípios para carbono e para o clima não será suficiente para evitar o derretimento de geleiras…

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New report sounds alarm on subprime carbon and the need to regulate carbon markets

Mar 26, 2009 | Friends of the Earth US

If it is not structured properly, global warming legislation could lead to the creation of an enormous, poorly regulated…

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BNP Paribas: very high risk of harmful investments

Mar 19, 2009 | Netwerk Vlaanderen

Customers of BNP Paribas run a very high risk of harmful investments. This is revealed in new research that forms part of…

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Turkey deports international rivers' staff after peaceful water forum protest against Ilisu Dam

Mar 17, 2009 | International Rivers

Two International Rivers' staff members were arrested and detained today for unfurling a banner at the opening ceremony…

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Major banks facilitate corruption in world's poorest countries; government regulation is not working

Mar 11, 2009 | Global Witness

As G20 finance ministers meet in London to discuss how to rescue the global financial system and prevent the next disaster,…

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Cernavoda nuclear reactor too dangerous to build, says new report

Mar 10, 2009 | Greenpeace International

Greenpeace is calling on Romania to abandon its plans to build two new Candu-6 reactors at Cernovoda in response to a recently…

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Polêmicas ambientais e crise afastam financiamento de investidores privados

Mar 08, 2009 | Amigos da Terra Amazonia Brasileira

Seis meses após o início das obras da hidrelétrica de Santo Antônio, os bancos Santander e Banif,…

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Cri d’alarme de l’UICN pour les baleines : BNP Paribas doit quitter Sakhaline II

Mar 02, 2009 | Les Amis de la Terre

Les scientifiques de l’UICN chargés de surveiller les impacts du projet pétrolier et gazier de Sakhaline…

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Paper group listing is forest unfriendly

Mar 02, 2009 | Greenpeace International

We’re hoping it’s not bad news for China’s forests, but the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP)…

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Greenpeace files illegal state aid complaint for construction of nuclear plants in Romania and Bulgaria

Feb 25, 2009 | Friends of the Earth Europe

Greenpeace has filed complaints to the European Commission over alleged illegal state aid for the construction of two nuclear…

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Sakhalin II. Concern of Oil Spill - Before the first LNG export

Feb 09, 2009 | Friends of the Earth Japan

The inauguration for the LNG plant under the Sakhalin II project, which is to be attended by President Medvedev and Prime…

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Landmark Global Warming Lawsuit Settled

Feb 06, 2009 | Friends of the Earth US

A federal lawsuit that sought to force two U.S. agencies to address the global warming implications of their overseas financing…

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Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Beleggen

Feb 02, 2009 | SOMO

De financiële wereld verkeert in zwaar weer. Banken hebben de afgelopen jaren onverantwoorde financiële risico’s…

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New website guides Dutch consumers in choosing sustainable bank

Jan 22, 2009 | Milieudefensie

Oxfam Novib, Milieudefensie, Amnesty International and Dutch trade union FNV launched the Ethical Bank Indicator…

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Ilisu Dam Project facing severe backlash

Dec 23, 2008 | Berne Declaration

The European Ilisu Campaign welcomed the historic announcement by the German, Austrian and Swiss Governments to pull out…

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Campaigners demand UK coal company withdraw support for destructive Bangladeshi mine

Dec 16, 2008 | International Accountability Project

Bangladeshi activists, and campaigners from the London Mining Network and the World Development Movement are protesting…

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New FoE report : French insurances : guaranteed climate change?

Dec 10, 2008 | Les Amis de la Terre

Friends of the Earth France today publish the report "French insurances : guaranteed climate change?" (1), the fist study…

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Bank of America stops funding Mountain Top Removal

Dec 04, 2008 | Rainforest Action Network

Rainforest Action Network praised Bank of America today for its decision to phase out financing for companies that practice…

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Waste of Money in Developing Countries

Nov 28, 2008 | SOMO

The impact of the financial crisis on developing countries will be the subject of the second UN conference on Financing…

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China adopts sustainable lending laws

Nov 20, 2008 | Friends of the Earth US

(click here for the Chinese press release) A new report released today by BankTrack analyzes green finance policies introduced…

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中国采纳可持续借贷法规

Nov 20, 2008 | Friends of the Earth US

美国和荷兰 - 银行监察组织今天发布的一份报告分析了过去18个月以来中国引入的绿色金融政策，该政策旨在遏制该国日益严重的污染和气候变化等环境问题。…

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Rainforest Action Network study ranks financed emissions of Canadian banks

Nov 19, 2008 | Rainforest Action Network

Rainforest Action Network (RAN) released a new report and website today ranking the carbon footprints of Canada’s…

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BankTrack launches statement on Financial Crisis

Nov 06, 2008

BankTrack today released "Bank to the Future: El Escorial Statement on Banks and the Financial Crisis" at a press conference…

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Financial institutions vote more in favour of climate

Nov 05, 2008 | Milieudefensie

In 2008 Dutch banks and pension funds voted as shareholders more frequently in favour of climate resolutions than they did…

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Groups call for environmental regulation of RBS

Oct 13, 2008 | Platform

A coalition of NGOs, including Friends of the Earth Scotland and People & Planet, have today launched a call for the…

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Ilisu Dam: Pullout officially initiated

Oct 08, 2008

Germany, Austria and Switzerland have started the official process of withdrawing financial support for the Ilisu project…

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NGOs criticise private banks irresponsible investment in Kazakhstan

Oct 07, 2008 | CRBM

Financial backers behind the Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan have been called upon today to take action to resolve the…

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RWE's reputation on the line with 1.5 billion euro stake in Bulgarian nuclear plant

Oct 07, 2008 | Urgewald

Environmental campaigners have warned of the reputational risks in store for German energy giant RWE following the …

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New Friends of the Earth Ad Ties Nuclear Loan Guarantees to Bush Bailout

Sep 30, 2008 | Friends of the Earth US

Loan guarantees sought by nuclear industry for reactor construction amount to ‘preemptive bailout,’ with expected…

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Friends of the Earth Opposes Bush’s Blank-Check Bailout

Sep 22, 2008 | Friends of the Earth US

Government response to financial crisis must include fundamental structural reforms; Oversight, re-regulation, and means…

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Cashing in on Coal - New Report

Aug 26, 2008 | Platform

The report compiles public evidence of coal industry financing by UK banks in the last two years, and reveals that RBS has…

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Global civil society calls on private banks to withdraw support from Bangladesh coal mine

Aug 21, 2008 | International Accountability Project

For immediate releaseOver 100 civil society organizations from 31 countries are calling on financial backers to withdraw…

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Paper Tigers: APP's polluting China arm seeks IPO

Aug 14, 2008

Greenpeace China and local green groups are lobbying the Chinese government to reject Gold East Paper's application for…

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Environmentalists Blast Construction License for Amazon Dam

Aug 14, 2008 | Amigos da Terra Amazonia Brasileira

Environmental organizations have condemned the Brazilian government´s approval of a license for construction of Santo…

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Banks Lack Robust Framework for Minimizing Social Risks

Aug 07, 2008

A new study finds that international project financiers, including the leading international banks and the International…

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Unconventional oil could cost us the earth

Jul 31, 2008 | WWF UK

With oil prices soaring, investing in unconventional fuel sources – such as oil sands or oil shale – could appear…

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Eight Chinese NGOs Announce Green Banking Innovation Award

Jul 26, 2008 | Green Watershed and seven other Chinese NGOs

On behalf of eight Chinese environmental NGOs, Mr. Yu Xiaogang, Director of Green Watershed, announced the Green Banking…

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Environmental Groups Urge Exxon Executive to Re-route Sakhalin I Oil Pipeline

Jul 09, 2008 | Pacific Environment

Twelve US, Russian and international environmental organizations sent a letter today to Exxon Chief Executive Rex Tillerson…

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UK groups slam RBS for fossil fuel financing on the eve of its CSR report launch

Jul 03, 2008 | Platform

On Friday July 4, the Royal Bank of Scotland will launch its 2007 Corporate Responsibility (CSR) Report. A coalition of…

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Friends of the Earth France welcomes the SRI and Climate labeling initiative from Caisse d'Epargne

Jun 27, 2008 | Les Amis de la Terre

Following its commitments of last year, the Caisse d'Epargne published their labeling methodology to inform consumers with…

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Environmental groups condemn Japanese and French banks for financing Sakhalin II oil and gas project in Russia

Jun 17, 2008 | Pacific Environment

Environmental organizations today condemned the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and four private banks’…

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Japanese Banks Blasted for Investment Plans in Sakhalin II

Jun 12, 2008 | Friends of the Earth Japan

Eighteen environmental organizations today sent a letter assailing the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and…

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Banks shun harmful investments

Jun 11, 2008 | Netwerk Vlaanderen

Today sees the launch of the report ‘Ending Harmful Investments’ by Netwerk Vlaanderen in cooperation with BankTrack.…

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Risk of harmful investments is too high for Belgian customers

Jun 05, 2008 | Netwerk Vlaanderen

Today, the Belgian NGO Netwerk Vlaanderen publishes a ranking of the largest banks active in Belgium. The classification…

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NGOs Welcome ANZ Decision Not to Finance Gunns Poposed Pulp Mill

May 28, 2008 | The Wilderness Society

The Wilderness Society (Tasmania) and BankTrack welcome the decision of ANZ not to provide funding to Gunns Ltd. for its…

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New Report: European banks financing damaging agrofuels in Latin America

May 19, 2008 | Friends of the Earth Europe

Many major European banks are funding the rapid expansion of agrofuel production in Latin America, leading to large scale…

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New Financiers and the Environment

May 15, 2008 | International Rivers

Financial institutions from countries such as China, Brazil, India and Thailand are playing an increasingly active role…

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Protests at shareholders meetings of Citi, Bank of America and RBS

Apr 23, 2008 | Rainforest Action Network

Campaigners of BankTrack member groups in the US and the UK gathered yesterday and today at the Annual Shareholder Meetings…

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Campaigners confront Citi over coal financing at annual shareholder meeting

Apr 22, 2008 | Rainforest Action Network

Activists with Rainforest Action Network (RAN) were joined by Appalachian residents at Citi’s Annual General Shareholder…

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ADB Pulls Out of Controversial Coal Project

Apr 04, 2008 | Urgewald

The Director of the Asian Development Bank's Private Sector Operations Department, Robert Bestani, notified the Bank's Board…

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Protest rallies against Turkish dam all over Europe

Mar 14, 2008 | BankTrack et al.

Critics of the ill-conceived Ilisu Dam in Turkey today held protests and rallies all over Europe in front government buildings,…

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Subprime Deal for Bujagali Dam

Mar 12, 2008 | Peter Bosshard, International Rivers

The World Bank has presented the Bujagali Dam on the Nile in Uganda as a model of its promotion of hydropower in Africa…

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Environmental Victory for Sakhalin II

Mar 04, 2008 | Pacific Environment

Pacific Environment, WWF-UK, Sakhalin Environmental Watch and other groups celebrate Sakhalin Energy's abandoned attempt…

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“Carbon Principles” Another Nail in Coals Coffin

Feb 05, 2008 | Rainforest Action Network

Three of the nation’s leading banks – Citi, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley – released a set of principles…

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ING Withdraws from Slovak Nuclear Project

Jan 29, 2008 | Urgewald

Last week, the Dutch banking group ING told Greenpeace representatives that it has withdrawn financial support for the construction…

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West LB Pulls Out of Controversial Gold Mine

Jan 18, 2008 | Urgewald

The Indonesian province of North Sulawesi is a biodiversity hotspot and harbors some of the world's most spectacular nature…

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NGOs Call on Royal Bank of Scotland to recall Loan on Sakhalin II

Jan 17, 2008 | Pacific Environment

Nineteen local and international environmental organizations called today on Sir Fred Goodwin, CEO of Royal Bank of Scotland…

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Mind the Gap: BankTrack rates credit policies of 45 banks

Dec 19, 2007 | BankTrack

The banking sector is showing progress in developing credit policies that deal with the social, environmental and human…

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UBS alerted over Phulbari Coal mine

Dec 17, 2007 | Berne Declaration

UBS, a financial heavyweight from Switzerland, is facing scrutiny by civil society organisations for investing in a proposed…

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Banks challenged to fight climate change

Dec 12, 2007 | Rainforest Action Network

International banks are key financiers of activities and operations that contribute to climate change. Therefore, banks…

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Bank Secrets Cracked

Dec 11, 2007 | Netwerk Vlaanderen

Today, the financial watchdog Netwerk Vlaanderen NGO (B) launches the report ‘Bank Secrets’. The dossier details…

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Environmentalists go to court to suspend auction Rio Madeira Dam Project

Dec 06, 2007 | Amigos da Terra Amazonia Brasileira

Friends of the Earth - Brazilian Amazon filed a civil lawsuit on Wednesday (Dec. 5th) in the Federal Courts, requesting…

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Nationwide Protests against Investment in Turkey’s Ilisu Dam

Nov 30, 2007

Kurdish groups and NGOs organized demonstrations outside local branches of the German Sparkasse (Savings Bank) and Deka…

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Say No to Belene Nuclear Plant!

Nov 20, 2007 | Urgewald

Say no to Belene and join the protest European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs is sitting in the hot seat. In the coming…

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Thousands on Streets to Protest Citi and Bank of America’s Coal Investments

Nov 16, 2007 | Rainforest Action Network

Rainforest Action Network (RAN) turned out thousands of activists in more than 50 cities across the U.S. today to protest…

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Too Risky for Business

Nov 06, 2007 | Netwerk Vlaanderen

Activists from the Belgian and International Coalitions to Ban Uranium Weapons, Netwerk Vlaanderen and Friends of the Earth…

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Coalfield Residents, Activists and Students Close Down D.C. Citi Branch

Nov 06, 2007 | Rainforest Action Network

Rainforest Action Network (RAN), Coal River Mountain Watch, the Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) and students…

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Greenpeace study warns Cernavoda inhabitants of tritium dangers from nuclear power plant

Oct 31, 2007 | Greenpeace International

Today, the international environmental organisation Greenpeace presented a study on tritium emissions [1] from the Cernavoda…

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Royal Bank of Scotland profits from Burmese oil

Oct 29, 2007 | Platform

The Royal Bank of Scotland was warned today that its assets could be supporting the Burmese junta. A letter from Burma Campaign…

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Genocide in Darfur

Oct 29, 2007 | Berne Declaration

The genocide in Darfur relies mainly on the income of the Sudanese government from the oil industry. Involved are also Swiss…

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High financial risks for Rio Madeira Dam Project

Oct 26, 2007 | Amigos da Terra Amazonia Brasileira

Technical, legal, social and environmental uncertainties increase financial risks to investors and creditors of Rio Madeira…

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Arbitrary expropriation at Ilisu dam site

Oct 24, 2007

The European Ilisu campaign has learned during a site visit, that without the knowledge of responsible authorities in Germany,…

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Activists Drape 50-Foot Banner Across From Bank of America Headquarters

Oct 23, 2007 | Rainforest Action Network

Environment Activists with Rainforest Action Network's (RAN) Global Finance Campaign draped a 50-foot banner reading "Bank…

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New ANZ CEO Mr Smith asked to not finance Gunns pulp mill Tasmania

Sep 18, 2007 | The Wilderness Society

BankTrack, a network of 24 international civil society organizations tracking private finance, along with The Wilderness…

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NGOs condemn signing of the contracts for Ilisu Dam by Société Générale, Bank Austria and DekaBank

Aug 15, 2007 | Urgewald

The Turkish government and German DekaBank, French Societe Generale and Bank Austria have signed the financial contract…

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Aug 06, 2007 | Urgewald

Over the next five years, the global pulp industry is planning to increase its production capacity by more than 25 million…

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RBS profits threatened by fossil fuel financing

Aug 02, 2007 | Platform

As the Royal Bank of Scotland prepares to announce its interim 6-month profits on Friday, NGOs warn that the bank’s…

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AXA disinvests from landmines and cluster munitions

Jul 18, 2007 | Netwerk Vlaanderen

In a official communication AXA announes to pull out investments of companies that produce anti-personnel mines and cluster…

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RBS adopts climate rhetoric while financing global warming

Jul 11, 2007 | Platform

Following release of RBS’ Corporate Responsibility [1] report today, environmental NGOs have welcomed RBS’ financing…

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World’s biggest palm oil trader responsible for illegal logging and violating Human Rights

Jul 03, 2007 | Milieudefensie

Wilmar, the world’s biggest trader in palm oil, is illegally logging rainforests, setting forests on fire and violating…

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Sakhalin II: new environmental violations brought to light

Jun 27, 2007 | Pacific Environment

Fifteen Russian and international environmental organi- zations sent a letter today to leading public and private banks…

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Major international banks finance catastrophic mud volcano

Jun 21, 2007 | Friends of the Earth Europe

Major international banks such as Credit Suisse, Barclays, Fortis Group, Merrill Lynch & Co. and Natixis are injecting…

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Milieudefensie publishes Climate Performance Index 2007 of Dutch Banks

Jun 09, 2007 | Milieudefensie

Investments by Dutch banks cause more than three times the total CO2 emissions that the Netherlands emit annually. Dutch…

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Europe-wide Protests against BNP Paribas

Jun 05, 2007 | Les Amis de la Terre

On June 5, World Environment Day, environmental organizations in 15 countries protested against the French bank BNP Paribas,…

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Banks to stay out of Ilisu Dam Project

May 24, 2007

Commercial banks today were warned not to become involved in investing or financing the controversial Ilisu Dam project…

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Chinese banks need to catch up on environmental policies

May 09, 2007 | Friends of the Earth US

A new report released today by BankTrack, the international NGO network monitoring the financial sector, and Friends of…

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Oil development proposal violates international standards

May 08, 2007 | WWF UK

Scientists and conservationists from thirteen countries have urged President Correa of Ecuador, his Energy and Environment…

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ABN AMRO Financing for Sakhalin II Poses Huge Risk for Potential Buyers

Apr 26, 2007 | Pacific Environment

As ABN Amro shareholders decide today on the future of the bank, whether to be taken over by Barclays or dissected by an…

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World Bank ignores inconvenient truths in Approving Bujagali Dam

Apr 26, 2007 | Lori Pottinger, International Rivers

The World Bank's approval today of $360 million in loans and guarantees for Uganda's Bujagali Dam was based on a flawed…

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ANZ risks Equator Principles violation

Mar 27, 2007 | The Wilderness Society

Only three months after adopting the Equator Principles, ANZ Bank of Australia is risking violations to the well-established…

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Who has adopted the Equator Principles?

Mar 22, 2007 | CEDHA

The Equator Principle Secretariat is unaware just exactly which banks have adopted the Equator Principles. Mizuho Bank,…

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The Oil & Gas Bank

Mar 12, 2007 | Platform

The Royal Bank of Scotland is covering up involvement in carbon emissions greater than those of the whole country of Scotland,…

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New report FoE France : French Banks, Fossil Banks?

Mar 06, 2007 | Les Amis de la Terre

Les Amis de la Terre today releases the report « French banks, Fossil banks? » (French version). the report…

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Sixty-eight banks fuelling cluster munition producers with billions of dollars

Mar 01, 2007 | Netwerk Vlaanderen

Today Netwerk Vlaanderen launches its new briefing paper ‘Explosive Investments’ revealing the results of its…

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Human Rights are Banking Risks

Feb 16, 2007 | Berne Declaration

Financial institutions can play an important role in promoting human rights, as well as respecting them by preventing or…

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Credit Suisse involved in Malaysian logging giants stock exchange listing

Feb 15, 2007 | Berne Declaration

Credit Suisse of Switzerland, British HSBC and the Australian Macquarie Bank are taking steps to list Samling Global Ltd,…

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Strong criticism on Reopening Lafayette Rapu Rapu mine Philippines

Feb 09, 2007 | Defend Patrimony, Greenpeace and BankTrack

Rapu-Rapu community leaders, the Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippine and international environmental organizations have all strongly…

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Calyon to Support Controversial Botnia Pulp Mill Project in Uruguay

Jan 15, 2007 | CEDHA

Calyon last week confirmed to BankTrack that it has decided to support the controversial Botnia pulp mill project on the…

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Banks Have a Responsibility in Respecting Human Rights

Dec 18, 2006 | Netwerk Vlaanderen

BankTrack today sent a letter to Dr. John Ruggie, the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Representative on…

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Rainforest Action Network to global banks: do not fund TXU coal-fired power plant

Dec 14, 2006 | Rainforest Action Network

Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is calling on private banks around the world to reject Dallas-based utility company TXU’s…

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And while London burns - in Square Mile

Dec 01, 2006 | Platform

Today sees the launch of "And While London Burns" - a compelling collision of thriller, opera and guided walk that dramatically…

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Masterminds behind unethical bank revealed

Nov 30, 2006 | Netwerk Vlaanderen

Masterminds behind unethical bank revealed.October 2006. A mysterious bank suddenly appears on the Belgian market. The bank…

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The Dos and Donts of Sustainable Banking

Nov 29, 2006

BankTrack, the NGO network monitoring the private financial sector, today releases a new publication, 'The Do's and Don’ts…

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Independent Experts Find Fatal Flaws in Amazon Dam Studies

Nov 13, 2006 | Amigos da Terra Amazonia Brasileira

A group of independent experts - including internationally-renowned authorities on the Amazon - have found serious errors…

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European banks withdraw from Belene nuclear power project

Oct 20, 2006 | Urgewald

UniCredit Group [1] and Deutsche Bank have informed a coalition of environmental and watchdog organisations that they have…

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UniCredito faces Europe-wide protests over Bulgarian Nuclear Plant

Oct 13, 2006 | Urgewald

The UniCredit Group is offering financing for the construction of a new nuclear power plant (NPP) in Bulgaria. The Belene…

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Oil for Germany, at any cost

Oct 04, 2006 | Urgewald

Urgewald proudly presents a new study "Oel fuer Deutschland - Koste es was es wolle" (Oil for Germany - at any cost) on…

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Banks continue to invest in cluster munitions

Sep 18, 2006 | Netwerk Vlaanderen

Since the spring of 2006, Belgium is the first land to introduce a ban on cluster munitions. Despite this, the bank groups…

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Sakhalin II: Six banks face serious decision

Sep 15, 2006 | Pacific Environment

While the Russian government has deemed Shell’s controversial Sakhalin II project non-compliant with environmental…

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NGOs lodge complaint against ANZ Bank for PNG illegal logging ties

Aug 23, 2006 | Rainforest Action Network

Five community groups from Australia and Papua New Guinea today filed a formal complaint against the ANZ Bank over its financial…

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Equator Principles Re-Launched

Jul 07, 2006

BankTrack welcomes any initiative that enhances the social and environmental sustainability of bank financing operations.…

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Solidly Swiss?

Jul 04, 2006 | Berne Declaration

Neither UBS nor Credit Suisse operate mines or drilling rigs. But Berne Declaration and BankTrack wanted a more complete…

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No party time for Burmese democrats

Jun 19, 2006 | Netwerk Vlaanderen

On 19th of june 2006, the Burmese Nobel Prize winner San Suu Kyi celebrated her 61st birthday. Her party, the National League…

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Dutch banks score below the mark on climate policies

Jun 17, 2006 | Milieudefensie

The climate policies of the big Dutch banks are insufficient and lag behind those of big international banks such as the…

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International coalition denounces Calyon for its support to Finnish papermill Botnia in Uruguay

May 18, 2006 | CEDHA

Nine organizations including broad civil society networks in 6 countries, filed a complaint today against Calyon, the international…

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Global banking giant ABN AMRO awarded for environmental hypocrisy

May 11, 2006 | Milieudefensie

A full page advertisement in today's Washington Post exposes Dutch banking giant ABN Amro's environmental hypocrisy for…

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KBC throws eleven cluster bomb producers out of its portfolio

May 02, 2006 | Netwerk Vlaanderen

Last week KBC bank revealed that eleven more weapon producers have been added to their “black-list” of companies.…

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Shell poses unacceptable oil spill threat

Apr 28, 2006 | Pacific Environment

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) should demand effective environmental protection measures for…

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Dutch banks under pressure not to finance Russian oil and gas project

Apr 27, 2006 | Milieudefensie

Dutch Banking giant ABN AMRO is under pressure at its annual general meeting of shareholders today as environmental…

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Protests against years of destructive investments at Wells Fargo AGM

Apr 25, 2006 | Rainforest Action Network

Today, socially responsible investors and a broad spectrum of environmental and human rights advocates protested Wells Fargo’s…

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Shareholders protest against ING investments in human rights abuses

Apr 25, 2006 | Netwerk Vlaanderen

During the AGM, critical shareholders will question ING about investments in companies that are involved in human rights…

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ING bank dumps divisive 1.7 billion paper mill project

Apr 13, 2006 | CEDHA

Dutch banking giant ING announced in a letter to Friends of the Earth International, CEDHA and BankTrack that it is…

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UK’s largest ethical bank won’t touch World Bank private sector bonds

Apr 11, 2006 | Platform

Leading development and environment NGOs, including Christian Aid and Friends of the Earth, have today welcomed the commitment…

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Belgian campaign puts banks under pressure to stop investing in Burma

Mar 16, 2006 | Netwerk Vlaanderen

The Burmese democrats call on Belgian Banks to disinvest from companies in Birma. They claim these investments offer a substantial…

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ING and AXA invest in the modernisation of white phosphorus weapons

Mar 13, 2006 | Netwerk Vlaanderen

Press release Netwerk Vlaanderen On 18th and 19th March, millions of people will take to the streets to oppose the war and…

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New report FoE France : Banques et environnement: Presque tout reste à faire

Mar 06, 2006 | Les Amis de la Terre

Friends of the Earth France published a new report today highlighting the absence of effective environmental policy within…

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Banks warned of liability if Baku-Ceyhan pipeline leaks

Feb 17, 2006 | Platform

The fifteen major banks that financed the controversial Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline have been warned that they…

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New WWF-BankTrack report: Shaping the Future of Sustainable Finance

Jan 26, 2006 | WWF UK

A new study released by BankTrack and WWF today has found that there is a growing commitment to sustainable banking within…

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Belgian bank groups invest in companies that abuse human rights

Jan 11, 2006 | Netwerk Vlaanderen

AXA, ING, Fortis, Dexia and KBC have invested more than US$ 8 billion (more than €6.6 billion) in companies that are…

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Bankers and Oil Barons Schmooze EBRD President Lemierre at Davos

Jan 01, 2006 | Berne Declaration

This week a rogue’s gallery of oil barons and bankers associated with one of the world’s most controversial…

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Complaint filed with ING and BBVA On Pulp Paper Projects in Uruguay

Dec 16, 2005 | CEDHA

The Center for Human Rights and Environment (CEDHA) this week filed an unprecedented compliance complaint to the ING group…

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Goldman Sachs addressing environmental and social issues

Nov 22, 2005 | Friends of the Earth US

BankTrack members Rainforest Action Network and Friends of the Earth US today commended Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) for being…

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Uruguay paper mills run into trouble

Nov 21, 2005 | CEDHA

A new investor briefing by the Center for Human Rights and the Environment (CEDHA) of Argentina and BankTrack warns investors…

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ABN AMRO wins Hypocricy Award

Nov 12, 2005 | Milieudefensie

ABN AMRO has been awarded the 'Schone Schijn Award' (Hypocricy Award) at a glamorous event organised by Milieudefensie…

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Demining team begin their work at AXA

Oct 18, 2005 | Netwerk Vlaanderen

Activists from the campaign “My Money. Clear Conscience?” today symbolically demined the headquarters of AXA…

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Corporate reform campaign in US targets Wells Fargo

Oct 05, 2005 | Rainforest Action Network

The Global Finance Campaign of Rainforest Action Network today announced that organizers would begin activating its grassroots…

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Activists to banks: behave better in the Boreal

Sep 07, 2005 | Rainforest Action Network

ForestEthics and Rainforest Action Network sent letters to the chief executives of Canadas biggest banks asking them to…

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Insurers poor in assessing and disclosing risks of climate change

Sep 07, 2005 | Friends of the Earth US

A new report by Friends of the Earth shows that ’s property and casualty insurers are doing a very poor job in disclosing…

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Banks urged to back off from Sakhalin II

Jul 20, 2005 | Pacific Environment

Following Shell’s announcement that its Sakhalin II project would cost $20 billion – twice the original estimate…

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Wells Fargo Defaults On Environmental And Social Issues

Jul 13, 2005 | Friends of the Earth US

In response to mounting market activism, Wells Fargo, the nation’s fourth largest bank, launched an eleventh hour…

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One Step up, challenges Ahead

Jun 06, 2005 | Friends of the Earth US

The Equator banks have improved their record in implementing and applying the Equator Principles but their effect on the…

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JP MorganChase joins efforts to curb global warming

Apr 24, 2005 | Friends of the Earth US

Rainforest Action Network today commended JPMorgan Chase on its adoption of a comprehensive environmental policy to address…

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CSFB Shamed For Funding Whale Extinction

Apr 05, 2005 | Berne Declaration

Led by BANKTrack, the Berne Declaration, Greenpeace Switzerland, Pacific Environment, Platform, Sakhalin Environment Watch…

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ING partly disinvest from controversial weapons

Mar 29, 2005 | Netwerk Vlaanderen

ING, the largest private financial institution in the Benelux countries, and the 11th largest in the world, has decided…

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BankTrack Welcomes UNEP FI Plans to Weed Out “Free Riders”

Mar 07, 2005

BankTrack warmly welcomed a recent announcement from the United Nations Environment Programme’s Financial Initiative…

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Greenpeace action against the Romanian Cernavoda nuclear power plant

Jan 15, 2005 | Greenpeace International

Today, 35 activists from 8 countries took part in an action at the nuclear power plant in Cernavoda. Several inflatable…

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Equator Principles; Principles, Profits or just PR?

Jun 03, 2004 | Friends of the Earth US

One year after the launch of the Equator Principles (EP), a bank-led initiative to establish common environmental and social…

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Equator Principles: no U turn allowed

Jan 24, 2004

Non-governmental organisations present at the World Economic Forum, today called upon commercial banks not to back track…

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