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The equator principles
members
members
Amigos da Terra Amazonia BrasileiraBrazil Les Amis de la TerreFrance Rainforest Action NetworkUnited States
Berne DeclarationSwitzerland MilieudefensieNetherlands SETEMSpain
CEDHAArgentina Mineral Policy InstituteAustralia UrgewaldGermany
CRBMItaly Netwerk VlaanderenBelgium WEEDGermany
Friends of the Earth USUnited States Pacific EnvironmentUnited States WWF UKUnited Kingdom
International RiversUnited States PlatformUnited Kingdom
partners
FoE EuropeBelgium Greenpeace InternationalNetherlands The Corner HouseUnited Kingdom
Friends of the Earth JapanJapan ProfundoNetherlands WISENetherlands
Global WitnessUnited Kingdom SOMONetherlands World Resources InstituteUnited States
dodgy deals
active campaign
Gunns pulp mill proposal TasmaniaAustralia Asia Pulp and PaperChina Mochovce nuclear units 3&4Slovakia
Phulbari coal mineBangladesh Belinga iron ore projectGabon Ilisu Dam projectTurkey
Rio Madeira dam projectBrazil Toka Tindung Goldmine Indonesia Mountain Top Removal Coal MiningUnited States
Belene nuclear power plantBulgaria Kashagan oil projectKazakhstan Botnia pulp and paper millUruguay
Oil sandsCanada Theun-Hinboun expansion projectLaos
Patagonia Dams: HidroAysénChile Sakhalin II oil and gas projectRussian Federation
on record
Uranium Weapons- international - NHPC damsIndia Camisea pipeline projectPeru
Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline- international - Freeport McMoRanIndonesia Rapu Rapu Copper MinePhilippines
Wal-Mart labour rights- international - Mud volcano in Sidoarjo, East JavaIndonesia Rosia Montana gold mineRomania
Cluster Munitions producers- international - Wilmar InternationalIndonesia CNPC in SudanSudan
Pagrisa Ethanol, the AmazonBrazil Nam Theun 2Laos Yusufeli dam project Turkey
Aracruz pulp mills and plantationsBrazil Kayelekera Uranium mineMalawi Turkmen BankaccountsTurkmenistan
China DatangChina Samling Malaysia Dynegy coal power plantsUnited States
Vedanta ResourcesIndia Sinopec Oil and Gas, BurmaMyanmar

banktrack publications

banktrack publications
Bank to the Future | BankTrack
Nov 06, 2008 - El Escorial statement on banks and the financial crisis
Shaping the future of sustainable finance - Summary in Chinese | BankTrack
Jan 07, 2008 - Executive Summary in Chinese
The dos and don'ts of sustainable banking - Chinese version | BankTrack
Jan 07, 2008 - A BankTrack Manual
Mind the Gap | BankTrack
Dec 21, 2007 - Benchmarking credit policies of international banks
A challenging climate: What banks should do to combat climate change | BankTrack
Dec 12, 2007 - Position paper
The silence of the Banks | BankTrack
Dec 07, 2007 - An assessment of Equator Principles reporting
State duty to protect: The relevance of private finance | David Barnden, BankTrack
Nov 19, 2007 - Discussion note submitted to SRSG John Ruggie
Human Rights, Banking Risks | BankTrack
Feb 17, 2007 - Incorporating Human Rights Obligations in Bank Policies - a BankTrack policy paper
The Dos and Donts of sustainable banking | BankTrack
Nov 29, 2006 - A BankTrack manual for banks that want to get serious on sustainability.
O que Fazer e Não Fazer em um Banco Sustentável | BankTrack
Nov 28, 2006 - Portuguese version of 'The Dos and Donts of Sustainable Banking'
Shaping the future of sustainable finance: executive summary | WWF-UK & BankTrack
Aug 15, 2006 - executive summary
The Reckless Times
Jun 12, 2006 - Special edition of the Reckless Times on the occassion of the FTSustainable Banking Awards
Sustainable Banking in Practice
Jun 02, 2006 - A closer look at the nominees for the Financial Times Sustainable banking award 2006
Equator Principles II - NGO comments | BankTrack
Apr 28, 2006 - Joint NGO comments on the Draft Equator Principles
Shaping the Future of Sustainable Finance | WWF UK & BankTrack
Jan 26, 2006 - Moving the Banking Sector from Promises to Performance - Executive summary version.
Unproven Principles; the Equator Principles at year two | BankTrack
Jun 06, 2005 - 2nd anniversary Equator Principles implementation assessment
Standards at Stake | BankTrack
Dec 01, 2004 - Paper exploring mutual ground between Equator banks and civil society on IFC Safeguard Policy Review
Principles, Profits or just PR? | BankTrack
Jun 04, 2004 - 1st Anniversary assessment of the Equator Principles
No U turn Allowed | BankTrack
Jan 20, 2004 - Recommendations to the Equator Banks
Good Faith Good Practice | BankTrack
Dec 12, 2003 - Implementation and Accountability of the Equator Principles
collevecchio declaration
fact sheets


membergroup publications

Amigos Da Terra Amazonia Brasileira
Berne Declaration
Report on a Fact finding mission to Yusufeli | Bern Declaration
Oct 11, 2007 - On consultation and relocation of people displaced by the planned Yusufeli Dam Project on the Coruh river in Turkey
Expropriation and compensation in Ilisu village and Karabayir | Berne Declaration
Oct 10, 2007 - Report of Ilisu fact finding mission (07-10 October 2007)
Summary of the Evaluation of the Terms of Reference and their implementation for the Ilisu Dam Project in Turkey regarding resettlement, environmental issues, cultural heritage and riparian countries | Berne Declaration, WEED, ECA-Watch
Sep 11, 2007 - A response to the 150 conditions (ToR) issued by the export credit agencies (ECAs) and their implementation from NGOs Berne Declaration (Switzerland), ECA-Watch Austria, FERN (Belgium), The Corner House (UK), World Ecology, Economy & Development (WEED, Germany), WWF Austria and ‘The Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive’ (Turkey).
Evaluation of the ToR on resettlement and their implementation for the Ilisu Dam Project in Turkey | Christine Eberlein / Berne Declaration
Aug 01, 2007 - Evaluation prepared on behalf of the NGO network "Ilisu Campaign": Berne Declaration, WEED, ECA-Watch Austria, The Corner House, The Kurdish Human Rights Association, The Hasankeyf Initiative.
Biological Assessment Yusufeli Dam & Hydro-Electricity Power Project’s Environmental Impact Assessment | Les Amis de la Terre, Bern Declaration
Oct 09, 2006
Analyse du Plan de Réinstallation des Populations Barrage de Yusufeli | Les Amis de la Terre, Berne Declaration
Oct 02, 2006
Solidly Swiss? Credit Suisse, UBS and the global oil, mining and gas industry | Berne Declaration
Jul 04, 2006 - Study on the financial links of Swiss banks to firms in the oil, mining and gas industry.
World map of oil, mining and gas industry | Berne Declaration, Greenpeace
Jul 04, 2006 - 1 page colour world map indicating the involvement of UBS and Credit Suisse in coalmines, pipelines, oil and gas extraction.
Cedha
Crbm
El Escorial Statement - Italian
Nov 12, 2008 - Bank To The Future - El Escorial Statement on Banks and the Financial Crisis - Italian version
The Kashagan Stichup | Greg Muttitt/PLATFORM
Jan 15, 2008 - Update to the Hellfire Economics briefing paper. Pubilshed by PLATFORM (UK), Center Globus (Kazakhstan), CEE Bankwatch Network (Central & Eastern Europe), Friends of the Earth Europe, Campagna per la Riforma della BancaMondiale (Italy), Crude Accountability (USA), Amis de la Terre (France)
Hellfire Economics: Multinational companies and the contract dispute over Kashagan, the world’s largest undeveloped oilfield | Greg Muttitt / PLATFORM
Dec 10, 2007 - Briefing paper pubilshed by NGOs PLATFORM, Center Globus, CEE Bankwatch Network, Friends of the Earth Europe, Campagna per la Riforma della BancaMondiale, Crude Accountability and Amis de la Terre
Kashagan Sept 2007 Fact findings mission Final Report | Darek Urbaniak (FOE Europe), Elena Gerebizza (CRBM Italy), Gwenael Wasse (FOE France), Manana Kochladze (CEE Bankwatch)
Dec 05, 2007 - Based on direct information from local NGOs, research, results from a fact finding mission and spurred on by the lack of monitoring activities carried out on behalf or by any relevant international institutions, governments or financial institutions, this Report aims to increase awareness about possible negative impacts of the Kashagan oil field development among the public in European countries and to provide support to local NGOs in Kazakhstan.
Kashagan oil field development Kazakhstan: Preliminary NGO Fact Finding Mission Report | FoE Europe, FoE France, CRBM, CEE Bankwatch
Oct 12, 2007 - Report of field trip to the Kashagan oil field development Kazakhstan (September 4-13, 2007)
Foe Europe
Friends Of The Earth Japan
Friends Of The Earth Us
Global Witness
Greenpeace International
International Rivers
New Financiers and the Environment | International Rivers
May 14, 2008 - Ten Perspectives on How Financial Institutions Can Protect the Environment.
新的供资方与环境 - New Financiers and the Environment | International Rivers
May 14, 2008 - 关于金融机构如何保护环境的十点看法. Chinese Version.
Review of Resettlement Action Plan for Theun-Hinboun Expansion Project | Aviva Imhof/International Rivers
Apr 17, 2008 - This review highlights key concerns about the Resettlement Action Plan for the Theun-Hinboun Expansion Project prepared by Norplan. It concludes that the resettlement plan is so poorly conceived and developed that it cannot and should not constitute a sound basis for decision-making. As such, it is difficult to see how the project could be in compliance with the Equator Principles.
Nam Theun 2 Trip Report and Project Update
May 23, 2007 - Halfway through Nam Theun 2’s construction, livelihood restoration programs for affected villagers are in jeopardy. IRN visited the area in March 2007 and gathered first-hand information from communities about how the project is affecting their lives.
Nam Theun 2 Briefing Paper
Feb 14, 2007 - Summarizes IRN’s concerns with Nam Theun 2 and its implementation, updated in February 2007
Studies that dont hold water | International Rivers - FoE Amazonia
Nov 30, 2006 - Report on 30 errors in the Environmental Impact Assessment for the Madeira River hydroelectric project. (English version)
Financing dams in India: risks and challenges
Feb 01, 2005 - International Rivers report on the risks posed by financing the National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) of India
Human Rights dammed off at three gorges
Jan 30, 2003 - An International Rivers investigation of resettlement and human rights problems in the three gorges dam project.
Les Amis De La Terre
Rapports d'experts sur Ilisu (Turquie) : un barrage très loin des normes internationales minimales | Les Amis de la Terre
Jul 01, 2008 - Summary of first Committee of Experts reports on Ilisu Dam (in French)
The Kashagan Stichup | Greg Muttitt/PLATFORM
Jan 15, 2008 - Update to the Hellfire Economics briefing paper. Pubilshed by PLATFORM (UK), Center Globus (Kazakhstan), CEE Bankwatch Network (Central & Eastern Europe), Friends of the Earth Europe, Campagna per la Riforma della BancaMondiale (Italy), Crude Accountability (USA), Amis de la Terre (France)
Hellfire Economics: Multinational companies and the contract dispute over Kashagan, the world’s largest undeveloped oilfield | Greg Muttitt / PLATFORM
Dec 10, 2007 - Briefing paper pubilshed by NGOs PLATFORM, Center Globus, CEE Bankwatch Network, Friends of the Earth Europe, Campagna per la Riforma della BancaMondiale, Crude Accountability and Amis de la Terre
Kashagan Sept 2007 Fact findings mission Final Report | Darek Urbaniak (FOE Europe), Elena Gerebizza (CRBM Italy), Gwenael Wasse (FOE France), Manana Kochladze (CEE Bankwatch)
Dec 05, 2007 - Based on direct information from local NGOs, research, results from a fact finding mission and spurred on by the lack of monitoring activities carried out on behalf or by any relevant international institutions, governments or financial institutions, this Report aims to increase awareness about possible negative impacts of the Kashagan oil field development among the public in European countries and to provide support to local NGOs in Kazakhstan.
Kashagan oil field development Kazakhstan: Preliminary NGO Fact Finding Mission Report | FoE Europe, FoE France, CRBM, CEE Bankwatch
Oct 12, 2007 - Report of field trip to the Kashagan oil field development Kazakhstan (September 4-13, 2007)
Banques françaises, banques fossiles? (Executive summary, in French) | Friends of the Earth France
Mar 06, 2007 - The climate impacts of the activities of French banks
Banques françaises, banques fossiles? (Full report, in French) | Friends of the Earth France
Mar 06, 2007 - The climate impacts of the activities of French banks.
Environnement: Comment choisir ma banque?
Mar 06, 2007 - French version of an eco-citizen guide: «Environment : How do I choose my bank?» from Friends of the Earth France. March 2007, in French.
French banks, Fossil banks? (Executive summary, in English) | Friends of the Earth France
Mar 06, 2007 - The climate impacts of the activities of French banks.
Usine Botnia (Uruguay): Risques majeurs pour le Crédit Agricole | Sébastien Godinot/Les Amis de la Terre
Dec 01, 2006 - Report on Botnia paper mill, Uruguay, published by NGOs FoE France, FoE International, CEDHA, REDES, Amigos de la Tierra - Argentina, BankTrack, Sherpa (in French).
Barrage de Yusufeli (Turquie): Décrédibiliser la France au niveau international et menacer l’intégration des acquis communautaires par la Turquie | FoE France
Nov 21, 2006 - Analysis from Friends of the Earth France of the Turkish dam (in French).
Biological Assessment Yusufeli Dam & Hydro-Electricity Power Project’s Environmental Impact Assessment | Les Amis de la Terre, Bern Declaration
Oct 09, 2006
Analyse du Plan de Réinstallation des Populations Barrage de Yusufeli | Les Amis de la Terre, Berne Declaration
Oct 02, 2006
20 propositions pour l'environnement au Crédit Agricole
Sep 29, 2006 - Report from Friends of the Earth France on "20 propositions for the environment at Crédit Agricole". September 2006, in French.
Tracer le futur de la finance durable
Apr 28, 2006 - Executive summary of the WWF-BankTrack report of "Shaping the future of sustainable finance". April 2006, in French.
Banques françaises et environnement : presque tout reste à faire
Mar 06, 2006 - Executive summary of the report from Friends of the Earth France on the environmental impacts of French banks activities. March 2006, in French.
Milieudefensie
Aan de slag met effectief klimaatbeleid | Milieudefensie
Nov 05, 2008 - Een praktische toolkit voor banken - a practical climate policy toolkit for banks (in Dutch)
Aandelen in klimaatverandering / Shares in climate change (in Dutch, with English summary) | Milieudefensie
Nov 05, 2008 - A study of voting patterns of Dutch banks and pension funds on climate-related shareholder resolutions.
Towards an effective climate policy | Milieudefensie
Nov 05, 2008 - A climate policy toolkit for banks (in English)
Policy, practice, pride and prejudice
Jul 03, 2007 - Mileudefensie: Review of legal, environmental and social practices of oil palm plantation companies of the Wilmar Group in Sambas District, West Kalimantan (Indonesia).
Investing in climate change: Dutch banks compared | Friends of the Earth Netherlands - Milieudefensie
Jun 09, 2007 - The report compares financed CO2 emissions by six Dutch banks (ABN AMRO , ING, Rabobank, Fortis, Triodos and ASN bank). The research results in the Climate Performance Index 2007.
Climate Change Litigation Cases: Analyses of Issues to be Addressed | Friends of the Earth Netherlands - Milieudefensie
Mar 01, 2007 - Analysis of 11 climate litigation cases in the US, Germany and Australia, based on public law, civil law and international law
Investing in Climate Change: the role of Dutch banks | Milieudefensie
Jun 07, 2006 - Milieudefensie report that describes how Dutch banks are investing in climate change both through the direct emissions of their organisation as the indirect emissions of their investments.
People, Planet, Palm Oil?
Mar 12, 2006 - A Millieudefensie Report. Review of the oil palm and forestry investment policies adopted in 2001 by ABN Amro, FMO, Fortis, ING, and Rabobank. A second part gives recommendations to banks and the government on responsible investment policies and practices.
Netwerk Vlaanderen
Ending harmful investments | Netwerk Vlaanderen
Jun 11, 2008 - Report on investment policies related to oppressive regimes, labour rights abuses, military arms industry, and livelihoods at risk.
Beleggers op hete koelen: Een kritische doorlichting van de klimaatfondsen op de Belgische markt (in Dutch) | Netwerk Vlaanderen
May 01, 2008 - Investors on hot coals: Banks that offer so-called sustainable climate funds are all too often hiding the reality from investors. Some of these funds include investments in nuclear power, agrofuels, the arms industry or companies that abuse human rights.
Too risky for business | Netwerk Vlaanderen
Nov 06, 2007 - Financial Institutions and Uranium Weapons. A briefing paper by ICBUW - Netwerk Vlaanderen - BankTrack, november 2007
Banks (dis)armed | Netwerk Vlaanderen
Feb 21, 2007 - Report on results of campaign 'My money, clear conscience' on Belgium bank involvement in weapons production and trade
Where do you draw the line? | Netwerk vlaanderen
Sep 14, 2006 - Report reveals links between five bank groups and companies involved in serious violations of human rights.
Banks Disarm(ed) | Netwerk vlaanderen
May 01, 2005 - Netwerk Vlaanderen report on results of campaign 'My money, clear conscience' on Belgium bank involvement in weapons production and trade
Banken ontwapent | Netwerk Vlaanderen
Apr 01, 2005 - Dutch version. Report on results of campaign 'My money, clear conscience' on Belgium bank involvement in controversial weapons production and trade
Pacific Environment
Platform
Cashing in on Coal: RBS, UK Banks and the Global Coal Industry | Kevin Smith/PLATFORM
Aug 01, 2008 - This report examines the role in the last two years of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), HSBC and Barclays in providing and arranging the financial means to the coal industry to extract and burn vast quantities of coal. Published by NGOs PLATFORM, BankTrack, Friends of the Earth - Scotland, People & Planet, Scottish Education and Action for Development, Stop Climate Chaos
The Kashagan Stichup | Greg Muttitt/PLATFORM
Jan 15, 2008 - Update to the Hellfire Economics briefing paper. Pubilshed by PLATFORM (UK), Center Globus (Kazakhstan), CEE Bankwatch Network (Central & Eastern Europe), Friends of the Earth Europe, Campagna per la Riforma della BancaMondiale (Italy), Crude Accountability (USA), Amis de la Terre (France)
Hellfire Economics: Multinational companies and the contract dispute over Kashagan, the world’s largest undeveloped oilfield | Greg Muttitt / PLATFORM
Dec 10, 2007 - Briefing paper pubilshed by NGOs PLATFORM, Center Globus, CEE Bankwatch Network, Friends of the Earth Europe, Campagna per la Riforma della BancaMondiale, Crude Accountability and Amis de la Terre
Kashagan Sept 2007 Fact findings mission Final Report | Darek Urbaniak (FOE Europe), Elena Gerebizza (CRBM Italy), Gwenael Wasse (FOE France), Manana Kochladze (CEE Bankwatch)
Dec 05, 2007 - Based on direct information from local NGOs, research, results from a fact finding mission and spurred on by the lack of monitoring activities carried out on behalf or by any relevant international institutions, governments or financial institutions, this Report aims to increase awareness about possible negative impacts of the Kashagan oil field development among the public in European countries and to provide support to local NGOs in Kazakhstan.
The Oil & Gas Bank - RBS & the financing of climate change | Mika Minio-Paluello / PLATFORM, BankTrack, Friends of the Earth - Scotland, nef (new economics foundation), People & Planet
Mar 12, 2007 - The report examines the emissions embedded in RBS financing of major oil and gas projecs, with case studies.
Turbo-charging Investor Sovereignty: Investment Agreements and Corporate Colonialism | PLATFORM / Corner House
Jul 07, 2005 - A report on investment agreements and corporate colonialism.
Shell in Nigeria. Oil and gas reserves crisis and political risks: Shared concerns for investors and producer-communities | Platform, Friends of the Earth, Christian Aid and Stakeholder Democracy network
Jun 07, 2004 - A briefing for Shell stakeholders
Disaster in the pipeline: Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan | Greg Muttitt / PLATFORM
May 01, 2004 - The $3.6 billion BTC pipeline project gave banks an early test of their implementation of the Equator Principles – a test which they comprehensively failed.
Principal Objections: Analysis of the Sakhalin II oil and gas project’s compliance with the Equator Principles | PLATFORM
Apr 01, 2004 - Based on evaluation by Pacific Environment of Sakhalin II project compliance with World Bank Group standards
Profundo
Rainforest Action Network
Setem
The Corner House
Urgewald
Weed
Wise
Wwf Uk