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On International Forests Day, new briefing paper urges banks and financiers to exclude harmful financing that negatively impacts primary and vulnerable secondary forests

In recognition of International Forests Day, a new briefing paper, co-published by Friends of the Earth US, Environmental Paper Network, Biofuel Watch, Dogwood Alliance, and TuK Indonesia, calls on banks and financiers to prohibit direct and indirect financing to activities and projects which harm intact primary and vulnerable secondary forests. The paper, called “Protecting biodiversity…

2023-03-21 | Friends of the Earth US

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On International Forests Day, new briefing paper urges banks and financiers to exclude harmful financing that negatively impacts primary and vulnerable secondary forests

2023-03-21 | Friends of the Earth US

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NEW DATA: RBC fossil fuel expansion, extreme energy financing surpassed CAD$10.8 billion in 2022

Ahead of RBC’s April 5 AGM, bank’s fossil fuel financing surges in largest jump since Paris Climate Agreement adoption

2023-03-21 | Indigenous lands of the Anishinabewaki ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐗᑭ, Wendake-Nionwentsïo, Ho-de-no-sau-nee-ga (Haudenosaunee), Mississauga, and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation peoples (so-called, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) | Stand.earth

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Who dares to finance Eni and Exxon’s dangerous Rovuma gas plans in Mozambique?

Two banks made clear they will avoid financing Rovuma LNG, but plenty remain in the frame.

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2023-03-20 | BankTrack, Justiça Ambiental (JA!)/Friends of the Earth Mozambique, Les Amis de la Terre France, ReCommon

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Climate plans of large Dutch banks, insurers and pension funds fall seriously short

2023-03-20 | Fair Finance Guide Netherlands

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Briefing: The role of financial institutions in decarbonising the steel sector

Financial Institutions must push steelmakers towards the right technologies

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2023-03-17 | Reclaim Finance

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Mozambique shows how JPMorgan Chase and other banks back war and climate chaos

New Banking on Climate Chaos case study

2023-03-16 | BankTrack, Justiça Ambiental (JA!)/Friends of the Earth Mozambique, Rainforest Action Network

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New ING policy could spark bank shift away from financing oil and gas infrastructure

Dutch bank excludes financing for oil and gas infrastructure dedicated to new fields, although important gaps remain.

2023-03-14 | BankTrack

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Credit Suisse announces 'Say on Climate' plan - ShareAction response

Credit Suisse commits to new sectoral targets for cutting emissions, but fails to close key loopholes in fossil fuel policy

2023-03-14 | ShareAction

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Global Witness calls on financiers to stop bankrolling rainforest beef, after official audit reflects findings about JBS

2023-03-14 | Global Witness

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Rosebank

United Kingdom | project

Jadar lithium mine

Serbia | project

Nigeria LNG

Nigeria | project

Enviva

United States | company

Mozambique LNG

Mozambique | project

East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)

Uganda | project

Rovuma LNG

Mozambique | project

JBS

Brazil | company

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Credit Suisse

Switzerland

In the midst of a state-backed takeover by UBS.

Raiffeisen Bank International

Austria

The largest international bank remaining in Russia, resisting calls to withdraw. Now added to Ukraine's International Sponsors of War list.

Nordea

Finland

On 23 March, Nordea will host its annual general meeting. For more information see here.

ING

Netherlands

New policy restricting midstream oil & gas finance; but also just financed a controversial gas pipeline.

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