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DRC - Uganda: NTSP and Stop EACOP raise concerns over new oil discussions in the Albertine Graben

Governments of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are discussing potentially major oil cooperation behind closed doors without public scrutiny. The coalitions Notre Terre Sans Pétrole (NTSP) and Stop EACOP express their concern over the lack of transparency surrounding this emerging discussions on the transboundary oil cooperation in the Albertine Graben following the joint communiqué…

2026-05-12 | #StopEACOP, Notre Terre Sans Petrole

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DRC - Uganda: NTSP and Stop EACOP raise concerns over new oil discussions in the Albertine Graben

2026-05-12 | #StopEACOP, Notre Terre Sans Petrole

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Communities confront Standard Chartered, HSBC over steel finance at shareholder meetings

“We Are Not Sacrifice Zones": Communities from Mexico, Brazil and Liberia call on banks to end finance for dirty steel

2026-05-11 | BankTrack, Fair Steel Coalition

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A ray of hope for a fossil-free banking sector shines from Santa Marta

The first Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels ended in optimism. Here’s what this means for banks

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2026-04-30 | Santa Marta, Colombia | Camilla Perotti – BankTrack

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European and American banks fund dirty steel with green finance

New Dodgy Deal profile shows US and EU finance for Ternium Mexico risks air pollution and gas expansion despite green label

2026-04-27 | Nijmegen, Netherlands and Monterrey, Mexico | BankTrack, Fair Steel Coalition

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New report: Investing in the Arms Race

The companies building nuclear weapons and their financiers

2026-04-26 | ICAN, PAX

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Banks financing Rio Tinto stay silent on impacts of world’s biggest mining project

25 banks poured USD 30 billion of lending into Rio Tinto, yet most took no action on Simandou’s large-scale impacts

2026-04-23 | Nijmegen, Netherlands and Accra, Ghana | BankTrack, Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA)

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The banks behind Australia’s metallurgical coal boom

New Dodgy Deal profile reveals coal developer BMAs largest financiers

2026-04-22 | BankTrack

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ArcelorMittal Quarterly Risk Briefing: April 2026

2026-04-20 | BankTrack, SteelWatch

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ING confronted on US LNG finance at annual meeting

Frontline communities and campaigners demanded the Dutch bank end all finance for fossil fuel expansion, including LNG across the United States

2026-04-17 | Amsterdam | BankTrack

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Crédit Agricole AGM 2026

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Wed May 20 2026 12:00 AM (UTC) Saint Brieuc, France AGM

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Spotlight

New Briefing: Simandou. Risks to Rio Tinto financiers from the world's biggest iron ore mine 
A new briefing by BankTrack and Advocates for Community Alternatives raises serious concerns over banks’ silence and inaction in the face of the widespread impacts of Guinea's Simandou iron ore project,…

European and American banks fund dirty steel with green finance
New Dodgy Deal profile shows US and EU finance for Ternium Mexico risks air pollution and gas expansion despite green label

Take Action: Demand Banks Stop Funding Petrochemical Expansion
This wave of petrochemical expansion poses a serious risk – and banks like Citi are fueling the crisis.

Target Dodgy Deals

Papua LNG

Papua New Guinea | project

Mozambique LNG

Mozambique | project

JSW Utkal Steel plant and captive coal power station

India | project

CoreCivic

United States | company

Adani Group

India | company

ArcelorMittal

Luxembourg | company

Simandou Iron Ore Project

Guinea | project

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Ternium Pesquería Steel Plant

Mexico | project

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Focus banks

Standard Chartered

United Kingdom

Standard Chartered held its annual general meeting on 7th May; BankTrack and members of the Fair Finance Coalition were present and met with the bank to draw attention to the impacts of the bank's finance for ArcelorMittal in Mexico, Liberia and elsewhere. See the AGM report here.

Banco Santander

Spain

Santander is the main financier of Alpayana, the company behind the planned Ariana copper and zinc mine in Peru, which poses severe threats to Lima's water supply.

UBS

Switzerland

UBS' Annual General Meeting was held on 15th April. Several groups attended inside and outside the AGM highlighting the bank's financial links to ICE contractors, miliyary contractors linked to Palestinian oppression, and fossil fuel expansion. See the AHM report here.

Raiffeisen Bank International

Austria

A recent financial briefing by BankTrack, B4Ukraine and the KSE Institute demonstrates that withdrawing from Russia would actually be cheaper than the losses risked by staying.

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Latest publications

    
    Project Impact Briefing: Risks to Rio Tinto financiers from the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea

                    2026-04-23 00:00:00
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                        BankTrack                    
                                    
    The Business of Leaving: Raiffeisen Bank International and the investment case for exiting Russia

                    2026-04-07 00:00:00
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                        BankTrack, KSE Institute, B4Ukraine                    
                                    
Briefing paper modelling the costs of a full exit from the Russian market for Raiffeisen Bank International

    Financing False Solutions in Steel Decarbonisation 

                    2026-02-11 00:00:00
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                        BankTrack                    
                                    
This report analyses the sustainable finance frameworks of 20 global banks, and which solutions for steel decarbonisation are included. 

    Banking on Biodiversity Collapse 2025

                    2025-11-05 00:00:00
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                        Forests & Finance