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Campaigners cast guerilla projection onto ING HQ demanding end to coal bonds

The Netherlands’ largest fossil bank told to end bond finance for coal giant Glencore

BankTrack, ING Fossielvrij, Toxic Bonds Network, and the Artivist Network are calling on ING to stop facilitating any new bonds issued by Glencore - the largest private coal mining company in the world. (1) Yesterday evening, activists cast a guerilla projection onto ING’s headquarters in Amsterdam, stating “ING do your thing: Deny debt to Glencore”, and “Proudly…

2024-09-05 | Artivist Network, ING Fossielvrij, Julia Hovenier – BankTrack, Toxic Bonds Network

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Campaigners cast guerilla projection onto ING HQ demanding end to coal bonds

The Netherlands’ largest fossil bank told to end bond finance for coal giant Glencore

2024-09-05 | Artivist Network, ING Fossielvrij, Julia Hovenier – BankTrack, Toxic Bonds Network

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112 civil society organizations urge banks to take immediate action on biodiversity crisis

Letter to the CEOs of all major global banks

2024-08-29 | Nijmegen | BankTrack

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Swiss watchdog accepts human rights complaint against UBS Bank over private prison investments

2024-08-28 | New York and Nijmegen | BankTrack, Coalition for Immigrant Freedom, Worth Rises

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How Frontline Communities in Papua New Guinea are resisting a new LNG terminal that threatens water, land, and livelihoods

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2024-08-20 | BankTrack, Centre for Environmental Law and Community Rights (CELCOR), Rainforest Action Network, Reclaim Finance

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Breaking: CommBank formally walks away from climate wrecking clients

While ANZ, NAB and Westpac gear up to loan hundreds of millions more to one of Australia’s most notorious climate wreckers

2024-08-14 | Market Forces

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Frontline communities take the stage at bank AGM’s

AGMs remain crucial for community grievances, while executives seek to limit activist shareholder participation

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2024-07-30 | Nijmegen, The Netherlands | Deniz Ozkil – BankTrack

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BankTrack’s set to publish 2024 Global Human Rights Benchmark in November

50 of the world’s largest banks were invited to provide feedback on draft assessments of their human rights disclosures

2024-07-23 | Nijmegen, Netherlands | Giulia Barbos – BankTrack

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Gulf Coast residents and major organizations call on financial institutions to phase out financing of LNG projects in the Rio Grande Valley

“We will hold any financial institutions that choose to support these projects accountable for such impacts.”

2024-07-22 | New York City | Sierra Club

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Banks fail to substantially respond to communities impacted by ArcelorMittal on climate and human rights concerns

2024-07-18 | BankTrack, Fair Steel Coalition, Reclaim Finance, SteelWatch

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Commonwealth Bank

Australia

In August, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia declared it has made the decision to no longer provide finance to oil and gas producing companies that don’t have a Paris-aligned transition plan.

UBS

Switzerland

The Swiss National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines this week accepted a complaint from BankTrack and partners concerning UBS' exposure to US private prison companies.

Mizuho Financial Group

Japan

Mizuho ranks #2 as the worst financier of fossil fuels. Mizuho increased its financing commitments for all fossil fuels between 2022 and 2023 from $35.4 billion to $37 billion.

JPMorgan Chase

United States

In 2023, JPMorgan Chase ranks #1 as the worst financier of fossil fuels. The bank increased its financing from $38.7 billion in 2022 to $40.8 billion in 2023.

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