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2020-03-21 | New York/Amsterdam | Environmental Paper Network

Global Finance Sector Failing to Apply Conservation Criteria to Pulp and Paper Funding

New Report Reveals Global Banks Funneled $2.7 Trillion into Fossil Fuels Since Paris Climate Agreement, with Financing on the Rise Each Year

Banking on Climate Change – Fossil Fuel Finance Report Card 2020

2020-03-18 | Nijmegen | BankTrack, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Rainforest Action Network, Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club

Lloyds, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Société Générale among the poorest performers in BankTrack ranking, alongside Canadian and Chinese banks

4 out of 5 banks failing on human rights, new BankTrack Human Rights Benchmark shows

2019-11-26 | BankTrack

2019-06-25 | Nijmegen | BankTrack

BankTrack 2019 Human Rights Benchmark: criteria and scope announced

World's top banks have poured $1.9 trillion into fossil fuel financing since the Paris Agreement was adopted, with financing on the rise each year

Banking on Climate Change – Fossil Fuel Finance Report Card 2019

2019-03-20 | Nijmegen, the Netherlands | BankTrack, Honor the Earth, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club

2019-03-20 | Desmogblog.com

Global Banks, Led by JPMorgan Chase, Invested $1.9 Trillion in Fossil Fuels Since Paris Climate Pact

Few banks acknowledge relation between fossil fuels and climate breakdown

Banks massively financing fossil fuels unclear about future of ... fossil fuels

2018-12-20 | Nijmegen

Despite 2017 being the costliest year on record for weather disasters, new report reveals that banks increased extreme fossil fuel financing last year, led by a more than doubling in lending to tar sands companies and pipelines.

Report finds major banks ramped up fossil fuel financing to $115 billion in 2017

2018-03-28 | Nijmegen, the Netherlands | BankTrack, Honor the Earth, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club

The Chinese government has become an unexpected leader in pushing for new green credit policies, but are Chinese banks doing their part to keep the belt and road initiative green?

Investing in a Green Belt and Road? Assessing the Implementation of China’s Green Credit Guidelines Abroad

2017-12-13 | Friends of the Earth US

2017-08-01 | Mandy Haggith – Environmental Paper Network

Financiers of pulp and paper industry projects will cause environmental and social harm, says new report

Social conflict and environmental destruction are rife in its operations

Call for banks to divest from APRIL

2014-12-10 | Nijmegen | BankTrack, Mandy Haggith – Environmental Paper Network

New research finds inadequate reporting on human rights impacts, and failure to establish mechanisms to allow complaints.

Banks not yet living up to UN human rights principles, finds BankTrack

2014-12-02 | Geneva | BANKTRACK

2014-10-29 | Nijmegen | BankTrack

'Record year' for bank coal financing as latest UN climate warning looms

2013-07-24 | Melbourne | Market Forces

Australian coal projects could be ineligible to receive Chinese finance

2010-08-03 | China Dialogue

Time to volunteer

2010-06-09 | Xinhua | China Daily

Agricultural Bank of China's IPO plan approved

International banks must take responsibility in advocating for better standards

Chinese banks need to catch up on environmental policies

2007-05-09 | San Fransisco, Utrecht | Friends of the Earth US

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2020-04-03 00:00:00 | Agricultural Bank of China

2020-04-03 00:00:00

CSR report 2019

New Report Reveals Global Banks Funneled $2.7 Trillion into Fossil Fuels Since Paris Climate Agreement, with Financing on the Rise Each Year

2020-03-18 00:00:00

Banking on Climate Change Fossil Finance Report 2020

2020-03-18 00:00:00 | BankTrack, Rainforest Action Network, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club

2019-12-10 00:00:00 | BankTrack

2019-12-10 00:00:00

Letter from BankTrack to Agricultural Bank of China on the bank's progress on its fossil fuel finance since COP24

2019-03-31 00:00:00 | Agricultural Bank of China

2019-03-31 00:00:00

CSR report 2018

2019-03-29 00:00:00 | Agricultural Bank of China

2019-03-29 00:00:00

Annual report 2018

2018-11-22 00:00:00 | Agricultural Bank of China

2018-11-22 00:00:00

Modern Slavery Statement 2018

2018-10-16 00:00:00 | BankTrack and 120 organisations

2018-10-16 00:00:00

Letter from BankTrack and 120 organisations to Agricultural Bank of China on Demands FBNT campaign

2018-05-09 00:00:00 | Agricultural Bank of China

2018-05-09 00:00:00

Annual Report 2017

2018-05-09 00:00:00 | Agricultural Bank of China

2018-05-09 00:00:00

CSR report 2017

2017-11-24 00:00:00 | 30 Indonesian NGOs

2017-11-24 00:00:00

Letter from 30 Indonesian NGOs to PT RAPP financiers on current situation of PT RAPP (APRIL's main supplier)

An Assessment of Bank Policies for Financing Pulp and Paper

2017-08-01 00:00:00

In the Red

2017-08-01 00:00:00 | Environmental Paper Network

2017-03-31 00:00:00 | Agricultural Bank of China

2017-03-31 00:00:00

CSR report 2016

2017-03-31 00:00:00 | Agricultural Bank of China

2017-03-31 00:00:00

Annual report 2016

2016-09-01 00:00:00 | BankTrack

2016-09-01 00:00:00

Green Paper, Red lines

Chinese version

2016-07-26 00:00:00 | Agricultural Bank of China

2016-07-26 00:00:00

Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2015

2016-06-30 00:00:00 | Agricultural Bank of China

2016-06-30 00:00:00

Annual Report 2015

Benchmarking Banks against the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

2016-06-30 00:00:00

Banking with Principles? Second Edition June 2016

2016-06-30 00:00:00 | BankTrack

Requirements for pulp and paper industry finance

2016-06-02 00:00:00

Green Paper, Red Lines

2016-06-02 00:00:00 | BankTrack, Environmental Paper Network

2015-09-28 00:00:00 | Agricultural Bank of China

2015-09-28 00:00:00

Green Bond Management Statement

2015-05-01 00:00:00 | Agricultural Bank of China

2015-05-01 00:00:00

Corporate Social responsibility Report 2014

2015-03-24 00:00:00 | Agricultural Bank of China

2015-03-24 00:00:00

Annual Report 2014

2014-12-10 00:00:00 | EPN

2014-12-10 00:00:00

Letter from EPN to Banks investing in April on APRIL

Benchmarking Banks against the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

2014-12-02 00:00:00

Banking with Principles?

2014-12-02 00:00:00 | BankTrack

Assessing the implementation of China's Green Credit Guidelines

2014-11-25 00:00:00

Going out, but going green?

2014-11-25 00:00:00 | BankTrack, Friends of the Earth US

2014-07-02 00:00:00 | Agricultural Bank of China

2014-07-02 00:00:00

Agricultural Bank of China Limited Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2013

2014-05-01 00:00:00 | Agricultural Bank of China

2014-05-01 00:00:00

2013 Annual Report

2013-11-25 00:00:00 | Green Watershed

2013-11-25 00:00:00

Green Credit Footprint of Chinese banks (2008-2012)

-Chinese version-

2013-01-01 00:00:00 | Agricultural Bank of China

2013-01-01 00:00:00

2012 CSR Report

2013-01-01 00:00:00 | Agricultural Bank of China

2013-01-01 00:00:00

Annual Report 2012

2012-11-26 00:00:00 | Green Watershed

2012-11-26 00:00:00

Environmental report on Chinese banks 2011

-English summary-

2012-11-06 00:00:00 | BankTrack et al.

2012-11-06 00:00:00

Letter from BankTrack et al. to various financial institutions on APP

2012-06-20 00:00:00 | IKV Pax Christi & FairFin

2012-06-20 00:00:00

Worldwide investments in Cluster munitions, a shared responsibility

2012-04-18 00:00:00 | Green Watershed

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Environmental Report on Chinese Banks (2011)

-Chinese version-

2012-03-28 00:00:00 | Green Watershed

2012-03-28 00:00:00

Executive Summary of Environmental Report on Chinese Banks (2011)

bank documents

2012-02-24 00:00:00

Notice of the CBRC on Issuing the Green Credit Guidelines

2012-02-24 00:00:00 | China Banking Regulatory Commission

2011-08-29 00:00:00 | Green Watershed

2011-08-29 00:00:00

民间环保组织就陆良化工铬污染事件致16家中资上市银行的公开信（Chinese）

2011-08-29 00:00:00 | Green Watershed

2011-08-29 00:00:00

An Open Letter from a Coalition of Environmental NGOs to 16 Chinese banks Regarding the Chromium Pollution Incident in Luliang(English)

2011-06-24 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth US

2011-06-24 00:00:00

China Sustainable Finance Newsletter #12 -English-

Agricultural Bank of China Cluster Munitions Investments

2011-05-25 00:00:00 | Netwerk Vlaanderen & IKV Pax Christi

2011-01-05 00:00:00 | Agricultural Bank of China

2011-01-05 00:00:00

Statement on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing

2010-11-29 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth US

2010-11-29 00:00:00

China Sustainable Finance Newsletter #10 -English-

2010-09-01 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth US

2010-09-01 00:00:00

China Sustainable Finance newsletter #9 -English-

Credit where its due (2)

2010-07-26 00:00:00 | Adina Matisoff, Foe US

Credit where its due (1)

2010-07-26 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth US

EPN assessment of policies against 14 minimum criteria - Agricultural Bank of China

Environmental Paper Network (EPN) evaluated the policies of 68 major financiers of the pulp and paper industry against 14 absolute minimum criteria that all financial institutions should require their clients, investments and business partners to respect in order to reduce social and environmental risks.

https://environmentalpaper.org/agricultural-bank-of-china/

Policies

Voluntary initiatives

Agricultural Bank of China has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:

China Green Credit Directive
Global Reporting Initiative
Green Bond Principles
ISO 26000

Investment policies

The Agricultural Bank of China has no publicly available investment policies, nor has it a webpage on corporate social responsibility.

2018 In the bank's 2018 CSR report it stated on Strategic planning of social responsibility: "Being a model for serving the real economy, saving resources, protecting the environment and operating in accordance with the law and with integrity."

2017 In its 2017 CSR Report, under 'Responsibility Management' it mentions: ABC has established and optimized its social responsibility management system, and continuously implemented management rules including the Agricultural Bank of China Guidelines for Social Responsibility, Agricultural Bank of China Indicator System for Social Responsibility and Agricultural Bank of China Guidelines for Public Welfare Projects. Led by the corporate culture department of the Head Office, all departments of the Head Office and its branches have specific positions to oversee daily CSR work.

As key topics the bank identifies:

Serving 'Sannong'
Supporting the national economy and people's livelihoods
Promoting ecological progress
Striving for excellent quality
Employee progression
Promoting social harmony

ABC relates these topics to the Sustainable Development Goals, specificially SDG 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13.

'Environment' is also stated as a stakeholder in the 2017 CSR report. Under 'Responsibility Policies' ABC states: ABC will unswervingly undertake the five major tasks of serving the real economy, preventing and controlling financial risks, promoting business transformation, deepening reform and comprehensively strengthening Party self-discipline. ABC will also serve the national policies of fighting “three critical battles” on forestalling and defusing major risks, targeted poverty alleviation, and addressing pollution, striving to build a world-class commercial banking corporation.

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