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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

2019-03-19 | Rey Edward – Friends of the Earth

Unlike its peers, Bank of China shows some interest in working with civil society on controversial Indonesian dam

2019-03-14 | The Jakarta Post

Bank of China to evaluate Batang Toru hydropower plant project

The bank's public response to the international day of action on Bank of China's finance for Batang Toru

Bank of China’s Notes on the Hydroelectric Dam Project in Batang Toru of Indonesia

2019-03-04 | Bank of China

Bank of China - financed Batang Toru dam threatens the Tapanuli Orangutan’s shrinking forest home

As Beijing Looks to Lead on Biodiversity, China-backed Hydropower Threatens to Wipe Out the Rarest Great Ape on Earth

2019-03-03 | International Rivers

Environmentalists from the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) staged a rally in front of the Bank of China office in Jakarta on Friday in protest against a dam construction project in Batang Toru district, South Tapanuli, North Sumatra.

Save Orangutans

2019-03-02 | Jakarta Post

Activists in Jakarta and cities around the world staged protests outside Bank of China branches and Chinese diplomatic missions on March 1.

Protests flare as pressure mounts on dam project in orangutan habitat

2019-03-01 | Mongabay

2019-01-17 | Paris, France | Les Amis de la Terre

Trans Adriatic Pipeline: France provides massive financial support to controversial gas project

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 | Claire Hamlett – BankTrack

Japanese banks top lenders, Chinese banks top underwriters; US companies biggest institutional investors in the coal plant pipeline

COP24: New research reveals the banks and investors financing the expansion of the global coal plant fleet

2018-12-05 | Katowice, Poland | BankTrack, urgewald

2018-05-03 | The Conversation

China-backed Sumatran dam threatens the rarest ape in the world

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

2018-01-23 | The Daily Sabah

Bank of China looks to finance infrastructure projects in Turkey

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

2017-12-05 | Market Forces

Chinese banks rule out Carmichael coal mine!

2017-11-16 | Chain Reaction Research

The Chain: Paradise Papers Links APRIL’s Tax Avoidance to Deforestation and Banks, Could Impact USD 500 Million Loan

Tribal Nations based in Minnesota oppose the project and the Minnesota Department of Commerce has condemned it

Indigenous Groups Lead Movement to Call on Banks to Drop Enbridge’s Controversial Line 3 Pipeline

2017-09-21 | Minneapolis, MN | Honor the Earth, Rainforest Action Network

2017-08-01 | Environmental Paper Network

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

- Oil traders Trafigura and Vitol received over $100 billion in loans since 2012
- Of 26 banks contacted, not one has pressured companies over toxic fuel exports to Africa

Banks provide billions for Dirty Diesel traders while failing to act on human rights, says new briefing

2017-05-23 | Nijmegen | BankTrack

Financial sector under the spotlight in new international push to protect forests and forest communities

New online platform reveals banks and investors financing companies linked to tropical forest loss in Southeast Asia

2016-09-06 | Singapore | Rainforest Action Network

2016-02-16 | Nijmegen | BankTrack

New BankTrack Human Rights Impact Briefing: Labour standards violations in IOI Corporation’s Malaysian plantations

2016-02-16 | Nijmegen | BankTrack

New BankTrack Human Rights Impact Briefing: Labour standards violations in IOI Corporation’s Malaysian plantations

Chinese banks funding rainforest destruction in Indonesia

2015-02-18 | Mongabay

2015-02-17 | BankTrack Blog

Banks lend almost $2bn to “Indonesia’s biggest forest destroyer”

Social conflict and environmental destruction are rife in its operations

Call for banks to divest from APRIL

2014-12-10 | Nijmegen | BankTrack, 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

The failure to respond to an NGO letter challenging investment in the Mirador mining project has played to Ecuadorian fears about China's growing clout

Chinese banks ignore pleas of Ecuador mining campaigners

2014-05-14 | Beijing | China Dialogue

2013-07-24 | Melbourne | Market Forces

Australian coal projects could be ineligible to receive Chinese finance

NGOs present groundbreaking research on banks’ involvement in coal financing

Bankrolling Climate Change

2011-11-30 | Durban | urgewald, Earthlife, BankTrack and groundWork

2011-09-06 | Bangkok | Finance GreenWatch

China digs in conflict-ridden Burma for oil and gas

2011-07-11 | Kunming, China | Green Watershed

Chinese NGOs Rank the Country’s Major Financiers, Launch Sustainability Benchmarking of Chinese Commercials Banks

2010-08-03 | China Dialogue

Time to volunteer

New website exposes nuclear secrets of commercial banks

BankTrack calls on banks to stop funding nuclear power

2010-05-26 | Nijmegen, the Netherlands | BankTrack

New report evaluates quality of investment policies of 49 banks; more policies in place, overall quality below what is required

BankTrack calls upon banks to Close the Gap on investment policies

2010-04-27 | Nijmegen, the Netherlands | BankTrack

2009-08-01 | Beijing | Green Watershed, Global Environmental Institute and other Chinese NGOs

Chinese NGOs announce the second Green Banking Innovation Award

2009-08-01 | 中国北京 | Friends of the Earth US

民间环保团体评出第二届绿色银行创新奖

Shows potential way forward for global financial regulators

China adopts sustainable lending laws

2008-11-20 | US and Netherlands | Friends of the Earth US

2008-11-20 | US and Netherlands | Friends of the Earth US

中国采纳可持续借贷法规

为全球金融监管者指引潜在前进方向

New Report Shows Ten Perspectives on How Financial Institutions Can Protect the Environment

New Financiers and the Environment

2008-05-15 | Berkeley | International Rivers

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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2019-04-01 00:00:00 | Bank of China

2019-04-01 00:00:00

Annual report 2018

Date listed represents date as accessed on website

2019-04-01 00:00:00

Environmental policy

2019-04-01 00:00:00 | Bank of China Hong Kong

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

2019-03-29 00:00:00

CSR report 2018

2018-12-05 00:00:00 | BankTrack

2018-12-05 00:00:00

Coal plant developers: 2018 research analysis

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

2018-10-16 00:00:00

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

2018-05-03 00:00:00 | Bank of China Hong Kong

2018-05-03 00:00:00

Corporate Social Responsibility Policy

2018-05-01 00:00:00 | Bank of China

2018-05-01 00:00:00

Annual report 2017

2018-03-29 00:00:00 | Bank of China

2018-03-29 00:00:00

CSR report 2017

2018-02-28 00:00:00 | Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

2018-02-28 00:00:00

How banks contribute to human rights violations: responses to the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

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)

2017-09-20 00:00:00 | Greenpeace

2017-09-20 00:00:00

Problematic pipelines: Investor risk from bank financing of tar sands pipelines

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

2017-06-13 00:00:00 | RAN, TuK Indonesia & Profundo

2017-06-13 00:00:00

Japanese and Malaysian banks and investors continue to pump billions of dollars into forest-risk companies, without adequate environmental and social safeguards

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

2017-03-31 00:00:00

Annual report 2016

2017-03-27 00:00:00 | RAN, TuK & Profundo

2017-03-27 00:00:00

Financiers of IOI and Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) face material ESG risks from failure to respect land tenure rights

2016-11-07 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network

2016-11-07 00:00:00

Protecting the Leuser Ecosystem

A Shared Responsibility

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

2016-09-01 00:00:00

Green Paper, Red lines

Chinese version

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

2016-03-30 00:00:00 | Bank of China

2016-03-30 00:00:00

Annual Report 2015

2016-03-30 00:00:00 | Bank of China

2016-03-30 00:00:00

CSR Report 2015

2016-02-16 00:00:00 | BankTrack

2016-02-16 00:00:00

Human Rights Impact Briefing #1:Labour standards violations in IOICorporation’s Malaysian plantations

2015-04-22 00:00:00 | Bank of China

2015-04-22 00:00:00

CSR Report 2014

2015-03-25 00:00:00 | Bank of China

2015-03-25 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

bank documents

2014-05-14 00:00:00

Financing of environmental projects and Swedish clean technology

A co-operation between Swedish Export Credit Corporation and Bank of China

2014-05-14 00:00:00 | Swedish Export Credit Corporation and Bank of China

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

2014-01-01 00:00:00

Annual Report 2013

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

2013-11-25 00:00:00

Green Credit Footprint of Chinese banks (2008-2012)

-Chinese version-

2013-03-26 00:00:00 | Bank of China

2013-03-26 00:00:00

Annual Report 2012 (English)

2013-03-26 00:00:00 | Bank of China

2013-03-26 00:00:00

Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2012 (Chinese)

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

2012-04-18 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)

2011-07-06 00:00:00 | Green Watershed

2011-07-06 00:00:00

Environmental Record of Chinese Banks 2010

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

2011-06-24 00:00:00

China Sustainable Finance Newsletter #12 -English-

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

2011-05-25 00:00:00

Bank of China Cluster Munition Investments

2011-04-12 00:00:00 | 于晓刚，绿色流城

2011-04-12 00:00:00

中国银行业环境记录2010

2011-03-08 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth US

2011-03-08 00:00:00

China Sustainable Finance Newsletter #11 -English-

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-

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

2010-07-26 00:00:00

Credit where its due (2)

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

2010-07-26 00:00:00

Credit where its due (1)

2010-04-29 00:00:00 | Green Watershed

2010-04-29 00:00:00

Chinese Banks Report -Chinese-

Benchmarking investment policies of international banks

2010-04-27 00:00:00

Close the Gap

2010-04-27 00:00:00 | BankTrack

2010-03-26 00:00:00 | Southern weekend

2010-03-26 00:00:00

中资银行：谁比谁更绿民间报告首度披露14 家中资上市银行绿色信贷现状

2010-03-24 00:00:00 | Green Watershed

2010-03-24 00:00:00

Chinese Banking Industry Environmental Record (NGO analysis) - Executive Summary

2010-03-18 00:00:00 | Bank of China

2010-03-18 00:00:00

Bank of China Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2009 (Chinese only)

2009-11-17 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth US

2009-11-17 00:00:00

China Sustainable Finance Newsletter #6

2009-08-17 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth US

2009-08-17 00:00:00

China Sustainable Finance Newsletter #5 -English-

2009-05-15 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth US

2009-05-15 00:00:00

China Sustainable Finance Newsletter #4 -English-

2009-03-25 00:00:00 | Greenpeace China

2009-03-25 00:00:00

Green Investment III

2009-03-12 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth US

2009-03-12 00:00:00

China Sustainable Finance Newsletter #3 -English-

2008-11-20 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth-US

2008-11-20 00:00:00

The Green Evolution: Environmental Policies and Practice in the Chinese Banking Sector

2008-11-20 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth-US

2008-11-20 00:00:00

中国采纳可持续借贷法规, 为全球金融监管者指引潜在前进方向

2008-11-20 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth-US

2008-11-20 00:00:00

绿色变革: 中国银行业的环境政策与实践

2008-05-14 00:00:00 | International Rivers

2008-05-14 00:00:00

新的供资方与环境 - New Financiers and the Environment

2008-05-14 00:00:00 | International Rivers

2008-05-14 00:00:00

New Financiers and the Environment

2007-05-09 00:00:00 | FoE US, BankTrack

2007-05-09 00:00:00

Time to go Green; environmental responsibility in the Chinese banking sector

2007-05-07 00:00:00 | FoE US, BankTrack

2007-05-07 00:00:00

Time to Go Green (Chinese)

Policies

Voluntary initiatives

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

Global Reporting Initiative
Guidance on Corporate Governance of Commercial Banks

Investment policies

Bank of China has a corporate social responsibility webpage, which can be viewed here. The bank declared its CSR policy improvements as listed below:

2012 Draft and improvement of credit policies related to environmental protection as well as energy savings and emission reductions, however there was no public announcement.

2011 The bank developed credit policies concerning environment protection and energy-saving and emission-reducing credit. However, the policies were issued as an external file and were not disclosed to public.

2010 In May 2010, the Bank published “Guidelines for Support of Energy-saving and Emission-reducing Credit”, providing systemic guarantees to green credit promotion and development.

2009 The bank published “Credit Policy Guidelines for Support of Energy-saving Emission-Reducing Projects”, as well as an interpretation of the guidelines in the media.

Bank of China's subsidiary Bank of China Hong Kong has published environmental and csr policies on its corporate and social responsibility webpage as listed below.

Year:

Date listed represents date as accessed on website

2019-04-01 00:00:00

Environmental policy

2019-04-01 00:00:00 | Bank of China Hong Kong