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Indigenous Groups Lead Movement to Call on Banks to Drop Enbridge’s Controversial Line 3 Pipeline
Tribal Nations based in Minnesota oppose the project and the Minnesota Department of Commerce has condemned it
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Last update: 2017-09-01 10:58:31
Johan Frijns, BankTrack
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About DNB
DnB head offices in Oslo. Photo: Google Earth/StreetviewDNB, founded in 1822, is Norway’s largest financial services group. The Group consists of brands such as DNB, Vital, Nordlandsbanken, Cresco, Postbanken, DnB NORD and Carlson. The group's activities are primarily focused on Norway. It is one of the world's foremost shipping banks and an international player in the energy sector and the fisheries and seafood industry. At the end of 2016 DNB controlled assets worth NOK 2.653 trillion.
| Website | https://www.dnb.no/en |
| Headquarters |
Dronning Eufemias Gate 30
0191 Oslo
Norway
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| CEO/chair |
Rune Bjerke Group Chief Executive |
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| Annual report | Integrated annual report 2016 |
| Ownership |
listed on Oslo Stock Exchange & Stockholm Stock Exchange
State-owned (34%) and Public shareholders |
Related Dodgy Deals
DNB has been linked to the following "Dodgy Deals", e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. Find out more about dodgy deals here. See the project or company profile for more details on the nature of the bank's link to the Dodgy Deal.
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DNB has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:- Carbon Disclosure Project
- Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
- Equator Principles
- Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
- Global Reporting Initiative
- ISO 14001
- OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
- Principles for Responsible Investment
- UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
- UNEP Finance Initiative
- United Nations Global Compact
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DNB and the Equator Principles
The Equator Principles are a voluntary commitment of banks to try to avoid or minimise the social, environmental and human rights impact of projects they finance. For more information on the Equator Principles see their website here and the campaign page of BankTrack here.
The Equator Principles exist already since 2003. DNB adopted the Equator Principles in 2009.
Reporting on the Equator Principles
DNB must report annually on its implementation of the Equator Principles. All information is supposed to be found here.
- DNB is in compliance with its reporting obligations. The 2015 report can be found here.
Dodgy Deals
DNB is involved in financing the following Equator Principles projects that BankTrack considers controversial.
Equator Principles
Implementation and reporting
DNB is reporting on the implementation here.
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2017
Six banks step away from Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) and backers
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2016
DNB sells stakes in companies involved in Dakota Access Pipeline over indigenous rights concerns
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