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About Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley is an American investment bank, founded in 1935. Morgan Stanley was one of four investment banks that for decades ruled on Wall Street together with Lehman Brothers, Merril Lynch and JPMorgan Chase. The bank's main activities are: institutional securities, wealth management and investment management.

Website http://www.morganstanley.com/
Headquarters
1585 Broadway
NY 10036 New York
United States
CEO/chair Mr. James Gorman
Chairman & CEO
Supervisor
Federal Reserve
Annual reports Annual report 2021
CSR Report 2020
Ownership
listed on NYSE

Morgan Stanley's largest shareholder is Japanese bank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (21.0% information dated Jan 14 2022). Morgan Stanley's complete shareholder structure can be accessed here.

Complaints and grievances

Morgan Stanley does not operate a complaints or grievances channel for individuals or communities that may be adversely affected by the bank's finance.

Stakeholders may raise complaints via the OECD National Contact Points (see OECD Watch guidance).

Related Dodgy Deals

Morgan Stanley 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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Banks and Climate

Bank net zero commitments

BankLast update
Country
Target 2025
Target 2030
Net zero 2050
SBT
NZBA
CCCA
Details
Morgan Stanley
2022-03-03
USA
1000000
United States
Profile
Target 2025
20
Target 2030
Net zero 2050
SBT
NZBA
CCCA
20220303
Last update: 2022-03-03
Explanation

Goal 2025/2030: In November 2021, Morgan Stanley announced 2030 emission reduction targets. The interim targets set goals for 35, 29, and 58 percent reductions by 2030 in “financed emissions lending intensity” from the bank’s auto manufacturing, energy, and power portfolios, respectively. The bank does not set absolute emissions targets. 

Goal 2050: NZBA

References
2020-10-31

Navigating the Transition: Managing Climate Risks and Opportunities: Morgan Stanley’s Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures Report, 2020

2020-10-31 | Morgan Stanley
2020-9-21

Morgan Stanley Announces Commitment to Reach Net-Zero Financed Emissions by 2050

2020-9-21 | Morgan Stanley
2021-4-21

Net Zero Banking Alliance

2021-4-21 | UNEP FI
2021-11-3

Methodology for Morgan Stanley’s 2030 Interim Financed Emissions Targets on the Path to Net-Zero

2021-11-3 | Morgan Stanley
2021-11-3

Morgan Stanley Sets 2030 Emissions Targets, But Fails to Rule Out Financing for Fossil Fuel Expansion

2021-11-3 | Sierra Club
Explanation

This table tracks the net zero pledges and commitments of banks. It shows whether banks have committed to net zero by 2050 and have set an interim emissions reduction goal for 2025 and/or 2030. It also notes banks that have not yet set targets but have pledged to do so in the future, including by joining the Collective Commitment to Climate Action or Net Zero Banking Alliance. Finally, it notes whether banks have (pledged to) set Science-Based Targets. More information and references can be found by expanding the 'details' section of each bank.

  • A blue check mark means the bank has set a target or joined the alliance. A check mark does not mean that the target set by the bank meets any particular standard, just that is has set a target. In case we have identified short comings in the target, for example when it only applies to lending and not underwriting), this is noted in the 'details' section.
  • An orange dash means a bank has pledged to set a target (for example, banks commit to set 2030 and 2050 targets when they join the NZBA), but have not yet actually done so.

Abbreviations:

CCCA = Collective Commitment to Climate Action
NZBA = Net Zero Banking Alliance
SBT = Science-Based Targets

For more details see this page.

Banks and Human Rights

Human Rights Benchmark November 2019

BankLast update
Country
Score
Ranking
Details
Morgan Stanley
USA
5.5
Follower

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United States
Score
Follower
5.5
Explanation

Morgan Stanley's human rights policies, processes and reporting were assessed as part of the BankTrack Human Rights Benchmark in November 2019. The bank is assessed as a Follower, with a total score of 5.5 out of 14.

Policy: 3/3
Due dilligence: 2.5/5
Reporting: 0/3
Remedy: 0/3

Explanation
Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
0 - 3.5 points
4 - 5.5 points
6 - 8.5 points
9 - 14 points
For more details see this page.

Response Tracking

This page evaluates Morgan Stanley's responses to instances of alleged human rights violations linked to its finance, raised by civil society organisations. It is not intended to be exhaustive, but covers selected impacts raised by BankTrack and other civil society partners since 2016. For the full scoring methodology, see here. For more information about BankTrack's evaluation of bank responses to human rights impacts, see the 2021 report "Actions speak louder: assessing bank responses to human rights violations".

Impacts reviewed
Responded?
Total score
Response
Action
Monitoring
East African Crude Oil Pipeline (March 2021)
0
0
0
0
Dodgy Deal profile
Responded?
Total score
0
Dodgy Deal profile
Response
0
Out of 1
Rationale for score
The bank responded stating that it "does not comment publicly on client relationships".
Action
0
Out of 1
Rationale for score
No information available on whether the bank engaged with its client or took appropriate action.
Monitoring
0
Out of 1
Rationale for score
No information available on whether the bank monitored measures taken by its client to address the impacts associated with the project.

IOI Corporation labour standards violations (Feb 2016)
0
0
0
0
Dodgy Deal profile
Responded?
Total score
0
Dodgy Deal profile
Response
0
Out of 1
Rationale for score
The bank publicly responded only to say that they could not comment.
Action
0
Out of 1
Rationale for score
No information available on whether the bank engaged with its client or took appropriate action.
Monitoring
0
Out of 1
Rationale for score
No information available on whether the bank monitored progress.
More info
BankTrack Human Rights Briefing, February 2016

Myanmar: Equity exposure to companies linked to the military regime, October 2021
0
0
0
n/a
Dodgy Deal profile
Responded?
Total score
0
Dodgy Deal profile
Response
0
Out of 1
Rationale for score
The bank did not respond.
Action
0
Out of 1
Rationale for score
No information available on whether the bank engaged with its client or took appropriate action.
Monitoring
n/a
Rationale for score
The impact was not raised over a year ago and therefore is not scored on monitoring progress.
More info
New bank links to Myanmar junta and atrocities found, July 28, 2021

Rio Tinto's Jadar mine, Serbia (Letter, Dec 2021)
0
0
0
n/a
Dodgy Deal profile
Responded?
Total score
0
Dodgy Deal profile
Response
0
Out of 1
Rationale for score
The bank did not respond.
Action
0
Out of 1
Rationale for score
No information available on whether the bank engaged with its client or took appropriate action.
Monitoring
n/a
Rationale for score
The impact was not raised over a year ago and therefore is not scored on monitoring progress.
More info
Letter to financiers of Rio Tinto, December 2021


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စစ်ကောင်စီနဲ့ဆက်စပ်တဲ့ ကုမ္ပဏီ ၁၈ ခုမှာ နိုင်ငံတကာဘဏ် ၉ ခု ပါဝင်ပတ်သက်နေ

(In Burmese) Nine international banks are involved in 18 companies affiliated with the military council
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Rio Grande Valley: Big banks urged not to back high risk fracked-gas export terminals

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Rainforest Action Network Responds to Morgan Stanley Updated Climate and Human Rights Policy

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2019-06-25 | Nijmegen | BankTrack
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US banks pledged to fund renewable energy, but they still spend way more on fossil fuels

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Banking on Climate Change – Fossil Fuel Finance Report Card 2019

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
2019-03-20 | Nijmegen, the Netherlands | BankTrack, Honor the Earth, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club
blog
external news
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Every two weeks a bank, insurer or lender announces new coal restrictions

Major financial institutions restricting coal funding tops 100
2019-02-27 | IEEFA
blog
external news
our news

Six Billion Reasons to Go After the Banks

The case for legal action against the big banks that created and profited from Puerto Rico’s debt crisis
2019-02-20 | Public Accountability Initiative
blog
external news
our news

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

Few banks acknowledge relation between fossil fuels and climate breakdown
2018-12-20 | Nijmegen
blog
external news
our news

Gwich’in Leaders travel to New York to tell banks: Defend the Arctic Refuge

2018-10-29 | Bernadette Demientieff
blog
external news
our news

Alaska Natives Call on Banks to Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge From Drilling

2018-10-26 | Earther
blog
external news
our news

New coal report finds troubling loopholes in existing bank policies

Analysis shows broad compliance with credit exposure reduction commitments – but six biggest US banks still increased coal financing In 2017
2018-08-16 | Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

Think the big banks have abandoned coal? Think again

2018-05-28 | The New York Times
blog
external news
our news

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

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

New report: Towards responsible and inclusive financing of the palm oil sector

2017-11-15 | Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Profundo
blog
external news
our news

Big banks complicit in massive tar sands destruction and pollution through hundreds of billions in financing

2017-11-02 | Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

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
2017-09-21 | Minneapolis, MN | Honor the Earth, Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

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

2017-08-01 | Mandy Haggith – Environmental Paper Network
blog
external news
our news

28 major banks warned not to finance Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

Over 20 Indigenous and environmental groups deliver urgent letter.
2017-06-09 | BankTrack, Rainforest Action Network, others
blog
external news
our news

Energy Transfer: Which banks continue to support the company behind DAPL?

2017-04-06 | Alison Kirsch - Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

Financing of coal industry expansion by top banks undermining Paris Agreement

2016-11-14 | Marrakech, Morocco | BankTrack, Friends of the Earth France, Market Forces, Rainforest Action Network, urgewald
blog
external news
our news

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

Financial sector under the spotlight in new international push to protect forests and forest communities
2016-09-06 | Singapore | Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

New report finds banks betting on climate change

Seventh annual bank finance Report Card reveals major banks poured hundreds of billions into extreme fossil fuels
2016-06-14 | Nijmegen, San Francisco | BankTrack, Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club and Oil Change International
blog
external news
our news

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

2016-02-16 | Nijmegen | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo cut coal financing, join growing movement by banks in U.S. and Europe

Rainforest Action Network calls on banks to end all financing for coal
2015-12-01 | San Francisco | Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

Morgan Stanley Targeted Over Coal Financing

2015-10-12 | Desmog blog
blog
external news
our news

Five Reasons Why Morgan Stanley is RAN’s Next Target Bank on Coal Finance

2015-09-22 | Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

Morgan Stanley pressured to drop coal financing

Rainforest Action Network announces campaign as next major bank targeted since Bank of America coal milestone
2015-09-22 | Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

Call for banks to divest from APRIL

Social conflict and environmental destruction are rife in its operations
2014-12-10 | Nijmegen | BankTrack, Mandy Haggith – Environmental Paper Network
blog
external news
our news

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

New research finds inadequate reporting on human rights impacts, and failure to establish mechanisms to allow complaints.
2014-12-02 | Geneva | BANKTRACK
blog
external news
our news

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

2014-10-29 | Nijmegen | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Report Finds Top Banks Moving Away From Coal: Citigroup and Barclays seen as laggards

Fifth annual coal finance report shows JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo end financing for mountaintop removal coal
2014-04-17 | San Francisco | Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

BankTrack calls for strengthening of Green Bond Principles

Combatting climate change needs real commitments instead of loose guidelines - Banks must urgently curb fossil fuel financing
2014-04-14 | Nijmegen | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Banking on Coal: New BankTrack Report Highlights Bank Complicity in Global Coal Mining Boom

2013-12-12 | RAN
blog
external news
our news

Five banks made £2.2 billion from food speculation in 2010-2012

2013-11-05 | London | World Development Movement
blog
external news
our news

Ignoring Human Rights Abuses and Coal’s Uncertain Future, Big Banks Line Up for Piece of World’s Largest Coal Miner

2013-09-04 | RAN
blog
external news
our news

New Coal Finance Report Card Exposes Risk of Extreme Energy Investments

Banks pump $20 billion into coal despite U.S. coal industry decline and escalating climate impacts
2013-04-29 | San Francisco | Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

US banks risk public health and climate by financing coal

RAN and sierra club detail the “filthy five” banks in third annual “coal Finance report rard”
2012-05-01 | San Francisco, USA | Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

Bankrolling Climate Change

NGOs present groundbreaking research on banks’ involvement in coal financing
2011-11-30 | Durban | urgewald, Earthlife, BankTrack and groundWork
blog
external news
our news

New report card exposes largest financers of mountaintop removal coal mining

2011-04-05 | San Fransisco | Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

New report finds bank Carbon Principles did not curb financing of coal

Rainforest Action Network report finds implementation of the Carbon Principles lacking
2011-01-21 | San Fransisco | Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
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Banks toughen lending rules to coal, PNC & UBS still bucking the trend

Two banks take heat for continuing to fund Massey Energy and mountaintop removal mining
2010-08-27 | United States
blog
external news
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New report card, largest financers of Mountaintop Removal coal mining

PNC, JPMorgan Chase and UBS receive failing grades
2010-05-13 | San Francisco | Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
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NGOs sound warning over one of year's largest IPOs

2010-04-28 | London | Anna Grigoryeva, Platform-London
blog
external news
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BankTrack calls upon banks to Close the Gap on investment policies

New report evaluates quality of investment policies of 49 banks; more policies in place, overall quality below what is required
2010-04-27 | Nijmegen, the Netherlands | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

J.P. Morgan rolls into Calgary

2010-04-05 | Calgary, Canada | Global Investor
blog
external news
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Top financial institutions still invest US$20 billion in cluster bombs

Activists call on banks and pension funds to disinvest from banned weapon
2009-10-29 | London | Netwerk Vlaanderen
blog
external news
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Carbon Principles and Climate Principles will not stop melting of the ice

2009-03-30 | Bonn, Nijmegen | BankTrack
blog
external news
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Global civil society calls on private banks to withdraw support from Bangladesh coal mine

2008-08-21 | San Francisco, USA | International Accountability Project
blog
external news
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“Carbon Principles” Another Nail in Coals Coffin

Growing anti-coal movement forces banks to take first step toward ending coal finance
2008-02-05 | San Francisco | Rainforest Action Network

Documents

Type:
Year:
correspondence
2022-06-03 00:00:00

Letter from BankTrack, 350.org, Bank on our Future and Uplift to 25 banks on Shell's proposed Jackdaw gas field

2022-06-03 00:00:00 | BankTrack, 350.org, Bank on our Future and Uplift
our publications
2022-03-30 00:00:00

Banking on Climate Chaos 2022

Despite ‘net zero’ rhetoric, world’s biggest banks continued to pour billions into fossil fuel expansion in 2021
2022-03-30 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network, BankTrack, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club, urgewald
annual reports
2022-03-29 00:00:00

Annual report 2021

2022-03-29 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
csr policies
2022-03-14 00:00:00

Environmental and Social Policy Statement

2022-03-14 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
ngo documents
2021-12-14 00:00:00

Wall Street's carbon bubble: the global emissions of the US financial sector

2021-12-14 00:00:00 | Sierra Club, Center for American Progress
our publications
2021-12-14 00:00:00

Actions speak louder: Assessing bank responses to human rights violations

2021-12-14 00:00:00 | BankTrack
bank documents
2021-11-03 00:00:00

Methodology for Morgan Stanley’s 2030 Interim Financed Emissions Targets on the Path to Net-Zero

2021-11-03 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
ngo documents
2021-09-23 00:00:00

Drill, baby, drill

How banks, investors and insurers are driving oil and gas expansion in the Arctic
2021-09-23 00:00:00 | Reclaim Finance
ngo documents
2021-08-19 00:00:00

Recipients of the letter about the risk of the anti-environment agenda in the Brazilian Congress

2021-08-19 00:00:00 | BankTrack
annual reports
2021-07-06 00:00:00

CSR Report 2020

2021-07-06 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
ngo documents
2021-05-25 00:00:00

The Big Smoke

The global emissions of the UK financial sector
2021-05-25 00:00:00 | Greenpeace and WWF
our publications
2021-03-24 00:00:00

Banking on Climate Chaos 2021

Fossil Fuel Finance Report
2021-03-24 00:00:00 | BankTrack, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Rainforest Action Network, Reclaim Finance & Sierra Club
annual reports
2021-03-09 00:00:00

Annual report 2020

2021-03-09 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
ngo documents
2021-02-25 00:00:00

Open Letter from over 260 civil society organisations to banks on EACOP

2021-02-25 00:00:00 | 263 CSOs
csr policies
2020-12-31 00:00:00

Environmental and social policy statement

2020-12-31 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
ngo documents
2020-12-10 00:00:00

The money that feeds the cattle

2020-12-10 00:00:00 | Repórter Brasil
annual reports
2020-05-19 00:00:00

Annual report 2019

2020-05-19 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
our publications
2020-03-18 00:00:00

Banking on Climate Change - Fossil Fuel Finance Report 2020

2020-03-18 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network, BankTrack, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club
correspondence
2019-12-10 00:00:00

Letter from BankTrack to Morgan Stanley on the bank's progress on its fossil fuel finance since COP24

2019-12-10 00:00:00 | BankTrack
ngo documents
2019-09-23 00:00:00

Money to Burn

How iconic banks and investors fund the destruction of the world’s largest rainforests
2019-09-23 00:00:00 | Global Witness
csr policies
2019-08-08 00:00:00

Statement on human rights

2019-08-08 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
csr policies
2019-06-10 00:00:00

Modern Slavery Statement

2019-06-10 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanely
ngo documents
2019-05-21 00:00:00

Fool's Gold

The financial institutions bankrolling Europe’s most coal-dependent utilities
2019-05-21 00:00:00 | Europe Beyond Coal
annual reports
2019-04-16 00:00:00

Annual report 2018

2019-04-16 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
annual reports
2019-04-15 00:00:00

CSR report 2018

2019-04-15 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
csr policies
2019-04-01 00:00:00

Policy for corporate social responsibility

2019-04-01 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
csr policies
2019-04-01 00:00:00

Supplier code of conduct

2019-04-01 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
csr policies
2019-03-15 00:00:00

Coal and oil & gas policy statements

2019-03-15 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
csr policies
2018-12-31 00:00:00

Code of conduct

2018-12-31 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
ngo documents
2018-12-10 00:00:00

Bank Policy Matrix

2018-12-10 00:00:00 | Forests & Finance Coalition
correspondence
2018-10-16 00:00:00

Letter from BankTrack and 120 organisations to Morgan Stanley on Demands FBNT campaign

2018-10-16 00:00:00 | BankTrack and 120 organisations
ngo documents
2018-08-31 00:00:00

Banking on coal mining

U.S. banks’ performance against their policies since 2015
2018-08-31 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network
csr policies
2018-05-23 00:00:00

Modern slavery and human trafficking statement

2018-05-23 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
csr policies
2018-04-30 00:00:00

Code of ethics and business conduct

2018-04-30 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
annual reports
2018-04-30 00:00:00

CSR report 2017

2018-04-30 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
annual reports
2018-03-31 00:00:00

Annual Report 2017

2018-03-31 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
ngo documents
2018-02-28 00:00:00

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

2018-02-28 00:00:00 | Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
correspondence
2018-01-12 00:00:00

Letter from Morgan Stanley to Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, BankTrack on How banks contribute to human rights violations

2018-01-12 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
bank documents
2018-01-02 00:00:00

Carbon Neutral by 2022

2018-01-02 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
correspondence
2017-06-06 00:00:00

Letter from RAN and 13 others to 14 banks that underwrote Kinder Morgan Canada IPO on warning to finance the IPO

2017-06-06 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network et al
annual reports
2017-05-22 00:00:00

Annual Report 2016

2017-05-22 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
annual reports
2017-04-30 00:00:00

Sustainability Report 2016

2017-04-30 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
our publications
2016-06-30 00:00:00

Banking with Principles? Second Edition June 2016

Benchmarking Banks against the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
2016-06-30 00:00:00 | BankTrack
our publications
2016-06-14 00:00:00

Shorting the Climate

Fossil Fuel Finance Report Card 2016
2016-06-14 00:00:00 | BankTrack, Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club, Oil Change International
our publications
2016-06-02 00:00:00

Green Paper, Red Lines

Requirements for pulp and paper industry finance
2016-06-02 00:00:00 | BankTrack, Environmental Paper Network
our publications
2016-02-16 00:00:00

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

2016-02-16 00:00:00 | BankTrack
annual reports
2016-01-01 00:00:00

Annual Report 2015

2016-01-01 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
annual reports
2015-07-01 00:00:00

Sustainability Report 2014

2015-07-01 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
annual reports
2015-03-24 00:00:00

Annual Report 2014

2015-03-24 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
ngo documents
2015-02-16 00:00:00

Tycoon-controlled oil palm groups in Indonesia - Executive Summary

2015-02-16 00:00:00 | TuK, Profundo
correspondence
2014-12-10 00:00:00

Letter from EPN to Banks investing in April on APRIL

2014-12-10 00:00:00 | EPN
our publications
2014-12-02 00:00:00

Banking with Principles?

Benchmarking Banks against the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
2014-12-02 00:00:00 | BankTrack
our publications
2014-10-29 00:00:00

Banking on Coal 2014

2014-10-29 00:00:00 | BankTrack
annual reports
2014-05-01 00:00:00

2013 Sustainability Report

2014-05-01 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
annual reports
2014-05-01 00:00:00

Annual Report 2013

2014-05-01 00:00:00 | Morgan Stanley
our publications
2014-04-17 00:00:00

Coal Finance Report Card 2014

Extreme Investments; Extreme Consequences
2014-04-17 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club, BankTrack