BankTrack in the media
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2019-10-28 12:08:48
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Find below a sample of how the work of BankTrack is covered in leading media outlets all over the world.

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Most banks fall short of U.N. human rights principles, BankTrack finds

2019-11-27 | Pensions&Investments
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Most banks fall short of UN human rights principles, BankTrack finds

2019-11-27 | P&I
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Bank of America, Goldman and SocGen singled out for ‘human rights failings’

Pressure group says four out of five banks are ‘failing’ on human rights — though Citi, Barclays and Dutch bank ABN Amro win praise
2019-11-26 | Financial News
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Saudi Aramco IPO: climate change fears cause banks to miss out on millions in fees

2019-11-21 | The Independent
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French banks still funding coal despite finance minister’s plea

2019-11-15 | EurActiv
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Banks set to cash in on the Saudi Aramco IPO want you to know they’re still serious about climate change

2019-11-14 | Fortune
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Why environmental transparency in banking matters

2019-10-25 | Environment Journal
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Banks warned over Saudi Aramco by environmental groups

2019-10-17 | The Guardian
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Santander criticised for investments in Polish coal expansion

2019-10-17 | Environmental Finance
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Banks tout green credentials yet cling to fossil-fuel clients

2019-10-03 | Bloomberg
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RBS urged to end financing of the coal, oil and gas sectors

2019-09-28 | The Herald
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Groups challenge RBS over fossil fuel investments

2019-09-28 | The National
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Lily Cole calls on UK banks to take climate crisis more seriously

2019-09-28 | The Guardian
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Biggest banks sit out new industry climate-goals commitment

2019-09-22 | Bloomberg
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The UN banking principles are welcome – but do they go far enough to stop climate destruction?

2019-09-21 | openDemocracy
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Money is the oxygen on which the fire of global warming burns

2019-09-17 | The New Yorker
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Equator Principles revision under fire from investors and NGOs

2019-09-02 | Environmental Finance
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Imagine UBS becoming carbon neutral

2019-08-05 | Republik
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Japan seeks climate leadership at G-20 summit but can’t kick its coal habit

2019-06-27 | The Washington Post
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It’s not just Barclays – tackling climate change means building a new banking system

2019-05-13 | openDemocracy
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Every penny counts when it comes to climate change

2019-04-24 | Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Climat : les banques investissent toujours plus dans les energies fossiles

2019-04-09 | Reporterre
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‘Time to end the farce about banks and client confidentiality’

Ryan Brightwell of BankTrack argues that people have the right to know who is financing companies that commit human and environmental rights abuses
2019-03-27 | Ethical Corporation
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Banks accused of ‘hiding behind’ client confidentiality

Pressure group finds contradictions and inconsistencies in policies of 'never commenting on specific clients'
2019-03-26 | Financial News London
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Wie Großbanken den Klimawandel begünstigen

2019-03-23 | Handelsblatt
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Banks' fossil fuel funding rises, environmental groups warn

2019-03-21 | S&P Global
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UK environmentalists target Barclays in fossil fuels campaign

2019-03-20 | The Guardian
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Banken finanzieren die Klimakrise

2019-03-20 | taz
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BNP Paribas fund arm plans €1bn coal divestment

French asset manager is latest company to reduce fossil fuel exposure
2019-03-14 | FT
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HSBC faces call to end all new coal power financing

2019-03-06 | Financial Times
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Racketeering lawsuit by Dakota Access developer dismissed

2019-02-14 | The Washington Times
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'Brutal news': global carbon emissions jump to all-time high in 2018

2018-12-05 | The Guardian
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Global Coal Demand Increased In 2017

"...BankTrack.org finds that bank financing for coal did drop in 2016 right after the signing of the Paris Climate Accord only to go back up again in 2017..."
2018-11-15 | Forbes
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CSR: Sending out the wrong message on climate change

2018-10-16 | Euromoney
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Judge says Dakota Access developer can’t sue BankTrack

2018-07-26 | Washington Post
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Nippon Life takes hard line in Japan’s anti-coal finance shift

2018-07-13 | Bloomberg
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Sumitomo Mitsui signals it may curb coal-fired power financing

2018-05-16 | Bloomberg
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Cracks emerge in coal haven as insurers mull funding curbs

2018-05-14 | Bloomberg
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The war on coal is making the world’s top mine owners a lot richer

2018-05-02 | Bloomberg
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Which European banks do the most to stop climate change?

2018-03-29 | EuroNews
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Environmental groups warn banks over 'extreme' fossil fuel exposure

2018-03-29 | S&P Global Market Intelligence
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'Extreme' fossil fuel investments have surged under Donald Trump, report reveals

2018-03-28 | The Guardian
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Bank financing of ‘extreme fossil fuels’ rises 11% to $115bn

2018-03-28 | The Financial Times
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Bank financing of extreme fossil fuel soars, according to damning report

2018-03-28 | The Independent
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Les banques anglo-saxonnes relancent le financement des énergies les plus polluantes

2018-03-28 | Les Echos
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Banken pumpen Milliarden in klimaschädliche Industrien

2018-03-28 | Sueddeutsche Zeitung
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De kritische tegenstem elimineren via een rechtszaak

2018-02-16 | Nederlands Dagblad
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Insurance giant Axa dumps investments in tar sands pipelines

2017-12-12 | The Guardian
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Banks criticised for funding coal deals despite Paris agreement

2017-12-11 | Financial Times
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Equator Principles to get first overhaul since 2013

2017-11-07 | Environmental Finance
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Activists in Johannesburg Join a Global Call to Action: Standard Bank Give the Equator Principles Teeth!

2017-10-26 | AfricaNewsAnalysis
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Pressure rising over indigenous rights at bank sustainability initiative the Equator Principles

2017-10-10 | Responsible Investor
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Energy Transfer suit claims Greenpeace incites eco-terrorism

2017-08-23 | Bloomberg
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Top global banks still lend billions to extract fossil fuels

2017-06-21 | The Guardian
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Milieugroepen dienen klacht in over uitstootbeleid ING

2017-05-08 | Trouw (NL)
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Post-truth reputational risk: the Wells Fargo saga

2017-03-16 | Global Trade Review
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Banktrack resalta reclamo a bancos europeos para que desistan de financiar Punta Catalina por caso Odebrecht

2017-03-10 | Acento
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Dakota-pijplijn krijgt vergunning

Dutch prime time TV program on Dakota Access Pipeline
2017-02-08 | EenVandaag Buitenland
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Deutsche to stop financing for new coal projects

2017-02-01 | Environmental Finance
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La Société Générale priée de renoncer à financer la centrale charbon de Punta Catalina

2017-01-26 | Boursier.com
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Banks' climate change talk not yet matched by action

2016-11-22 | The Sydney Morning Herald
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Environmentalists target bankers behind pipeline

2016-11-08 | The New York Times
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The UN’s green climate fund is failing to invest in those most in need

2016-09-23 | World Finance
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Banks Claim They Will Back Away from Fossil Fuels

2016-06-15 | Scientific American
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Citi, Deutsche and JPMorgan censured for backing fossil fuel

2016-06-14 | The Financial Times
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European Funders Suspend Support for Agua Zarca Dam

2016-03-16 | Huffington Post
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Bond Market Asking `What Is Green?' Curbs Climate-Friendly Debt

2016-03-07 | Bloomberg
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Green Climate Fund under pressure to shun HSBC and Credit Agricole

2015-10-30 | Environmental Finance ($)
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Just as global banks desert coal, can India ramp up the sector without foreign investment?

2015-08-11 | The Economic Times
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French banks say no to Bangladesh coal plant

2015-06-25 | The Guardian
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France defends 'imperfect' fossil fuel sponsors for Paris climate summit

2015-05-29 | The Guardian
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Green Bond Principles 'must tighten up on transparency' ($)

2015-05-01 | Environmental Finance
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Les banques françaises se retirent du plus grand projet charbonnier au monde

2015-04-08 | Le Monde
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Barclays ends financing of controversial mountaintop removal mining

2015-04-07 | The Guardian
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Chinese banks funding rainforest destruction in Indonesia

2015-02-18 | Mongabay
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Influence of climate science on financial decisions

2015-01-28 | Nature
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'Green' bond issuance booming, but standards are unclear

2015-01-26 | Reuters
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Only Half of Global Banks Have Policy to Respect Human Rights

2014-12-09 | Inter Press Service
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Big Banks Propping Up Dirty Coal Industry to the Tune of $89 Billion

2014-12-05 | The Huffington Post
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Long noses: Shell, GDF Suez, Samsung sweep Pinocchio Awards

2014-11-19 | The Economist
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World’s NGOs warn UN of ‘greenwash’ in green bonds market

2014-09-23 | Environmental Finance
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Is GDF’s green bond issue really green?

2014-07-10 | Environmental Finance ($)
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Barclays and Citigroup Funded Worst of U.S. Coal Industry

2014-04-17 | Bloomberg
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12 more banks sign up to Green Bond Principles

2014-04-14 | Environmental Finance ($)
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Call to strengthen Green Bond Principles

2014-04-10 | Environmental Finance ($)
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Are big banks short-selling their leverage over human rights?

2013-11-01 | The Guardian
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Banks out to prove sustainability is a central pillar of their principles

2013-09-30 | Global Capital
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Banks back ‘broader, more robust’ Equator Principles

2013-05-14 | Environmental Finance ($)
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Sustainability in the spotlight keeps banks on guard against greenwash

2013-02-07 | Business Review Weekly
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Sustainable finance: how far have the Equator Principles gone?

2012-11-15 | The Guardian
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BankTrack not satisfied with new draft of Equator Principles

2012-10-17 | New York | Social Funds
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Ethical living: it is right to give a dam?

2012-07-22 | The Guardian
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Goldman Sachs to announce low-ball target for renewables finance

2012-05-24 | Environmental Finance ($)
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Durban: The early skirmishes

2011-12-01 | BBC News
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NGOs call out ‘climate killer’ banks

2011-12-01 | Environmental Finance
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Coal study names top 20 'climate killer' banks

2011-11-30 | The Guardian
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Time to Improve the Equator Principles, BankTrack Says

2011-10-24 | Washington | Social Funds
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Financiers search for sustainable future

2011-10-20 | Washington | Environmental Finance
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El fundador de BankTrack pide un mayor control de las inversiones bancarias

2010-10-04 | Barcelona, Spain | ABC news, Spain
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Banks under scrutiny over coal funding

2010-10-02 | Sydney, Australia | The Sydney morning herald
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Bank financing of nuclear power exposed on NGO site

2010-05-27 | international | Environmental Finance
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Milestones : China’s Banks Face Call To Tighten Environmental Standards

2007-06-01 | Global Finance Magazine
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FINANCE: World Bank’s New Social Standards Slippery to Enforce

2006-02-22 | Inter Press Service
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Barclays accused over Indian dam

2004-10-02 | The Guardian