BankTrack in the media

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2024-04-07 20:54:53
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Media articles from around the world that have mentioned BankTrack and our work.

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BankTrack: Banker finansierer falske klimaløsninger

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2024-11-18 | Økonomisk Ugebrev
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Les politiques des banques relatives à la pollution plastique restent très limitées

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2024-10-24 | Aef.info
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Plasticvervuiling alomtegenwoordig, maar banken investeren lustig verder

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2024-10-17 | Dewereldmorgen.be
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NGOs verlangen Stopp von Kohlekonzern-Finanzierung

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2024-10-07 | Tagesspiegel
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Mixed reaction from climate campaigners as ING cuts fossil fuel support

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2024-10-01 | GTR
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ING blijft vervuilende raffinaderijen en kolencentrales rustig doorfinancieren

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2024-09-30 | Amnesty International Netherlands - Wordt Vervolgd
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Ahead Of The Drop In Bonds, Climate Activists Ask To Bank Stop Financing Coal Adaro Companies

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2024-09-27 | VOI: Voice of Indonesia
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Kein Geschäft mit Kohle

Das indonesische Unternehmen Adaro expandiert in fossile Energie. Klima-Organisationen wollen Banken dazu bewegen, ihm kein Geld mehr zu leihen.
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2024-09-26 | Frankfurter Rundschau
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Activists to JPMorgan Chase, BofA, Citi: Stop lending to factory farms

A group of 105 climate change and animal welfare organizations has sent an open letter to the heads of sustainable finance at JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Citi, urging them to stop making loans and providing underwriting services to companies operating or involved with large factory farms.
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2024-09-12 | American Banker
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SNB and UBS: In the crosshairs for investments in private prison companies [DE]

Three NGOs accuse both institutes of violating the OECD Guidelines for Responsible Business Conduct with their investments.
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2024-08-28 | Tippinpoint
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Banche e istituti finanziari continuano a investire nella fornitura di armi a Israele

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2024-08-06 | Valori.it
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Citi Shift on Amazon Oil Policy Will Still Allow Funding of Destruction

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2024-07-09 | Einpresswire
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What's behind banks' net zero commitments?

In this podcast episode, Karel Nierop discusses what's behind banks' net zero commitments with Sven Renon, Impact Manager at Triodos Bank and Quentin Aubineau, Policy Analyst at Bank Track.
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2024-06-13 | Triodos Investment Management
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Pressure grows on banks to end business with Indonesian coal giant Adaro

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2024-05-28 | Mongabay
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World’s biggest banks ‘financed fossil fuels by £5.5tn since Paris Agreement’

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2024-05-14 | Newsbreak
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Grote banken stoppen nog steeds veel geld in fossiele brandstoffen

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2024-05-14 | Nu.nl
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Smaller banks increasingly involved in fossil fuel financing, study finds

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2024-05-13 | The Banker
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‘Toename fossiele financiering door ING en Rabobank’

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2024-05-13 | Het Financieele Dagblad
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El Banco Santander es la tercera entidad mundial que más ha invertido en gas fósil licuado (GNL) en 2023

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2024-05-13 | Tercera Informacion
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Fossil Fuel Finance report 2024 reveals who’s not walking the talk

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2024-05-13 | InvestESG
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Los grandes bancos mundiales siguen financiando los combustibles fósiles, según un informe

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2024-05-13 | QuePasa Media network
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Top 6 U.S. Banks Financed Fossil Fuels with $1.8 trillion Since the Paris Agreement; Chase, Citi, & Bank of America Top the List Worldwide

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2024-05-12 | Public now
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Inside a $10 Billion Bet on the World’s Longest Heated Oil Pipeline

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2024-05-03 | Barron's
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Banche sempre meno attente alle violazioni dei diritti umani: l'indagine BankTrack

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2024-05-02 | CityWire Italia
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Klimaschützer prangern Kohlefinanzierung der Banken an

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2024-05-02 | Manager Magazin
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Japanese Banks Pour Billions Into Fossil Fuel Industry

Analysts warn that the continued fossil fuel support from the Japanese financial industry, showcased by the actions of various banks, insurance companies, asset owners and asset managers, is enabled by loose policies or loopholes. Fixing them is critical for addressing the climate crisis.
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2024-04-24 | Energy Tracker Asia
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ING krijgt na financieel topjaar vooral vragen over duurzaamheid

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2024-04-22 | Financieele Dagblad
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At Dutch banking giant ING’s AGM communities will call out the company’s environmental racism

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2024-04-19 | The Canary
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ECAs continue to debate fate of Mozambique LNG project

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2024-04-17 | Global Trade Review
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La NZBA renforce sa méthodologie mais peine à convaincre

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2024-04-09 | Novethic
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Activists rally outside Raiffeisen Bank AGM, demand withdrawal from Russia

Protests gain the backing of 50,000 petitioners on the day of Raiffeisen's AGM
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2024-04-04 | Leasing Life
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Petition for withdrawal of Raiffeisen Bank from Russia receives 50,000 votes

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2024-04-03 | Ukrainska Pravda
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Banks under pressure to reveal data comparing green and fossil fuel spending

Criticism sparks agreement by banks to develop a ratio showing whether a bank’s fossil fuel financing is outstripping the amount it is investing in clean energy
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2024-03-25 | The Banker
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Santander weakened fossil fuel policy after raising billions for gas projects

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2024-03-21 | The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
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UK banks urged to end finance to company behind Rosebank oil field development

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2024-03-20 | The Independent
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Reports: Oil and gas majors continue to slow energy transition and undermine Paris Agreement

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2024-03-20 | edie
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New Net-Zero Banking Alliance climate guidelines still lack clarity, say non-profits

Capital markets activities added for the first time to new NZBA climate guidelines, but NGOs say the updated guidance lacks ambition and clarity
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2024-03-19 | The Banker
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Net Zero Banking Alliance

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2024-03-18 | Økonomisk Ugebrev
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NZBA strengthens climate guidelines amidst criticism

BankTrack, an NGO focused on bank accountability, urges NZBA member banks to align their targets with their net-zero commitments and exclude financing for fossil fuel projects.
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2024-03-15 | Leasing Life
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LatAm banks falling short on human rights, says report

Policy commitments not effectively translated into concrete actions
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2024-03-14 | The Banker
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Major US banks leave global environmental and social standards group

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citi, and Wells Fargo have left the Equator Principles as the organization undergoes change, giving rise to questions about its future as a global standard and what the U.S. banks will do.
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2024-03-06 | Devex
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Standard Chartered targeted in complaint over coal plant funding

NGOs file complaint with UK government office, say four coal plants damaged the environment, human rights; Follows IFC investigation that accepted negative impacts
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2024-02-29 | Reuters
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Financieren banken zichzelf de ondergang in? De ECB hint daar wel op

Er vloeien nog altijd miljarden euro’s naar fossiele projecten. Onderzoek wijst uit dat negen van de tien Europese banken een beleid hanteren dat niet in lijn is met het klimaatakkoord van Parijs. Daarmee zetten ze hun eigen voortbestaan op het spel. “Het feit dat er banken bestaan die fossiele projecten uitsluiten en alsnog renderen, laat zien dat het mogelijk is om geld te verdienen als duurzame bank”, meent de organisatie BankTrack
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2024-02-20 | ChangeInc.
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Unrealistic to fully cut financing to coal companies: Singapore banks

CUTTING all financing for coal companies is unrealistic, said Singapore’s local banks, adding that funding is necessary to ensure the energy transition process is orderly and just.
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2024-02-19 | Business Times Singapore
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Perils of banking on fossil fuels

State Bank of India, Axis Bank and Bank of Baroda are the three banks from India that are open to doing business in coal.
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2024-02-03 | The New Indian Express
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Asia’s top banks are still financing coal due to massive loopholes: report

Despite major Asian banks, namely in Singapore and Japan, announcing coal exclusions in recent years, growing captive coal power in Indonesia and lax restrictions on corporate finance to developers offer new coal financing “havens”, a study finds.
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2024-01-23 | Eco-Business
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Total Uganda: 42 families expropriated in a summary trial

While the Cop28 negotiations were taking place in the sumptuous halls of Dubai, no less than 42 families from Uganda's oil-rich regions were expropriated from their homes on a Friday afternoon, in an expeditious court hearing. To the benefit of oil giant Total, about which a commission of enquiry has just opened in the French Senate.
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2023-12-15 | Justice Info
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How to get African oil out of the ground without Western lenders

Go local, woo traders or head east
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2023-12-12 | The Economist
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Why is youth climate group Big Wave campaigning for minority shareholders in POSCO?

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2023-11-27 | eKoreaNews
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Dozens of Barclays Bank branches superglued shut by climate activists

Nearly 50 branches have had their doors glued shut
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2023-11-27 | The Independent (UK)
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A Crude Mistake? Uganda's oil rush and the fight for climate justice | People & Power Documentary

In this documentary, People & Power investigates what major new oil projects in Uganda mean for the country, its people and the environment.
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2023-11-26 | Al Jazeera
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Banks failing on human rights, says BankTrack

BankTrack finds the 50 largest banks are largely failing on their human rights record indicating poor progress on disclosures. Investors are watching.
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2023-10-26 | Capital Monitor
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Cover story: Why are banks still financing fossil fuels?

Is it better to engage with fossil fuel companies or to divest? Banks appear to have voted with their funds, as financing continues to be funnelled to fossil fuel companies that are in expansion mode. Is this what a just, orderly and responsible transition to net-zero emissions by 2050 looks like?
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2023-10-02 | The Banker
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Astonishing? Violating its own policy, Barclays 'refinanced' Adani Group's $8 billion bonds

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2023-09-25 | Counterview
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Investors Concerned About Banks’ Human Rights Performance

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2023-09-22 | ESG Investor
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Profits in a war zone: French banks’ Myanmar investments

As international businesses (mostly) retreat from Russia, the same ethical decision making is not applied to Myanmar’s military junta.
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2023-08-17 | Capital Monitor
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Campaign Groups Call for Increased Regulation after Barclays Classifies Loan to Shell as ‘Sustainable Finance’

There have been growing concerns among regulators about the potential misuse of sustainability-linked loans
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2023-08-16 | Byline Times
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Italy's Intesa to close representative office in Moscow

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2023-08-02 | Rome, Italy | Reuters
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UBS drops Credit Suisse’s Russian clients

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2023-07-30 | SwissInfo
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Dozens of banks urged not to finance Rosebank oil and gas field

More than 60 organisations have jointly issued a cautionary message to Equinor's primary banking partners, advising against financing the Rosebank oil field on climate grounds.
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2023-07-10 | edie
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Six French Financial Institutions Still Investing in Myanmar Junta-Linked Firms: Report

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2023-07-07 | The Irrawdaddy
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Birmanie : Crédit agricole et Axa proposent des placements dans des entreprises qui vendent des armes à la junte

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2023-07-06 | Le Monde
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Banks warned over financing of Rosebank's developer

A decision on the potential approval of the controversial oil field off Shetland is expected imminently
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2023-07-05 | Insider
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Pump ass, not gas

Why the LGBT Awards must drop banks as well as big oil
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2023-06-28 | huck
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Paper at the expense of communities and nature in Brazil

Latin America's biggest eucalyptus pulp producer, Suzano, attracts billions in green bonds despite accusations it harms forests and local communities. DW investigates the controversies surrounding Suzano.
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2023-06-22 | Deutsche Welle
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Klimatvärsting blir titelsponsor för Stockholm Open – turneringen byter namn

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2023-06-20 | ETC - Sweden
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UK firm given £430m green transition loan then expanded oil and gas business

Exclusive: Wood Group boosts fossil fuel business and shrinks renewables work after getting government-backed loan
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2023-06-07 | The Guardian
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Cop28 president’s team ‘greenwashing’ Wikipedia

UAE using Wikipedia to “control the narrative” amid criticism for choosing oil boss to lead climate summit, critics warn.
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2023-05-30 | Centre for Climate Reporting
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Banken en milieugroepen willen hetzelfde, maar staan tegenover elkaar

Banks and environmental groups want the same, but disagree (in Dutch)
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2023-05-21 | Het Financieele Dagblad
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SMBC follows StanChart, disavows EACOP role

The NGO called on EACOP’s other two financial advisors, Standard Bank and the International Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), to drop the project.
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2023-05-17 | Energy Voice
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Barclays toughens deforestation rules for beef sector clients

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2023-05-03 | Reuters
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East African oil pipeline faces another blow as Standard Chartered refuses financing

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2023-05-03 | Global Trade Review
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Royal Bank of Canada becomes top financier for fossil fuel industry

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2023-04-14 | Financial Times
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Les banques continuent de financer largement le secteur des énergies fossiles

Banks continue to largely finance the fossil fuels sector (article in French)
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2023-04-14 | Le Monde
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BNP Paribas, Barclays: The European banks that fund fossil fuel extraction revealed

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2023-04-14 | Euronews.green
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Banks Keep Pouring Cash Into Fossil Fuels. U.S. Lenders Lead the Way.

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2023-04-13 | Barron's
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RBC Becomes World’s Biggest Fossil-Fuel Bank, Topping JPMorgan

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2023-04-13 | Bloomberg
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Largest global banks provide $637bn to finance fossil-fuel industry

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2023-04-13 | Financial News London
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Financial, reputational risks of EACOP pile up amidst growing opposition to project

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2023-04-12 | EnviroNews Nigeria
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World’s Biggest Banks Poured $673 Billion Into Fossil Fuels Last Year

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2023-04-12 | DeSmog
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UBS to gain $8bn fossil fuel exposure from Credit Suisse deal as activists warn of ‘climate nightmare’

Historic tie-up between Swiss rivals ‘could add up to a climate nightmare’, Reclaim Finance warns
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2023-03-29 | Dow Jones' Financial News
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Exxon issues Rovuma LNG tender but financing in focus

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2023-03-20 | Energy Voice
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ESG round-up: ShareAction slams Credit Suisse's climate strategy

The latest development in sustainable finance: ING earns plaudits for restrictions on mid-stream oil and gas financing; West Virgina votes in favour of anti-ESG bill.
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2023-03-14 | Responsible Investor
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French NGOs sue BNP Paribas, Europe’s largest financier of fossil fuel expansion

The legal action represents a world-first climate lawsuit against a commercial bank.
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2023-03-01 | DeSmog
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European Banks Get Tougher on Oil, Gas

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2023-02-08 | Energy Intelligence
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This Dutch Bank Is Financing the Meat Industry’s Biggest Emitters

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2023-02-06 | Sentient Media
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Milieugroepen roepen Rabobank op te stoppen met financieren vleesindustrie

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2023-01-31 | Netherlands | Financieel Dagblad
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Mark Carney accusations call green credentials into question

Ex-Bank of England governor’s climate group is ‘dragging its feet’ on green investment
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2023-01-24 | The Telegraph
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Government approves EACOP construction licence

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2023-01-18 | Uganda | Daily Monitor
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Cabinet approves two oil exploration licences in the Albertine

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2023-01-14 | Uganda | The Independent
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I diritti umani per le banche non sono una priorità. Rispetto al 2019 poche cose sono cambiate

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2023-01-02 | Luce.lanazione.it
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I diritti umani? Per le banche non sono una priorità

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2022-12-15 | Valori.it
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Financing fossil fuel majors in line with net-zero strategy, say Nordic banks

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2022-12-12 | S&P Global
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Qatar’s gas output increase could cause catastrophic global heating, report says

If Qatar exploits all its reserves it will add 50bn metric tons of CO2 to atmosphere, more than entire annual emissions of whole world
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2022-12-08 | The Guardian
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Banks excluded from latest EU due diligence draft law

The Council of the European Union has agreed to exclude banks and investment funds from a directive intended to eliminate human rights and environmental abuses in supply chains, but financial service providers will need to wait until next year for the final version of the law.
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2022-12-07 | Global Trade Review
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Banks have a way to go on human rights: BankTrack

The latest BankTrack human rights survey finds that none of the 50 largest banks globally completely follow UN human rights principles.
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2022-12-02 | Capital Monitor
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De gasmiljarden van ING (the gas billions of ING)

TV item about ING's financing for US LNG (in Dutch)
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2022-11-20 | Pointer
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Glasgow climate demonstrations continue at Barclays following arrests

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2022-11-14 | Glasgow Times
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Activists to march through Edinburgh on day of action over COP27

A CLIMATE march through central Edinburgh aims to put the spotlight on banks supporting the fossil fuel industry, campaigners say.
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2022-11-12 | The National
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Scotland joins Global Day of Action during COP27

Climate campaigners have marched through Edinburgh to mark the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice
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2022-11-12 | BBC News
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Major banks support rainforest oil project despite problems

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2022-11-04 | London | AP
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As banks fund oil pipeline, campaigners question their environmental pledges

Activists say some banks that have signed up to the Equator Principles are failing to live up to their pledge of properly assessing the environmental and social risks of the projects they finance.
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2022-11-01 | Mongabay
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Scope 3 emissions key to financial sector net zero plans, says GFANZ

It comes as NGOs are 'extremely concerned' over change to GFANZ target setting requirements
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2022-11-01 | Responsible Investor
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Inside the fight to stop an oil pipeline in Africa

The FT’s Leslie Hook explains how environmental activists are approaching their battle against the project in Uganda and Tanzania
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2022-09-14 | FT
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Economic lifeline or climate peril? East African pipeline is a new flashpoint

The 900-mile pipeline would bring needed revenue to Uganda and Tanzania. But it would disrupt thousands of lives and key wildlife habitat—to say nothing of its climate impact.
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2022-09-07 | National Geographic
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What Race to Zero’s new guidelines mean for Gfanz

Gfanz is in talks with Race to Zero about how to implement its updated requirements, but many questions remain.
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2022-08-17 | CapitalMonitor
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Green groups urge EU policymakers to mandate net zero and capital rules for banks, insurers

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2022-07-13 | SustainableViews
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Banks urged to stop funding Shell if it proceeds with Jackdaw gas field

Climate activists have urged banks to sever financial ties with Shell if it goes ahead with plans to develop a controversial new gas field in the North Sea.
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2022-06-03 | The Ferret
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Civil society groups react to U.S. backing of African oil pipeline EACOP, which could force 100,000 people from their lands

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2022-05-20 | The Latin Post
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Mozambique’s Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy to Talk Gas, Local Content and Investment at AEW 2022

Mozambique’s newly elected energy minister, H.E. Carlos Zacarias, will go to Cape Town to discuss Mozambique’s gas miracle as he pushes for renewed investment in the high potential gas economy
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2022-05-10 | African Energy Week
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Aandeelhoudersactivisme gaat niet snel genoeg

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2022-05-02 | Het Financieele Dagblad (FD)
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Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero: Campaigners voice fears group is becoming a 'smokescreen'

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2022-04-21 | BusinessGreen
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Uganda oil project casts shadow over Total’s eco-friendly image

French energy firm plans to drill in national park and build 900-mile pipeline in sensitive environments
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2022-04-19 | Guardian / Floodlight
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Banks say they're getting tough on coal, but they keep lending trillions to polluters

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2022-04-11 | CNN Business
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BankTrack warns against Recon financing

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2022-04-04 | Namibia | New Era
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Biggest 60 banks in the world pumped US$742 billion into fossil fuel funding in 2021 — report

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2022-04-01 | The Edge Markets Malaysia
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World's top banks pumped $742 billion into fossil fuels in 2021 - report

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2022-03-31 | Reuters
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World's biggest banks poured billions into fossil fuel expansion despite ‘net zero’ targets

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2022-03-31 | Morning Star
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Canadian banks keep financing fossil fuels

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2022-03-31 | The Tyee
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European banks cut fossil fuel financing, unlike North American peers – report

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2022-03-30 | S&P Global
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Il colossale greenwashing di petrolio e gas delle grandi banche che finanziano il caos climatico

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2022-03-30 | Greenreport.it
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Global banks keep up pace with $742bn in fossil fuel finance despite climate pledges

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2022-03-30 | The Financial Times
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Standard Bank lays out path to net-zero by 2050; Gulf central banks raise rates

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2022-03-23 | S&P Global
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Standard Bank aims for net zero by 2050, activists press for more

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2022-03-16 | Johannesburg, SA | Reuters, Reuters
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British MPs urge global banks to close Russian offices ‘without delay’

Labour’s Margaret Hodge says banks including Deutsche Bank, HSBC, JP Morgan and Credit Suisse have ‘moral duty’ to exit quickly
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2022-03-06 | The Guardian
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South African banks opt out of EACOP financing

Four of South Africa’s five major banks have said they will not support the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), in Uganda and Tanzania.
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2022-02-08 | Energy Source
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Fifteen banks now steering clear of East African oil project, says Just Share

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2022-02-08 | Mining Weekly
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Activists call out Standard Bank for mulling over east Africa oil pipeline

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2022-02-08 | News24
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Total pushes ahead with Uganda oil project, stays silent on financial backers

The French oil giant has struggled to attract finance for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline and opponents say it does not have funding in place
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2022-02-06 | Climate Home News
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Britain turns to bankers to blaze a green trail

The financial industry will be relied on to meet climate goals. NatWest, a lender to oil giants, provides a template.
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2021-12-02 | New York Times
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The Equator Principles are not stopping banks from funding fossil fuels

Following their new report, Hannah Greep from BankTrack discusses how The Equator Principles are failing the climate.
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2021-11-23 | Economy, Land and Climate Insight
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European financial institutions are investing in companies in illegal Israeli settlements

The Don’t Buy Into Occupation (DBIO) coalition’s new report exposes the financial relationships between European financial institutions and companies actively involved with the illegal Israeli settlements. Hannah Greep and Adrian Lakrichi from BankTrack look at the banks and financial institutions implicated.
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2021-11-17 | Ethical Consumer
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Investment money from banks and pension companies operating in Finland may have seeped into the Myanmar army - companies say they have now sold their holdings

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2021-11-06 | Finland | yle
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How green is your bank? New research says banks still fund fossil fuel projects

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2021-11-06 | Canada | The Weather Network
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Coal finance: Germany's top banks face pressure to tighten lending policies

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2021-11-04 | S&P Global
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Spoof Santander posters appear across Glasgow ahead of COP26

Spoof Santander posters have been appearing across Glasgow in an effort by climate campaigners to highlight the bank's funding of fossil fuels ahead of COP26.
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2021-10-29 | Glasgow | The National
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NAB targeted by Indigenous group over stake in Canadian pipeline

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2021-10-20 | The Sydney Morning Herald
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Borrowed Time

Can banks and other project financiers live up to their promises on climate and human rights? Are Equator Principles delivering – or at risk of losing their relevance?
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2021-10-04 | Law Society Gazette
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Cost of Hoima-Tanga pipeline hits $5b as risk averse banks walk away from project

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2021-08-21 | The East African
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'Stop supplying military technology': Indian PSU advised to snap ties with Myanmar junta

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2021-08-17 | Counterview
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Standard Bank points to climate progress amid activists’ anger

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2021-06-08 | Capital Monitor
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UBS et Credit Suisse accusés d’investir dans des entreprises liées à l’armée birmane

(In French) UBS and Credit Suisse accused of investing in companies linked to the Burmese army
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2021-05-28 | Swissinfo.ch
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Intl banks asked to suspend investments linked to Myanmar junta

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2021-05-27 | La Prensa Latina Media
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Critics take aim at UK financial sector, the world's 9th-largest carbon emitter

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2021-05-26 | S&P Global
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As Nordic banks aim to go greener, lending lags asset management pledges

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2021-04-20 | S&P Global
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NatWest sees big opportunities in race to go green, says climate chief

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2021-04-09 | Yahoo Finance
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Big banks’ trillion-dollar finance for fossil fuels ‘shocking’, says report

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2021-03-24 | The Guardian
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Climate Chaos: NGOs Name Top Banks Who Put $3.8 Trillion Into Fossil Fuels

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2021-03-24 | Forbes
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BNP Paribas Bucked 2020 Bank Trend in Fossil-Fuel Financing

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2021-03-24 | Bloomberg
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Total’s play for Ugandan oil tests the climate commitment of international banks

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2021-03-22 | Climate Home
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NGOs' pressure on banks threatens $3.5bn pipeline project financing

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2021-03-02 | The East African
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Standard Bank to review ‘Way Forward’ on East Africa Oil Pipeline

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2021-03-01 | Bloomberg
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Organizations aim to block funds for East African oil pipeline

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2021-03-01 | Mongabay
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What are banks getting wrong on human rights? [$]

Banks' processes for implementing human rights considerations into their lending activities are far from perfect, reports Christopher Marchant
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2021-02-17 | Environmental Finance
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SASB, CDP, Ceres, 2ii and ShareAction vie to be part of oversight body for Principles of Responsible Banking

But Dutch NGO raises concerns about banks’ role in selection process
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2021-02-10 | Responsible Investor
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Fighting climate change by shutting down the money pipeline

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2021-02-04 | Bloomberg News green
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Bankernas investeringar i fossilbolag

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2021-02-03 | Studio Ett
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Bolund till bankerna: Stoppa fossil utlåning

Storbankerna måste snabbt stoppa finansieringen av projekt som är dåliga för klimatet, annars hotar lagstiftning. Det säger finansmarknadsminister Per Bolund (MP) till TT.
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2021-02-02 | Aftonbladet
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Förbjud bankernas stöd till fossilbolagen

Bankernas finansiella verksamhet är en blind fläck i det svenska klimatarbetet. Trots Parisavtalet fortsätter svenska banker att låna ut hundratals miljarder kronor till bolag inom kol, olja och gas. Nu måste regeringen täppa till luckan i klimathandlingsplanen så att inte bankerna kan låna ut pengar till fossilbolag som inte vill eller kan ställa om, skriver Naturskyddsföreningen och Sveriges Konsumenter.
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2021-02-02 | Expressen
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DNB, SEB and Nordea among biggest Scandinavian fossil fuel lenders

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2021-02-02 | Environmental Finance
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De­bat | Ox­fam Ibis og MS: Ny rap­port vi­ser Dan­ske Bank og Nor­deas sto­re kli­ma­hyk­le­ri

Selvom Danske Bank og Nordea erklærer deres støtte til Paris-aftalen, har bankerne siden postet milliarder i fossile selskaber
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2021-02-01 | BØrsen
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Business-overblik: Det startede med 465 kvm på Broadway på Manhattan og ender nu i stor fiasko: Tiger lukker alle butikker i USA

Her er de vigtigste businessnyheder, du bør kende til, før du for alvor tager hul på dagen. Vi læser erhvervsnyhederne og tjekker aktiekurserne, før du står op, så du fra morgenstunden kun behøver at læse én artikel for at være opdateret.
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2021-02-01 | Berlingske
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Ga Paris-løfte, men DNB fortsetter å låne ut til olje og gass

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2021-02-01 | Oslo | Vårt Land
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SEB lånar ut miljarder till ”klimatvärstingar”

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2021-02-01 | Expressen
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Nordic Banks Slow to Cut Lending to Fossil-Fuel Sector: Report

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2021-02-01 | Bloomberg
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Kalla fakta del 2 - Bankens smutsiga hemlighet

2019 skriver SEB's vd under ett avtal gallande ansvarsfull bankverksamhet som amnar att pressa varldens ledare att stoppa klimathotet. Ett ar senare framkommer det att SEB fortsatt lana ut miljardbelopp till nagra av varldens storsta klimatbovar
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2021-02-01 | Tv 4
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Storbankerna stänger dörren för fossilbolag: ”Kommer tacka nej till kunder”

Svenska storbanker inför hårdare klimatkrav för att finansiera fossilindustrin. Redan i år kommer SEB att börja fasa ut engagemang i kol-, gas- och oljesektorn, och Swedbank slutar helt med nyutlåning till okonventionell utvinning.
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2021-02-01 | Dagens industry
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Nordea og Danske Bank beskyldes for klimasvigt: Har lån for 168 mia. kr. i sorte selskaber

Forbrugerrådet Tænk sætter ind med et nyt værktøj, der skal hjælpe bankkunderne til at gennemskue bankernes finansiering af fossil energi. Bankerne afviser, at de svigter klimaet og kritiserer ngo-rapport for at være unuanceret.
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2021-01-31 | Finans
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Why your banking habits matter for the climate

It might not be the most obvious way of reducing your carbon footprint, but how you save, invest and give away your money can make a difference to the climate.
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2021-01-27 | BBC
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The World Today, Israel

Coverage of the EACOP pipeline on Israeli TV channel Kan11
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2021-01-11 | Tel Aviv | IPBC: Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation
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Switching your bank might help slow the climate crisis

It can prevent your money from being used to finance fossil fuels
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2020-12-29 | Popular Science
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Revealed: Government considering backing for oil pipeline project despite green pledges

Backing for overseas fossil fuel projects is 'rank hypocrisy' as Britain hosts climate change summit and urges public to go green
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2020-12-07 | Telegraph (UK)
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Thermal coal miners to seek private route for financing amid rising ESG tide

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2020-11-26 | S&P Global Market Intelligence
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BankTrack: Equator Principles projects 'unsatisfactory' on local engagement

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2020-11-25 | Environmental Finance
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Barclays fossil fuel financing increases despite ‘net zero’ pledge

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2020-11-11 | City A.M.
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Barclays and HSBC kept under pressure by climate campaigners

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2020-11-11 | Financial News London
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Equator Principles criticised for continued prioritisation of developed nations

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2020-10-02 | Environmental Finance
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Still banking on fossil fuels

By some measures, bank lending to fossil fuel projects and companies continues to rise. Will growing climate risk awareness and regulatory intervention turn the tide?
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2020-09-25 | Mark Nicholls, Energy Monitor
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What have the UN’s Principles for Responsible Banking accomplished in their first year?

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2020-09-23 | Financial Times
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Unite or die: the UN Principles for Responsible Banking one year on

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2020-09-21 | Climate Risk Review
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HSBC and JPMorgan Chase’s role in climate crisis makes them unworthy award winners, campaigners say

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2020-09-18 | DeSmog UK
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The Principles for Responsible Banking: One year on

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2020-09-16 | Environmental Finance
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Equator Principles banks fail to comply in most risky projects, says study

BankTrack urges body to ramp up oversight of members, as report reveals high-levels of non-compliance
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2020-08-11 | Responsible Investor
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BankTrack: Banks are failing to follow Equator Principles

Signatory banks to the Equator Principles may be failing to uphold its standards such as grievance mechanisms in current projects being financed, according to a report by NGO BankTrack.
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2020-08-11 | Environmental Finance
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Standard Bank investors urged to oust directors on climate fears

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2020-06-08 | Bloomberg
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Before Bailing Out Fossil Fuel Companies or Their Bankers, Congress Should Read This

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2020-03-24 | Union of Concerned Scientists
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Fossil fuel funding by world’s biggest banks has grown every year since the Paris Agreement, report finds

America’s JP Morgan Chase has pumped more than the GDP of Finland into fossil fuels expansion since the Paris climate accord of 2015, while Japan’s and China’s mega banks have also been ‘failing miserably’ in their response to climate change over the last four years, a report from a coalition of NGOs has shown.
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2020-03-20 | Eco-Business
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Study: global banks 'failing miserably' on climate crisis by funneling trillions into fossil fuels

Analysis of 35 leading investment banks shows financing of more than $2.66tn for fossil fuel industries since the Paris agreement
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2020-03-18 | The Guardian
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Four US banks are the world's largest fossil fuel financers: analysis

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2020-03-18 | The Hill
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50 simple ways to make your life greener

Expert tips on how to be kinder to the planet – from cooking and cleaning to fashion and finance
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2020-02-29 | The Guardian
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Banche e diritti umani, il voto medio è 4 (su 14): la classifica

Grandi istituti internazionali in alcuni casi hanno sostenuto, finanziandoli, progetti contrari ai princìpi dell’Onu. Ecco i più eclatanti, come la diga in Brasile
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2020-01-22 | Corriera della Serra
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Scottish Bank promises ethical and transparent investments

A new public bank for Scotland was formally established yesterday (January 21) and made a legal obligation to have ethical standards for its investments.
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2020-01-22 | Environment Journal
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HSBC lags as finance cleans up on Asian energy

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2020-01-22 | Asia Times
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Greenpeace hits out at Davos banks for $1.4tn climate hypocrisy

Report highlights financial support given to hydrocarbon sector by 24 institutions
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2020-01-21 | The Guardian
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Heiße Luft

Der Fall Siemens zeigt, wie schwierig es für Konzerne ist, ihre hehren Klimaversprechen einzuhalten. Umweltschützer haben längst auch Großprojekte anderer Unternehmen im Visier.
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2020-01-14 | Spiegel
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Asia's appetite for coal grows, with China the key decider

India's consumption forecast to climb even as renewables flourish
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2020-01-13 | Nikkei Asian Review
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Climate groups turn up the heat on big banks, insurers

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2020-01-13 | Politico
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Credit Suisse cuts profit targets and pivots away from coal

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2019-12-11 | City A.M.
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Banks lent $1 trillion for coal power plants: Report

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2019-12-08 | The Straits Times
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4 banche su 5 non rispettano i diritti umani. Il nuovo rapporto di BankTrack

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2019-12-07 | Valori
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‘Banks still only pay lip service to the UN Guiding Principles, with dire consequences’

BankTrack’s Ryan Brightwell says its latest human rights benchmark shows only ABN Amro has incorporated human rights into its reporting, while four out of five banks fail to meet the benchmark’s requirements
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2019-12-06 | Ethical Corporation
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La finance mondiale a fourni 745 milliards pour le charbon

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2019-12-06 | CBC - Radio Canada
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Big European banks face call to end funding for firms building coal-fired plants

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2019-12-05 | Reuters
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Most banks fall short of U.N. human rights principles, BankTrack finds

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2019-11-27 | Pensions&Investments
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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
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2019-11-26 | Financial News
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Saudi Aramco IPO: climate change fears cause banks to miss out on millions in fees

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

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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

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

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2019-10-25 | Environment Journal
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Santander criticised for investments in Polish coal expansion

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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
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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'
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2019-03-26 | Financial News London
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Wie Großbanken den Klimawandel begünstigen

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

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

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

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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
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2019-03-14 | FT
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HSBC faces call to end all new coal power financing

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

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

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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..."
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2018-11-15 | Forbes
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CSR: Sending out the wrong message on climate change

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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!

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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2012-07-22 | The Guardian
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Durban: The early skirmishes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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2004-10-02 | The Guardian