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?

(In French) UBS and Credit Suisse accused of investing in companies linked to the Burmese army

Banks' processes for implementing human rights considerations into their lending activities are far from perfect, reports Christopher Marchant

But Dutch NGO raises concerns about banks’ role in selection process

Storbankerna måste snabbt stoppa finansieringen av projekt som är dåliga för klimatet, annars hotar lagstiftning. Det säger finansmarknadsminister Per Bolund (MP) till TT.

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.

Selvom Danske Bank og Nordea erklærer deres støtte til Paris-aftalen, har bankerne siden postet milliarder i fossile selskaber

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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

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.

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.

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.

Coverage of the EACOP pipeline on Israeli TV channel Kan11

It can prevent your money from being used to finance fossil fuels

Backing for overseas fossil fuel projects is 'rank hypocrisy' as Britain hosts climate change summit and urges public to go green

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?

BankTrack urges body to ramp up oversight of members, as report reveals high-levels of non-compliance

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.

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.

Analysis of 35 leading investment banks shows financing of more than $2.66tn for fossil fuel industries since the Paris agreement

Expert tips on how to be kinder to the planet – from cooking and cleaning to fashion and finance

Grandi istituti internazionali in alcuni casi hanno sostenuto, finanziandoli, progetti contrari ai princìpi dell’Onu. Ecco i più eclatanti, come la diga in Brasile

A new public bank for Scotland was formally established yesterday (January 21) and made a legal obligation to have ethical standards for its investments.

Report highlights financial support given to hydrocarbon sector by 24 institutions

Der Fall Siemens zeigt, wie schwierig es für Konzerne ist, ihre hehren Klimaversprechen einzuhalten. Umweltschützer haben längst auch Großprojekte anderer Unternehmen im Visier.

India's consumption forecast to climb even as renewables flourish

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

Pressure group says four out of five banks are ‘failing’ on human rights — though Citi, Barclays and Dutch bank ABN Amro win praise

Ryan Brightwell of BankTrack argues that people have the right to know who is financing companies that commit human and environmental rights abuses

Pressure group finds contradictions and inconsistencies in policies of 'never commenting on specific clients'

French asset manager is latest company to reduce fossil fuel exposure

"...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..."

Dutch prime time TV program on Dakota Access Pipeline