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Frontline communities urge investors not to buy new ArcelorMittal bonds due to human rights, environmental and climate concerns

After ArcelorMittal issued two bonds totalling EUR 1 billion last Friday, civil society groups including frontline communities from Mexico, Liberia, and South Africa are calling on banks and investors involved in the deal to end unrestricted finance for the steel giant. The deal comes amid fresh criticism of ArcelorMittal’s recently announced decision to delay final investment decisions on its…

2024-12-16 | BankTrack, Fair Steel Coalition

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Frontline communities urge investors not to buy new ArcelorMittal bonds due to human rights, environmental and climate concerns

2024-12-16 | BankTrack, Fair Steel Coalition

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Communities and activists in Uganda and Tanzania take to the streets in response to reports indicating that Chinese financing for EACOP may be imminent

2024-12-13 | #StopEACOP

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Website names companies excluded by global investors and banks

2024-12-12 | The Hague/San Francisco | Fair Finance International, Forests & Finance Coalition, Profundo

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The UN Forum on Business and Human Rights 2024: our reflections and key takeaways

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2024-12-12 | Lucilla Viola – BankTrack

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Raiffeisen Bank International still providing lifelines to Russian war economy, new BankTrack and B4Ukraine briefing shows

Nearly three years into the war on Ukraine, the Austrian lender continues to make billions in Russia, while its plans for exiting the country remain more unclear than ever.

2024-12-11 | BankTrack, B4Ukraine

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Banks and investors’ unrestricted finance for LNG is fueling a future climate bomb

2024-12-05 | Reclaim Finance

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Letter: Civil society recommendations for the upcoming IFC Sustainability Framework review process

2024-12-05 | Recourse

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Daniel Křetínský: The Czech businessman profiting by frustrating the energy transition – with ING’s help

While the world calls for a rapid phase-out of fossil fuels, Czech businessman Daniel Křetínský and his company EPH are cashing in on this opportunity to make quick money from fossil fuels.

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2024-11-29 | ING Fossielvrij

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Adaro’s coal spin-off: growing a climate conscience or simple greenwashing?

Indonesia’s coal giant Adaro is desperately trying to show itself as a leader in energy transition, but investors should remain cautious of reputational and financial risks.

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2024-11-28 | Apekshita Varshney - Eko, Camilla Perotti – BankTrack

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Read the new Human Rights Benchmark
Most large banks still failing to implement UN human rights principles, our new Benchmark finds

New: End Coal Finance website
To stop a wave of new coal development across Asia, the End Coal Finance coalition is asking likely financiers to pledge not to back new coal power projects.

Stop bank finance for plastics!
The Plastic Banks Tracker targets the banks that fuel the production and processing of plastics - starting with single-use plastics.

Target Dodgy Deals

East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)

Uganda | project

Mozambique LNG

Mozambique | project

Ternium

Luxembourg | company

San Miguel Corporation

Philippines | company

Adaro Energy

Indonesia | company

Simandou Iron Ore Project

Guinea | project

Adani Group

India | company

ArcelorMittal

Luxembourg | company

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Focus banks

State Bank of India

India

State Bank of India was identified as a potential financier of 17 announced new coal power projects exposed on the endcoalfinance.org website; more than any other bank.

ING

Netherlands

Milieudefensie announced in November that it will continue with its climate case against ING, despite the appeal ruling in the Shell case.

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)

China

Community leaders and impacted persons put forward clear demands for ICBC and other Chinese financial and insurance actors to decline any and all support for EACOP at a press conference in Kikuube district in Uganda on December 8th.

Raiffeisen Bank International

Austria

Raiffeisen is still providing lifelines to the Russian war economy, a new BankTrack and B4Ukraine briefing shows.

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