Reuters: MUFG puts oil sands, Arctic drilling on ‘restricted transactions’ list
““MUFG’s recognition of tar sands and Arctic oil & gas as high risk sectors deserve some credit, but the newly adopted policies fail to establish clear no-go zones for financing,”…
Indofood takes advantage of pandemic outbreak to lay off hundreds of palm oil workers
Indofood, Indonesia’s largest food company, has taken advantage of the pandemic to lay off hundreds of palm oil workers. Brands and banks MUST pressure it to end its long track record of worker exploitation!
South China Morning Post: Tokyo 2020 ‘fake sustainability’: new Olympics report attracts heat from orangutan and rainforest activists
“US-based Rainforest Action Nethawork (RAN) was one of more than 40 NGOs calling on the IOC in 2016 to demand organisers refrain from sourcing wood from endangered tropical forests in…
Chainsaws Enter Indonesia’s ‘Orangutan Capital’ – Global Palm Oil Brands Implored to Take Action
[EXPOSED] Chainsaws enter Indonesia’s “Orangutan Capital” — Global brands implored to take action to keep forests standing and protect the Leuser Ecosystem from Conflict Palm Oil.
Exposed: Elephant Habitat in Leuser Ecosystem Under Fresh Attack
Nestlé, Mondelēz and Mars are failing to prevent the burning of rainforests and tropical deforestation for Conflict Palm Oil in elephant habitat within Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem =>
Mempertahankan Tegakan Hutan: Mengungkap Merek dan Bank Pemicu Deforestasi
Mempertahankan Tegakan Hutan: Mengungkap Merek dan Bank Pemicu Deforestasi
SMBC Misses Critical Opportunity to be a Climate Leader
SMBC’s New Climate Policy Falls Well Short of Mizuho’s All Eyes Now on Largest Bank MUFG Tokyo – Today, Japan’s third-largest bank – Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMBC Group, TYO:…
29 Nobel Laureates Condemn Chevron Pollution in Ecuador and Demand Freedom for Human Rights Lawyer Steven Donziger
Alec Baldwin, Roger Waters, and other activists join Nobel laureates in their demand that Chevron clean up its pollution, pay court-ordered compensation, and cease the persecution of Donziger, who has…
Japan’s 2nd Largest Bank – Mizuho – Announces Strictest ESG Policies To Date In Japan
Strengthens protections for climate & forests, setting new benchmark for Japanese banks San Francisco – Today, Mizuho Financial Group (8411:Tokyo) –– Japan’s 2nd largest bank and a prominent financier of…
Mongabay: Celebrating the 50th Earth Day amidst a global pandemic
“On today’s episode of the Mongabay Newscast we discuss what it means to be celebrating the 50th Earth Day amidst the coronavirus pandemic. How have Earth Day celebrations changed in…
