Summary Briefing for Investors, Banks and Regulators in Japan
This is a summary briefing of the 2018 edition of Banking on Climate Change, the ninth annual fossil fuel finance report card, which grades 36 commercial banks from Australia, Canada,…
Over 100K People Demand “Zero Rainforest Destruction for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
March 28, 2018 For Immediate Release Contact: Laurel Sutherlin, Rainforest Action Network (USA), +1 415 246 0161, laurel@ran.orgYuki Sekimoto, Rainforest Action Network (Japan), +81 3 3341 2022, yuki.sekimoto@ran.org Over 100K…
World’s Largest Pension Fund Makes Critical Misstep in New “ESG” Index, Gives Green Light to Climate Destroying Banks
Spotlight on the Government Pension Investment Fund of Japan Achieving a sustainable, climate-safe future is estimated to require an additional $2~3 trillion per year over the next 15 years. Pension…
2016 ESG Performance Report of MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP JUNE 2017
Mizuho’s irresponsible banking practices are fueling dangerous climate change, threatening tropical forests, endangering human health, and facilitating human rights violations.
It’s time for Asia Pulp & Paper to keep its promises
Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) is the largest pulp and paper producer in both Indonesia and China. With a stark history of deforestation and human rights abuses, APP’s adoption of…
Every Investor Has A Responsibility [English]
This report profiles key environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance issues of 8 companies operating in Southeast Asia’s tropical forest-risk commodity sectors.
Every Investor Has A Responsibility | Forests & Finance Dossier
We all know that keeping the world’s remaining tropical forests standing is essential for sustaining a healthy and habitable planet, but major institutional investors and banks still do not seem…
A Bad Year for Dirty Energy
April 5th is the one-year anniversary of the disaster at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch mine, in which 29 coal miners lost their lives needlessly thanks to Massey’s disregard for…
What Does Japan’s Nuclear Meltdown Mean for our Energy Future?
Japan’s earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant disaster have dominated headlines around the world since news broke last Friday. Thousands of people have died in Japan over the past few days,…