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01.05.25

Environment

Anger as HSBC ‘bulldozes’ its coal policy with billion-dollar Glencore deal

Investors rage at allegations bank broke its climate pledge to raise funds for mining giant

09.04.25

Environment

Why Wall Street’s rule-breaking is everyone’s problem

By neglecting its own rules, the Federal Reserve risks weakening the global banking system

31.03.25

Environment

Allianz’s board says it’s time to save the planet. They can start with their own investments

The financial giant refuses to insure new oil and gas projects, but its asset management firms are still investing in fossil fuels

01.03.25

Environment

JPMorgan investing ‘sustainable’ funds in mining giant Glencore

World’s biggest bank has used ESG funds to funnel quarter of a billion dollars to company causing devastation in South Africa

23.01.25

Environment

‘Turning a blind eye’: Elizabeth Warren blasts Federal Reserve for letting JPMorgan ‘cook the books’

Wall Street banks are misreporting their trading activity – risking a new financial crash and inflating executive pay

13.11.24

Environment

‘Greenwashing’ banks raised 1 trillion dollars for fossil fuel giants

NatWest among several banks in net zero alliance continuing to support the fossil fuel industry

14.10.24

Environment

Congo calls off oil and gas auction following allegations of backroom deals

Decision comes after TBIJ’s revelations of preferential treatment and alleged auction-rigging

13.09.24

Environment

Citigroup helped funnel $3.5bn to UAE state oil company

Complex series of deals meant money lent to huge polluter did not affect bank’s climate targets

02.08.24

Environment

Barclays’ $2bn coal loans expose ‘enormous loophole’ in its climate policy

Bank accused of ‘trying to have it both ways’ with coal policy that allows financing for huge polluters

31.05.24

Environment

How will new FCA greenwashing rule tackle banks’ dodgy climate claims?

A new move to tackle misleading marketing marks a step forward for a regulator lagging behind its peers

13.05.24

Environment

‘Financing the real economy’: Barclays hits back at greenwashing revelations

The bank worked on $41bn worth of deals for the fossil fuel industry last year that were classified as sustainable

13.05.24

Environment

Barclays’ billions of ‘sustainable’ finance for fossil fuel industry is greenwash, says investor

Banks' funding of companies behind aggressive oil expansion flies in face of its climate commitments

19.01.24

Environment

HSBC helped oil and gas industry raise $47bn despite net-zero pledge

The bank's work for businesses expanding production of fossil fuels is a stark contrast to its climate change promises

18.11.23

Environment

‘We won’t compromise’: Villagers rail against DRC’s fossil fuel auctions

Locals say they have not been consulted about controversial sell-off that threatens their land

02.11.23

Environment

Backroom deals, mystery companies and a ‘killer lake’: inside DRC’s gas and oil auction

Minister in the spotlight as lucrative sell-off is plagued with allegations of favouritism

23.10.23

Environment

£4bn in UK public pensions funding North Sea oil giants drilling new wells

Public sector workers in the UK are inadvertently funding companies drilling new oil wells in the North Sea

13.10.23

Advice for whistleblowers: how to approach the media

It can be daunting to raise concerns within your organisation – but blowing the whistle in the media can have a hugely positive impact

06.04.23

Environment

Harvard climate professor lobbied regulator on behalf of oil giant

Jody Freeman used Ivy League connections to arrange meeting for ConocoPhillips, where she is a $350k-a-year board member

07.02.23

Environment

Insurance giant ‘breached international guidelines’ by backing oil pipeline

A group of NGOs allege that Marsh is contributing to the serious harm caused by the pipeline by providing the insurance services necessary for the project to progress

Riot police stand in front of burning barricades as activists stage a protest in Lützerath

11.01.23

Environment

HSBC’s secretive loan to a coal company bulldozing a village

Senior bankers greenlit $340m deal with energy giant RWE but recommended HSBC's involvement was kept quiet

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