Top investors BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street, PNB, EPF, GPIF, and KWAP all amongst lowest-scoring The world’s 50 largest banks and investors are driving deforestation through weak policies and major investments…
June 8, 2021
May 18, 2021
During Bank AGM, Climate Movement Challenges JPMorgan Chase’s Promises of ‘Paris Alignment’
Groups issue analysis of Chase’s newly released 2030 ‘carbon intensity’ targets as nationwide protests target top Chase decisionmakers NYC — At today’s JPMorgan Chase annual general meeting, CEO Jamie Dimon…
May 13, 2021
JPMorgan Chase 2030 Climate Targets a “Fig Leaf for Fossil Fuel Expansion,” says Rainforest Action Network
Today, JPMorgan Chase has released its 2030 climate targets, following on the bank’s October 2020 pledge to “align with the Paris Agreement.” JPMorgan Chase is the world’s largest banker of…
April 26, 2021
Major Brands and Banks Failing to Stop Deforestation and Human Rights Abuses, New Scorecard Finds
Procter & Gamble, Ferrero, and JPMorgan Chase among those that receive a ‘F” Score San Francisco, CA – Major multinational brands and banks are failing to stop deforestation and human…
April 26, 2021
Japan’s largest bank MUFG tightens coal power and forest sector policies – but far from aligned with Paris Agreement
Today, Japan’s largest bank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) (TYO: 8306) announced a revision of its Environmental and Social Policy Framework (1) policy for the coal-fired power, forestry and palm…
April 20, 2021
RAN Statement on Guilty Verdict in Derek Chauvin Trial
Today’s jury ruling in the police murder of George Floyd is historic. It provides rare and desperately needed accountability for a grieving nation traumatized from relentless acts of police violence…
April 14, 2021
Liberty Mutual Ends Policyholder Meeting After Seven Minutes; New “Sustainability” Reports Fail to Address its Role in Climate Crisis and Human Rights Violations
Growing Movement Calls on Liberty to Stop Insuring Fossil Fuel Expansion and Respect Indigenous Rights Boston, MA (April 14, 2021) – Today, climate advocates and Indigenous leaders are incensed that insurance…
April 7, 2021
With Jamie Dimon’s annual letter, JPMorgan Chase continues to fail on climate
New York, NY — Today, JPMorgan Chase (JPMC) CEO Jamie Dimon released his influential annual letter to shareholders. In Dimon’s longest letter so far, a major focus is on how…
April 2, 2021
Six months after US import block against FGV, still no remediation for forced labor and workers report continued labor exploitation
Palm oil supplier to major brands including Procter & Gamble, Nestle, Mondelez, and Colgate-Palmolive slow to implement meaningful reforms Washington, D.C.— On March 31, 2021 the Fair Labor Association (FLA)…
March 28, 2021
Japan’s Largest Bank Targeted by Climate Resolution: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group told to align with Paris
TOKYO, Japan, March 29 2021: Japanese NGO Kiko Network, along with three individual investors, have just filed Japan’s second ever climate resolution on a Japanese financial institution, this time on…