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In October 2017, Malaysian palm oil giant IOI Group announced three major labour policies: to stop charging recruitment fees to its workers, respect the right… Read More
An assessment by the Environmental Paper Network (EPN) reveals that the banking sector does not have adequate policies to avoid irresponsible investment in damaging pulp… Read More
A new report, Banks: High Carbon, Hidden Risks, by Rainforest Action Network, demonstrates that… Read More
Eldorado Brasil is involved in major corruption scandals, and has a legacy of serious environmental damage and social conflict. Various potential… Read More
In July 2017, the Indonesian financial services authority (OJK) published a new Regulation on Sustainable Finance (POJK). The POJK is a welcome and important step… Read More
In July 2017, the world’s largest pension fund, the Government Pension Investment Fund of Japan (GPIF), announced a set of indices for its so-called “ESG” investments. Shockingly,… Read More
New report by Rainforest Action Network, 350.org Japan, Friends of the Earth Japan and Japan Center for Sustainable Environment and Society reveals Mizuho’s financing… Read More
The forestsandfinance.org database has been updated with the latest financial flows to forest-risk companies in Southeast Asia since 2010, revealing the major role of Japanese… Read More
A new Forests & Finance Dossier, Every Investor Has A Responsibility, lays out the human rights, climate & biodiversity risks financiers face — and the… Read More
Major palm oil producer IOI Group and pulp and paper producer APP are currently involved in separate community land rights conflicts, exposing their financiers to… Read More
