15 September 2021 The federal Environment Minister has just signed-off approval for Whitehaven’s climate-wrecking Vickery coal mine. But Whitehaven still needs to find enough money to match the mine’s $600 million price-tag. Despite stating their support for the Paris Agreement, NAB and Westpac loaned a combined $220 million to Whitehaven … Read More
State Bank of India still considering loan to “fully funded” Adani coal project
5 August 2021 In November 2020, Indian media reported that the State Bank of India (SBI) was considering a A$1 billion loan for Adani’s Carmichael thermal coal project. People all over the world took immediate action, leading to international news headlines and a string of the globe’s biggest investors speaking … Read More
ASIC investigation requested into New Hope statements
21 July 2021 Australian coal company New Hope has a track-record of dodging questions about the material financial risks to its business from climate change. That’s why this week EDO Australia, on behalf of Market Forces, wrote to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) requesting an investigation into potentially … Read More
Sustainalytics rates Adani Ports, a company mired in controversies, as “low risk”
1 July 2021 Global investors rely on their ability to manage and avoid risk, and increasingly that risk is being framed in terms of investment exposure to environment, social and governance (ESG) issues. Alongside an increasing appetite to invest in companies, projects and indices with high ESG values, is the … Read More
Adani’s coal port failing to refinance debt, again
7th May 2021 Ratings agency reporting has revealed that Adani’s Abbot Point coal port (recently rebranded to North Queensland Export Terminal – NQXT) has so far failed to secure external financing to repay a US$140 million debt due in September this year. Instead, the debt-ridden port, located in the Great … Read More
S&P is reviewing Adani Ports’ inclusion on coveted Dow Jones Sustainability Index
19 March 2021 Within hours of receiving a letter from 37 groups calling on S&P Global to review Adani Ports’ inclusion on its Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), the ratings agency giant has confirmed it will conduct a formal review. S&P wrote to Market Forces on 18 March with the … Read More
Coal and coup; urgent review of Adani’s inclusion on Dow Jones Sustainability Index demanded
18 March 2021 UPDATE: (19/03/21) Market Forces has received confirmation that S&P Global will conduct a review into Adani Ports’ status in its Dow Jones Sustainability Index. We call on S&P to take the evidence we have presented seriously and to ensure that any company involved in a massive thermal … Read More
HSBC bows to pressure and will phase out coal lending. It must also cut ties with Adani
16 March 2021 In response to a shareholder resolution coordinated by ShareAction, HSBC, Europe’s largest bank and one of the biggest backers of fossil fuels, has announced it will table its own resolution on plans to phase out financing for coal-fired power and thermal coal mining across the EU and … Read More
Barclays and HSBC at risk of losing three million customers over continued investment in fossil fuels
29 January 2021 As climate change continues apace with 2020 one of the hottest years on record, a survey of consumers who bank with Barclays and HSBC shows that these banks risk losing up to three million customers due to financing fossil fuels. The online survey, carried out by ICM … Read More
Deutsche Bank refuses Adani Ports financing
29 January 2021 Media reports indicate that the world’s 7th largest (in 2020) bookrunner for bonds, Deutsche Bank, has been blocked by its Sustainability Committee from participating in Adani Ports’ latest bond issue. “Port-related environmental concerns which are in conflict with sustainability goals of the bank” was reported (paywalled) as … Read More