8th January 2021 Reports indicate that the State Bank of India (SBI) is issuing a US$600 million bond next week, with HSBC, Citi, JP Morgan and Standard Chartered listed as managers leading the deal. SBI may be about to lend AU$1billion to the Carmichael coal project, which means these banks … Read More
Backlash to State Bank of India’s potential Adani coal loan spreads through finance sector
22 December 2020 The State Bank of India (SBI) is facing a growing backlash from finance sector firms, after news broke last month that it is seriously considering a A$1 billion loan to the controversial and destructive Adani Carmichael coal project. SBI’s potential support for a new thermal coal mine … Read More
Investors rebuke NAB over fossil fuel funding at AGM, despite government threats
18 December 2020 As members of the Australian government seek to launch a probe into the legality of banks divesting from fossil fuels, NAB’s annual shareholder meeting saw its investors push for the bank to further limit funding in line with the Paris Agreement. In addition to a shareholder resolution … Read More
As Lloyd’s of London moves away from coal is this the final nail in the coffin for Adani’s access to insurance?
17 December 2020 Under pressure from the #StopAdani and #InsureOurFuture campaigns, Lloyd’s of London has just told its insurers to exclude new insurance for thermal coal mining, tar sands and arctic drilling by 2022 and phase out all insurance cover for these fossil fuels by 1 January 2030. While the … Read More
State Bank of India staff reject its proposed loan to Adani coal
17 December 2020 Over 90% of respondents to Market Forces’ State Bank of India (SBI) staff survey would oppose the public bank’s lending of A$1 billion to Adani’s Australian mega-mine. This puts SBI’s management on a collision course with its employees if it ends up supporting Adani’s climate-wrecking Carmichael thermal … Read More
Media Release: Lloyd’s takes a step away from coal, threatening Adani’s Carmichael project
17 December 2020 Lloyd’s of London will be publishing its first Environment Social and Governance (ESG) Report today, potentially ending the Adani Carmichael coal project’s ability to secure insurance in its marketplace. According to reports, Lloyd’s is recommending companies operating in its market end the provision of new insurance policies … Read More
ANZ held to account for climate inaction at AGM
16 December 2020 Following the release of a lacklustre update to its climate policy in October, today’s ANZ annual general meeting (AGM) saw the bank’s board held to account for the gap between rhetoric and action on climate change. However, perhaps the bank wasn’t as prepared to bear the weight … Read More
Media Release: Fidelis becomes 28th major insurer to rule out Adani Carmichael coal project
Wednesday 16 December 2020 In an email to Market Forces (available upon request, received Friday 11 December) specialty re/insurer Fidelis has confirmed that its recently published Environment and Sustainability Statement rules it out of underwriting the Adani Carmichael coal project. This makes it the 28th insurer to publicly make this … Read More
Media Release: ANZ, NAB face climate change shareholder resolutions at AGMs
ANZ and NAB called upon to reduce exposure to fossil fuels in line with the Paris Agreement’s climate change goals. Tuesday 15 December 2020 Shareholder resolutions lodged with ANZ and NAB by over 100 shareholders, supported by environmental finance organisation Market Forces, will be voted on at the banks’ annual … Read More
