13 April 2021 S&P Dow Jones has announced that it will remove Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (Adani Ports) from its Sustainability Index in response to evidence presented to it by human rights and environmental groups in March. Market Forces, Australian Centre for International Justice and Justice for Myanmar … Read More
PIMCO bans Adani Ports investment, spreading Carmichael coal pain to key Adani company
23 March 2021 PIMCO, US-based investment giant which in 2020 was the biggest known boldholder in Adani Ports, has prohibited any future investment in the company and has confirmed that it did not invest in Adani Ports’ most recent bond issue in January. This is due to Adani Ports’ involvement … Read More
US$2.2 trillion investor PIMCO bans Adani Ports
22 March One of the world’s largest investors, PIMCO, has banned future investment in Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (Adani Ports) due to the company’s role in the controversial Adani Carmichael coal project in Australia. PIMCO, which manages US$2.21 trillion, did not participate in the most recent bond issue … Read More
Adani Ports’ inclusion on Dow Jones Sustainability Index to be reviewed
19 March 2021 S&P Global has responded to a case put forward by 37 organisations by agreeing to undertake a review into the inclusion of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). After receiving the case on Wednesday 17 March (see coverage), S&P responded … 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: Dow Jones Sustainability Index urged to urgently review Adani Ports status
17 March 2021 Just months after Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (Adani Ports) debuted on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), environment and human rights groups representing millions of people from the USA, Europe, Myanmar and Australia, have formally made the case that the company should have its inclusion … Read More
Adani Mining accidentally reveals true identity in monumental PR fail
November 6 2020 Yesterday, under the cover of the US Presidential Election, Adani Mining announced via coal-friendly media outlets that it was rebranding to “Bravus Mining and Resources”. However, this quiet name change soon turned into a public relations disaster when the real meaning of bravus was revealed by Latin … Read More
Investor Briefing: Adani Ports to haul Carmichael coal, exposing investors to reputational & financial risks
22 October 2020 Market Forces has compiled this briefing paper to inform existing and potential investors in Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (Adani Ports) of the company’s establishment of Bowen Rail Company, which will transport coal for the controversial Carmichael thermal coal project in Australia. This move into coal … Read More
Adani forced to haul its own coal, driving up the cost of Carmichael
10 September 2020 Under the veil of the newly created Bowen Rail Company, Adani will be self-transporting Carmichael coal from pit to port. It appears that Adani tried to hide this development, with the new company’s website and media communications not mentioning “Adani” or “Carmichael”. The news highlights two major … Read More