5 October 2021 Hamilton’s 116-word statement should be an example to all other insurers of what an ESG (environment, social, governance) policy should NOT look like. Since mid 2020, 28 Lloyd’s of London insurers have answered the call of the #StopAdani campaign and ruled out insuring the disastrous Adani Carmichael thermal … Read More
Case for cutting financial ties with Adani Group presented at webinar
21 September 2021 Last week Responsible Investor, in partnership with Market Forces, hosted a webinar entitled Adani Group’s new coal projects: why and how investors need to act. Hundreds of employees of financial institutions, based mainly in Europe and the US east coast were in attendance. Combined, the presentations from … 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
Adani is doubling down on coal, investors and bond arrangers must act
30 July 2021 In mid-July Adani Electricity Mumbai issued US$300m worth of “sustainability-linked” bonds – a form of general corporate finance which carry no obligation to be directed towards sustainable projects and can be issued by any company willing to report on certain “sustainable” key performance indicators (KPIs). These KPIs … Read More
Macquarie fails to rule out funding fossil fuel projects incompatible with net zero
29 July 2021 Major Australian financial institution Macquarie was today challenged by shareholders and communities over its support for the oil and gas industry, and inconsistencies between this support and its commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. Just weeks after Macquarie’s commitment to “aligning our financing activity with the … Read More
Adani’s dishonest attempt to cool coal-to-plastics controversy debunked
26 July 2021 Recently, the news of Adani’s next toxic venture – a coal-to-PVC plant – broke in the media. According to Adani’s own submission to the Indian Government, the plant will use 3.1 million tonnes of coal per year to make PVC plastic with the coal imported from “Australia, … Read More
Hamilton Insurance one of the last at Lloyd’s willing to insure the Adani Carmichael coal project.
6 July 2021 Adani’s insurance options in the Lloyd’s marketplace are rapidly shrinking. Since the beginning of the year, all the top 10 biggest Lloyd’s syndicates have ruled out any support for the Adani Carmichael coal project. In total, 38 major insurance companies have now publicly ruled out providing insurance … Read More
Adani Ports attempts to save brand by dumping Bowen Rail Company
2 July 2021 Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (Adani Ports) has announced in its latest Annual Report (page 129) that after setting up the haulage operation for the controversial Carmichael coal project under the Bowen Rail Company (BRC), it is transferring the ownership of BRC to another Adani subsidiary, … Read More
Adani gets a lump of coal, loses three investors
25 June 2021 Adani Group celebrates its undermining of the Paris Agreement on climate change, while three more investors reject its destructive activities. The hypocrisy of the Adani Group was on full display this week, and nowhere was it more stark than big boss Gautam Adani’s Twitter feed. Directly above … Read More
Adani loses 5th current insurer for its Carmichael coal project.
16 June 2021 In a victory for the #StopAdani movement and life on Earth, Ascot Group announced last week it has ruled out renewing its policy for the Adani Carmichael coal mine, once it expires in September this year.[1] This makes Ascot Adani’s 5th current insurer to rule out any … Read More