26 November 2021 Finance research and ratings company MSCI wrote to its clients on Tuesday informing them that Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (Adani Ports, also referred to as APSEZ) is about to be kicked off four MSCI climate indices, after its links to the...
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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...
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...
Adani breaches environmental conditions again as SBI investors speak out against loan to the reckless project
4 December 2020 Adani Mining has been fined by the Australian Government for breaching environmental conditions in October, while building its coal mine in important wildlife habitat in central Queensland. This is yet another example of Adani’s disregard for...
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...
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 looking for Abbot Point investors
12 March 2020 Adani is asking investors to back the Abbot Point coal export terminal for the next seven years through a new bond. With take-or-pay contract protection now largely expired, whoever invests is placing a massive bet about the Carmichael coal project going...
Banks could accidentally fund Carmichael coal via Adani bond issue
8 July 2019 In early July 2019 Adani issued US$1billion in bonds for one part of its business (Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone), which nine major banks invested in. This company operates several ports in India. Unfortunately, the evidence shows that the Adani...