Hi everyone. This is a pretty special moment for me, but also for Market Forces, our team and supporters, and all those who have taken action to shift finance and investment away from fossil fuels. Today I have been given the honour of receiving a Goldman...
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Win! Deutsche Bank abandons Whitehaven Coal’s bond issue
20 May 2022 A media report in Germany confirmed publicly this week that Deutsche Bank has withdrawn from its involvement in a bond issue for climate-wrecking Whitehaven Coal, following a concerted people-powered campaign coordinated by Market Forces. Business...
Whitehaven Coal found producing far more thermal coal than environmental assessment estimates
11 May 2022 Whitehaven Coal is Australia’s biggest publicly-listed pure play coal mining company. It operates four coal mines in New South Wales, and is pursuing a further three new or expanded mines that could double the company’s coal production by 2030. The...
Deutsche Bank staff survey 2022
21 March 2022 Thank-you for taking the time to fill out this survey. Its purpose is to understand the views of Deutsche Bank employees regarding the bank’s reported decision to arrange finance for Whitehaven Coal, one of Australia’s most controversial coal mining...
Win! Credit Suisse rules out Whitehaven Coal
Climate-wrecking coal company Whitehaven Coal received a $1 billion loan in February 2020 from a group of major banks, including European investment bank Credit Suisse. Late last year, Credit Suisse updated its policy on thermal coal mining, clearly excluding...
Spread the word about NAB’s dirty fossil fuel funding
17 December 2021 Call out NAB: share these social media posts! Post a message on NAB’s social media! NAB shareholders are today gathering at the company’s virtual annual general meeting (AGM), where they’ll hold the bank to account for all manner of issues, key among...
Tell NAB: net-zero by 2050 = no new fossil fuels
17 December 2021 Post a message on NAB’s social media! Call out NAB: share these social media videos! NAB shareholders are today gathering at the company’s virtual annual general meeting (AGM), where they’ll hold the bank to account for all manner of issues, key among...
NAB fails to defend funding for destructive fossil fuel companies
17 December 2021 NAB has been lending heavily for projects and companies expanding the fossil fuel industry. As such, the bank today faced a formal proposal from shareholders telling it to stop funding new coal, oil and gas projects. NAB also faced a bombardment of...
Tell ANZ: net-zero by 2050 = no new fossil fuels
16 December 2021 Post a message on ANZ’s social media! Call out ANZ: share these social media videos! ANZ shareholders are today gathering at the company’s virtual annual general meeting (AGM), where they’ll hold the bank to account for all manner of issues, key among...
Spread the word about ANZ’s dirty fossil fuel funding
16 December 2021 Call out ANZ: share these social media posts! Post a message on ANZ’s social media! ANZ shareholders are today gathering at the company’s virtual annual general meeting (AGM), where they’ll hold the bank to account for all manner of issues, key among...