Stop bankrolling deforestation
As the Bank of England convenes the Climate and Capital Conference to discuss the banking sector’s approach to ‘climate-related financial risks’, they could do worse than consider their impact on the world’s forests
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Blog Post | October 18, 2022
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Blog Post | September 01, 2022 The UK's new PM has a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity to make the UK a global green finance centre and curb deforestation
The Financial Services and Markets Bill is a historic opportunity to align UK money flows with the urgent needs of the planet, and make good on the deforestation pledges the UK made at COP26 last year
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Press Release | July 08, 2022 New report by UK government taskforce recommends UK laws to stop financial sector bankrolling global deforestation
New report from the UK government’s GRI taskforce makes a compelling case for the need to bring in legislation that stops the UK financial sector continuing to bankroll global deforestation
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Blog Post | May 12, 2022 Alarm bells of authoritarianism sounding in the UK
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Press Release | March 10, 2022 Environment Act rules could allow UK consumption to continue fuelling rapid global deforestation and lag behind EU proposals, despite government promises of ‘world-leading’ law
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Press Release | October 28, 2021 New data highlights importance of including beef in Environment Bill to tackle UK’s complicity in global deforestation
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Article | September 09, 2021 How Facebook’s ad targeting may be in breach of UK equality and data protection laws
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Press Release | September 09, 2021 Global Witness calls on EHRC and ICO to investigate Facebook for breaking anti-discrimination and data protection laws
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Statement | September 06, 2021 Open letter to the UK Prime Minister: Take action to protect the Amazon
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Blog Post | September 03, 2021 The Amazon and its people are under threat – the UK must act
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Blog Post | July 09, 2021 The UK government has a chance to make its supply chains deforestation free – will it step up?
Briefings
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Briefing Document | January 18, 2021 Parliamentary Briefing: Three Key Improvements Needed to UK Deforestation Law
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Briefing Document | January 11, 2021 World cannot meet climate targets relying on carbon capture and storage
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Briefing Document | June 12, 2020 Why UK taxpayer support for fossil fuels overseas must end
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Briefing Document | June 05, 2020 Strengthening Corporate Responsibility
Press Releases
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Press Release | July 08, 2022 New report by UK government taskforce recommends UK laws to stop financial sector bankrolling global deforestation
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Press Release | March 10, 2022 Environment Act rules could allow UK consumption to continue fuelling rapid global deforestation and lag behind EU proposals, despite government promises of ‘world-leading’ law
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Press Release | October 28, 2021 New data highlights importance of including beef in Environment Bill to tackle UK’s complicity in global deforestation
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Press Release | September 09, 2021 Global Witness calls on EHRC and ICO to investigate Facebook for breaking anti-discrimination and data protection laws
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Press Release | June 28, 2021 Facebook ad targeting could be used to incite sectarian violence
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Press Release | May 26, 2021 Cross-party support for UK Environment Bill to tackle role of UK banks in funding global deforestation, with £900m funnelled into forest-risk commodities in 2020
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Press Release | April 26, 2021 Joint statement on the UK's new anti-corruption sanctions regime
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Press Release | January 11, 2021 Majority of global CCS plants being used to extract more fossil fuels
Blogs
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Blog Post | October 18, 2022 Stop bankrolling deforestation
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Blog Post | September 01, 2022 The UK's new PM has a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity to make the UK a global green finance centre and curb deforestation
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Blog Post | May 12, 2022 Alarm bells of authoritarianism sounding in the UK
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Blog Post | September 03, 2021 The Amazon and its people are under threat – the UK must act
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Blog Post | July 09, 2021 The UK government has a chance to make its supply chains deforestation free – will it step up?
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Blog Post | May 20, 2021 Green spaces deserve to be protected – in the UK and around the world
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Blog Post | May 01, 2021 Two years on from the UK’s declaration of climate emergency, we need less bluster and more action from the UK government
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Blog Post | January 21, 2021 Why climate risk reporting will not stop the finance industry bankrolling deforestation
