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Fair Finance International @fairfinanceint.bsky.social · 5d

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An alternative way to hold companies responsible

How a Dutch panel established that an Argentinian oil company with headquarters in Amsterdam, Pluspetrol, violated the rights of Indigenous peoples in Peru.

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Oxfam International Media Team @newsfromoxfam.bsky.social · 6d

PRESS RELEASE: Two thirds of climate finance is loans, as rich countries profiteer from climate crisis💰

New research finds poor & climate vulnerable countries are paying back 7 USD for every 5 they receive.

Report by @oxfaminternational.bsky.social @careglobal.bsky.social 👉 oxf.am/climate-fina...

Rich countries are treating the climate crisis as a business opportunity, not a moral obligation. They are lending money to the very people they have historically harmed, trapping vulnerable nations in a cycle of debt. This is a form of crisis profiteering. Quote by Nafkote Dabi, Oxfam International Climate Policy Lead.

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Fair Finance International @fairfinanceint.bsky.social · 8d

Fair Finance Nigeria reveals: guardian.ng/news/nigeria...

Nigeria lost 619m barrels of crude worth $46b to theft in 11 years – Report

Nigeria lost about 619.7 million barrels of crude oil valued at $46.16 billion to theft between 2009 and 2020, a new report has revealed.

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Fair Finance International @fairfinanceint.bsky.social · 10d

📢 Fair Finance International's Q3 newsletter is out now!

For updates on the work and achievements of the network read here ➡️: bit.ly/46w90We

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Fair Finance International @fairfinanceint.bsky.social · 12d

🔥 Hot off the press – new case study from #FairFinanceNigeria!

The study highlights challenges faced by host #communities in Nigeria’s #oil-rich regions, detailing experiences in Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa and the socio-economic and environmental impacts of oil operations.

Find out more ⬇️

Oil Companies, ESG Compliance, and the Financial Sector through the eyes of Host Communities | Oxfam in Nigeria

Fair Finance Nigeria (FFNG), a coalition of civil society organizations, presents a case study examining the significant socio-economic and environmental challenges faced by four communities in Akwa I...

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Fair Finance International @fairfinanceint.bsky.social · 24d

❗Today 71% of the world’s population live in autocratically governed countries.

Facing Finance's newest iteration of the #DirtyProfits report seeks to analyse the under-researched nexus of autocratic regimes, European banks, & government bonds.

Access the report in EN & DE ➡️http://bit.ly/48oNxj7

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Fair Finance Asia @fairfinanceasia.bsky.social · 24d

From Sep 30-Oct 3, FFA &
@FairFinance_th
will be at Bangkok Climate Action Week #BKKCAW2025 under the theme: “Financing a Just, Inclusive, & Equitable Future."

Learn more about FFA's sessions: bit.ly/42u47dI
Register by Sep 23: bit.ly/3K4aUEN

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fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · 28d

#Pakistan's major cities are surrounded by #pollutedair. Policy must now be action-oriented.
Sign the Petition: www.change.org/CleanAirforP...
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Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · Sep 2

The European Parliament is negotiating its position on the #CSDDD.

We jointly call on MEPs to preserve Review Clause 36-1 in the final text.

Removing it would mean indefinitely exempting the financial sector from conducting crucial due diligence.

www.fidh.org/en/issues/bu...

Omnibus package: European lawmakers must preserve the financial sector assessment clause in the EU Due Diligence Directive

In a new letter addressed to Members of the European Parliament, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and 31 other civil society (…)

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Fair Finance International @fairfinanceint.bsky.social · Aug 25

📣Tomorrow join @fairfinanceasia.bsky.social and
@trosa-oxfam.bsky.social's webinar on designing inclusive #climatefinance for communities in shared water ecosystems.

📅 Tuesday, 26 August 2025
⏰ 10:00–11:00 CEST

🔗 Virtual participation: worldwaterweek.org/tickets
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/3Vb1A40

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Fair Finance International @fairfinanceint.bsky.social · Aug 11

💥Banks called out for backing POSCO’s coal lock-in

FFI and 21 organisations warn POSCO’s blast furnace relining could lock in at least 15 more years of carbon-intensive steelmaking, exposing banks to #legal, #financial, and reputational risk.

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Banks called out for backing POSCO’s coal lock-in

A coalition of 21 civil society organisations (CSOs) from around the world has sent a joint open letter to 17 major banks from Europe, United States, Australia, Japan and South Korea, urging…

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Fair Finance International @fairfinanceint.bsky.social · Aug 3

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Will companies operating in the occupied Palestinian territories ever face the consequences?

The conflation between ‘green’ and ‘good’ is not helping investors or consumers decide which businesses are truly bad

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Fair Finance International @fairfinanceint.bsky.social · Jul 29

Can the ICJ climate ruling save the CSDDD?

For financial institutions, the ICJ signals that “climate harm and inaction is not only a reputational risk — it may now carry legal implications under domestic and international law”

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Editor’s note: can the ICJ climate ruling save the CSDDD?

The latest edition of our Sustainable Views newsletter Dear reader,

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Ashfaq Khalfan @ashfaqkhalfan.bsky.social · Jul 23

The International Court of Justice climate judgement was – in many ways – better than expected. Here are 11 takeaways about what ICJ judgement and what it means for the protection of the climate:

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Fair Finance International @fairfinanceint.bsky.social · Jul 24

What will President Lula do? The credibility of the government is at stake
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Brazil passes ‘devastation bill’ that drastically weakens environmental law

President has 15 days to approve or veto legislation that critics say will lead to vast deforestation and destruction of Indigenous communities

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Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe @caneurope.org · Jul 22

As the UN Secretary-General says, the energy transition is unstoppable. Renewable energy is the best option for the economy, energy security and access.

But the energy transition is not yet fast or fair enough. To accelerate it, the EU must come out with an ambitious NDC by the September deadline.

World on brink of climate breakthrough as fossil fuels ‘run out of road’, UN chief says

António Guterres says ‘sun is rising on a clean energy age’ as 90% of renewable power projects cheaper than fossil fuels

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Kees Kodde @keeskodde.bsky.social · Jul 18

With a generous dose of chutzpah, Toyota’s insurer is suing for flood damage that its own business practices and Toyota’s vehicles likely made worse

www.businesslive.co.za/fm/opinion/o...

TRACEY DAVIES: Climate irony

With a generous dose of chutzpah, Toyota’s insurer is suing for flood damage that its own business practices and Toyota’s vehicles likely made worse

www.businesslive.co.za

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Fair Finance International @fairfinanceint.bsky.social · Jul 11

Our economic exposure to marine biodiversity is large yet under-appreciated
www.sustainableviews.com/the-next-fin...

The next financial crisis could come from our oceans

Narmin Nahidi is an assistant professor in finance at the University of Exeter and Imtiaz M Sifat is an assistant professor in international economics at the University of Radboud The UK’s economic ex...

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DER SPIEGEL @spiegel.de · Jul 8

Weltweit ziehen sich Geldhäuser langsam aus dem klimaschädlichen Geschäft mit der Kohle zurück. Die Deutsche Bank gehört jedoch nach Angaben der NGO Urgewald zu den Ausnahmen. Die Bank hält dem eigene Zahlen entgegen.

Trotz Klimakrise: Banken unterstützen Kohleunternehmen weiterhin mit Milliarden

Weltweit ziehen sich Geldhäuser langsam aus dem klimaschädlichen Geschäft mit der Kohle zurück. Die Deutsche Bank gehört jedoch nach Angaben der NGO Urgewald zu den Ausnahmen. Die Bank hält dem eigene Zahlen entgegen.

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Fair Finance International @fairfinanceint.bsky.social · Jul 8

📢 Fair Finance International's Q2 newsletter is out now!

For updates on the work and achievements of the network read here ➡️: bit.ly/44kHkma

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Fair Finance International @fairfinanceint.bsky.social · Jul 7

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In Latin America, energy transition stirs a rise in human rights lawsuits

A new report by the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) finds that more than half of the 95 legal cases initiated around the world since 2009 by those impacted by the energy transition wer...

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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · Jul 3

As the World Bank, the IMF & other MDBs and governments meet in Seville for #FFD4Sevilla, @re-course.org urges them to heed people's calls for reform: cancel the debt, redistribute the wealth and fund the just transition.

#CancelTheDebt #JustTransition

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Seizing the Jubilee moment: Cancel the debt to unlock Africa's clean energy future

Africa has the resources and the vision for a just energy transition, but it is trapped in a financial system structured to take more than it gives. In this blog, we outline how debt burdens and clima...

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Fair Finance International @fairfinanceint.bsky.social · Jul 3

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EU: Over 195 companies and investors urge EU not to weaken sustainability rules - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

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Fair Finance International @fairfinanceint.bsky.social · Jul 1

Great news from Sevilla from France, Spain, Kenya and other countries!

Oxfam International Media Team @newsfromoxfam.bsky.social · Jul 1

Good news from #FFD4: 8 countries have committed to work together on higher taxes on luxury air travel, raising funds for global climate action.🔥

Now more countries need to join - and tax profits of fossil fuel corporations too.

#MakeRichPollutersPay

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Eight countries launch solidarity coalition for levies on premium flyers | Global Solidarity Levies Task Force

The Global Solidarity Levies Task Force brings together countries from around the world to advance options for international levelies that will raise much needed revenue for the fight against climate ...

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BankTrack @banktrack.bsky.social · Jul 1

🚨 Sweden's Nordea has backtracked on its #fossilfuel lending restrictions, becoming the first bank in Sweden to lower its lending requirements 🚨

An alarming backward step! Email the bank here:

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Protestera mot Nordeas klimatsvek

Nordea vill ge nya lån till klimatvärstingar som utvinner oljesand, skiffergas och letar mer olja i Arktis. Mejla en protest enkelt här!

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