Global Finance Sector Greenwashing Press Briefing 28 September 2021 Financial institutions provide the capital and financial services — from banking to insurance — which keep the dirty energy economy going. After years of pressure from civil society, financial institutions began to adopt policies to restrict their support to some parts of the coal industry in 2015. […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 23, 2021 Contact: Jackie Fielder, jackie@stopthemoneypipeline.com Bank of America renews funding for Line 3 pipeline company while sponsoring New York Climate Week The “sustainability-linked” loan demonstrates serious greenwashing loopholes in private sector climate pledges ahead of COP26 NEW YORK — The theme of this year’s New York Climate Week is “getting […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2021 Contact: Jackie Fielder, jackie@stopthemoneypipeline.com More than 40 climate activists arrested at bank headquarters in NYC, more risk arrest in Seattle ahead of COP26 and New York Climate Week SEATTLE, WA―On the 10th anniversary of Occupy Wall Street and ahead of New York Climate week, 40 climate activists […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jackie Fielder, jackie@stopthemoneypipeline.com Shady Wall Street Vet leaves Biden Administration After Stop the Money Pipeline Groups Send Letter to Kerry Departure comes after 145 organizations sent a letter to Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry decrying the appointment of Mark Gallogly in March HOUSTON, TEXAS – July 1, 2021 – […]
On Thursday, May 28, 2021 at the House Financial Services Committee, the top US bank CEOs faced heated questions on climate and racial justice from Reps. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib, and Chuy Garcia. Ahead of the briefing, Stop the Money Pipeline, Action Center on Race & the Economy and others held a press briefing […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *Interviews available May 20, 2021 Contact: Jackie Fielder, jackie@stopthemoneypipeline.com Stop The Money Pipeline Coalition Responds to Biden’s Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk Coalition welcomes EO as important step for the climate finance movement, pushes administration to deliver by COP26 in November Today, President Biden issued a new broad-ranging Executive Order (EO) […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2021 Contact: Jackie Fielder, jackie@stopthemoneypipeline.com Stop The Money Pipeline Coalition Issues Statement Ahead of Biden’s Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk Coalition representing more than 160 groups expects Executive Order to ensure all U.S. financial institutions are firmly on a path to real zero greenhouse gas emissions before COP26 […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 18th 2021 Stop The Money Pipeline Coalition Responds to International Energy Association’s Call to Stop New Oil Investments to Hit Net-Zero Emissions Marking a major milestone for climate justice and financial sustainability advocates, the International Energy Association called for an immediate end to all financing of new fossil-fuel supply […]