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Category Archives: In The News

Citi and KKR: Financing Climate Destruction and Environmental Racism

If you look at Citi’s marketing and PR, you’d be mistaken for thinking this is a company that cares about the climate crisis and racial equity. Jane Fraser talks a good game about climate commitments and equity, but LEED-certified buildings and diverse models on the website aren’t enough.  Citi paints itself as a climate champion, […]

Stop the Money Pipeline Coalition Members Respond to Climate Votes at Bank of America, Citi, Wells Fargo Shareholder Meetings

Stop the Money Pipeline Coalition Members Respond to Climate Votes at Bank of America, Citi, Wells Fargo Shareholder Meetings   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Contact: Arielle Swernoff, arielle@stopthemoneypipline.com New York, New York – Shareholder meetings at Citi, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo this morning demonstrated that Wall Street is simply incapable […]

More than 1,300 Scientists Call on JPMorgan Chase Shareholders to Vote in Favor of Fossil Fuel Phase Out

For Immediate Release: Monday April 10, 2023 Contact: Sanjali De Silva, +1 303-396-7325, SDeSilva@ucsusa.org.  More than 1,300 Scientists Call on JPMorgan Chase Shareholders to Vote in Favor of Fossil Fuel Phase Out WASHINGTON—More than 1,300 scientists have signed a letter calling on shareholders of JPMorgan Chase to vote “yes” on Proposal 6, a resolution asking […]

36,000+ people and 118 organizations urge State Treasurers and public pensions to support climate and Indigenous rights shareholder resolutions at bank and insurance companies’ Annual General Meetings

For Immediate Release: Wednesday April 5, 2023 Contact: Alec Connon, alec@stopthemoneypipeline.com, 206-258-9176  36,000+ people and 118 organizations urge State Treasurers and public pensions to support climate and Indigenous rights shareholder resolutions at bank and insurance companies’ Annual General Meetings Today, 118 climate, environmental, and human rights organizations, representing millions of members and including the groups […]

Mets Fans and PA Jumaane Williams Demand Mets Strike Out Citi for its Role in Climate Crisis

For Immediate Release: Media Contact: Renata Pumarol renata@climateorganizinghub.org 646.462.9281   Mets Fans and PA Jumaane Williams Demand Mets Strike Out Citi for its Role in Climate Crisis Citi, which has stadium-naming rights until 2028, is the second-largest financier of fossil fuels;  Activists slammed Citi claiming the bank is “ torching our planet every day and giving […]

Advocacy Groups Respond to Bank, Insurance Proxy Statements Opposing Climate & Indigenous Rights Resolutions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, March 17, 2023 Media contact: Arielle Swernoff, arielle@stopthemoneypipeline.com, 925-262-3004 (Eastern Time) Advocacy Groups Respond to Bank, Insurance Proxy Statements Opposing Climate & Indigenous Rights Resolutions Climate groups call out Citi, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, RBC, and others for greenwashing  New York, NY – This past week, Citi, Bank of America, […]

Coalition of 240+ Organizations to Push for Yes Votes on Climate, Indigenous Rights Shareholder Resolutions at Financial Firms

For Immediate Release Wednesday March, 01 2023 Contact: Arielle Swernoff: arielle@stopthemoneypipeline.com, Ginny Cleaveland: ginny.cleaveland@sierraclub.org, Coalition of 240+ Organizations to Push for Yes Votes on Climate, Indigenous Rights Shareholder Resolutions at Financial Firms Resolutions at major North American banks and several insurers push companies to phase-out financing of fossil fuel expansion, protect Indigenous rights, and institute better climate […]

Investors file climate shareholder resolutions at major US and Canadian banks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 24, 2023 Contact: Jackie Fielder, jackie@stopthemoneypipeline.com   Stop the Money Pipeline coalition members respond to investors filing climate shareholder resolutions at major US and Canadian banks Resolutions call for top banks and insurance companies to make significant progress on their climate commitments; will require support from major asset managers and other […]