FFI Explainer on the EU's CSDDD
In just a few days MEPs vote on the EU's proposed Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive but what is the role of the financial sector in this proposed law?
Climate plans of large Dutch banks, insurers and pension funds fall seriously short
International Women's Day 2023
This International Women's Day we turn the spotlight on the gender equality scores of financial institutions assessed in 2022 and call on the financial sector to be a solution for gender inequality rather than a cause.
New release: Fair Finance Guide Methodology update 2023
Keeping pace with the latest developments in sustainable finance, the Fair Finance network has just released its updated Methodology for 2023.
Just 7% of global banks' energy financing goes to renewables
Data produced for Fair Finance International, and partners indicates major failings by financial institutions to help meet global commitments on net zero.
New policy assessment by Fair Finance Brazil
New policy assessment finds that Brazilian banks score zero on animal welfare and poorly on socio-environmental issues
Financing the Just Transition: Powering Asia’s Sustainable Energy Future
New report from Fair Finance Asia and the Stockholm Environmental Institute
SHIFTING FINANCIAL SYSTEMS AWAY FROM HARMFUL PRACTICES TO THOSE THAT RESPECT AND PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE PLANET.
Trillions in investments used responsibly and sustainably have the power to address the most important challenges we face today. Where finance goes today, the world goes tomorrow.
Our network of over 100 CSOs works to strengthen the commitment of all financial institutions to act on and adhere to Social, Environmental, and Human Rights standards. Read updates on our work here.
FINANCING DRIVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS
The “Dia do Fogo” or ‘Day of Fires’ in Brazil put the Brazilian Amazon in the headlines around the world and caused international alarm. The fires that raged contributed to the deforestation of up to 1.2 million hectares in 2019 alone - more than 60% of that being in the Amazon. Since that day, deforestation alerts in the Amazon have grown 34.5%, pushing this eco-system to a climate-critical tipping point.
The Fair Finance International (FFI) network carried out three large studies analyzing how much money is really being invested in companies with a high risk of involvement in deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon and Cerrado.
By bringing together data from financial institutions active in Germany, Norway and the Netherlands, FFI revealed billions in investments in these companies. Read more
Fair Finance Coalitions engage on the policies and practices of financial institutions, both at home and abroad.
Guia dos Bancos Responsáveis is led by the Idec and supported by Instituto Sou da Paz, Conectas, and World Animal Protection Brazil
Fair Finance Guide Germany is led by Facing Finance and supported by Verbraucherzentrale Bremen, and Südwind.
The Dutch Fair Finance Guide coalition includes Oxfam Novib, Amnesty International Netherlands, and Friends of the Earth Netherlands, World Animal Protection and PAX .
The Norwegian Fair Finance Guide is a partnership of the Norwegian Consumer Council and Future in our hands/Framtiden i våre hender.
Fair Finance Pakistan (FFP) is led by the Indus Consortium and includes Channan Development Association (CDA), Center for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI), HELP Foundation, The Knowledge Forum, The Network for Consumer Protection, Centre for inclusive Growth, Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Studies (PIPS), Pakistan Institute for Labour Education and Research (PILER), and Laar Humanitarian and Development Programme (LHDP)
A regional network of civil society organizations
Fair Finance International collaborates and partners with Fair Finance Asia, a regional network of over 90 Asian civil society organizations committed to ensuring that financial institutions’ funding decisions in the region respect the social and environmental well-being of local communities.