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 their opinions here.

FINANCING DRIVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS

The “Dia do Fogo” or ‘Day of Fires’ in August 2019 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 GUIDES
The Fair Finance Guides provide consumers with information on the policies and practices of their financial institutions, both at home and abroad.

The Belgian Fair Finance Guide is an initiative of FairFin, 11.11.11., CNCD, and Vrede

Guia dos Bancos Responsáveis is led by the Idec and supported by Instituto Sou da Paz, Conectas, and World Animal Protection Brazil

Fair Finance Cambodia comprises of Oxfam, Silaka, Action Aid, NGO Forum on Cambodia, Transparency International Cambodia, Cooperation Committee for Cambodia,

Fair Finance Guide Germany is led by Facing Finance and supported by Verbraucherzentrale Bremen, and Südwind.

Fair Finance India includes Oxfam India, Partners in Change, Praxis, Environics, Cividep, Open Space, Land Conflict Watch, Traidcraft India,and HRF

ResponsiBank includes Perkumpulan Prakarsa, ICW, Infid,  Lokataru,KPI, YLKI, Walhi, Pekka, TUK, Indies  and Publish What You Pay

Fair Finance Guide Japan members are:  JACSES APLA, JATAN) and PARC

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 Philippines is FCD Phillippines, Ideals, Angoc, and NGO Forum on ADB

Fair Finance Guide Sweden coalition includes Swedish Consumers’ Association, Amnesty International Sweden, Diakonia, Fair Action, World Animal Protection Sweden and Swedish Society for Nature Conservation.

Fair Finance Thailand includes Sal Forest Co. Ltd., International Rivers, EnLaw Foundation, Ecological Alert and Recovery (Thailand) (EARTH) and Foundation for Consumers.

Fair Finance Southern Africa includes 350Africa.org, Centre for Environmental Rights, African Climate Reality Project, Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS), Oxfam South Africa, Justica Ambiental, Earthlife Africa

Fair Finance Vietnam members include: Oxfam, CEPEW,Warecod.

A regional network of civil society organizations

Fair Finance International collaborates and partners with Fair Finance Asia, a regional network of over 70 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.