Accountability for animal welfare is becoming an indispensable part of responsible financing and investing. The ethical treatment and welfare of farmed animals is now a prominent issue both in Brazilian society and internationally, with...

Amidst a water and energy crisis, Brazil’s financial institutions do not have measurable targets for reducing fossil fuel investments.  Insufficient social and environmental actions, and continued investment in fossil fuels and their...

Following the recent Shell judgment in the Dutch courts to align to 1.5 degrees, an open letter to banks, pension funds and insurers calls on them to also take action. The Shell verdict has real consequences for the financiers of major climate...

The nine largest insurers in the Netherlands together invest more than 4 billion euros in eleven multinationals directly involved in serious and long-term human rights violations. Even when they have been aware of pollution, land grabbing,...

The Brazilian Senate has approved a critical Over-Indebtedness Bill, following sustained pressure by Idec and supported by Fair Finance International. Last week the National Congress in Brazil approved a bill that symbolizes a historic victory...

Many insurers, pension funds and banks invest in companies that demonstrably cause damage to people, animals or the planet. If that is the case, the NGOs that work together in the Fair Finance network expect those investors to have a meaningful...