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Drilling in the Amazon? Global Financiers Say Yes

March 23, 2020TriplePundit

"The Amazon rainforest is crucial to climate stability, and oil drilling expansion is one of the greatest threats to it," said Moira Birss, campaign director of the finance program at Amazon Watch.

U.S. Firms Bankroll Oil Extraction in the Amazon – Report

March 12, 2020E&E News

Major U.S. financial institutions are funneling billions of dollars into crude oil expansion in the western Amazon rainforest, according to a report released today that underscored indigenous peoples' long-standing opposition to fossil fuel extraction on ancestral lands.

Report: The Five Biggest Financiers of New Amazon Oil Boom

BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, HSBC, and JP Morgan Chase defy their own commitments by backing dangerous oil and gas extraction in the western Amazon

March 12, 2020

Oakland, CA – A report released today by Amazon Watch shows how five American and British financial institutions are actively accelerating climate change and human rights abuses by providing billions of dollars in debt and equity financing for crude oil extraction projects in the western Amazon. Already, millions of acres of the western Amazon have been auctioned for oil extraction, with tens of millions more slated by the Peruvian, Ecuadorian, and Colombian governments.

New Amazon Watch Report Highlights Links Between Big Finance, Amazon Crude Oil Extraction, and Indigenous Rights Violations

Activists urged to Join the #StopTheMoneyPipeline to take on Wall Street!

March 12, 2020

In our newest report, Investing in Amazon Crude, and activist guide, Building People Power to End Investment in Amazon Crude, Amazon Watch details the ways that five of the world's most powerful financial institutions – Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, and BlackRock – actively contribute to climate change by providing debt and equity financing for crude oil extraction projects in the Amazon.

Investing in Amazon Crude

The Network of Global Financiers and Oil Companies Driving the Amazon Toward Collapse

March 2020

This report outlines in detail the ways that five of the world's most powerful financial institutions are actively contributing to climate change by providing debt and equity financing for crude oil extraction projects in the Amazon. It highlights key examples of on-the-ground indigenous resistance to oil extraction, which is not only terrible for the climate but also a major financial risk for these institutions.

Building People Power to End Investment in Amazon Crude

March 2020

Building People Power to End Investment in Amazon Crude is a 4-page refresher for activists who want to better understand the role that major financial institutions play in escalating the climate crisis. It includes detailed data from the latest Amazon Watch research on the total debt and equity financing provided by five major firms to companies extracting crude oil from the western Amazon and directly violating indigenous rights in the process.

Did U.S. Companies and Consumers Help Fuel the Fires in the Amazon Rainforest?

February 27, 2020CBS News

"In the Brazilian Amazon, which of course is where the fires that caught the world's attention in August are located, the main drivers [of deforestation] are the agribusiness industry," said Moira Birss of Amazon Watch.

BlackRock Responds to Demands for Stronger Climate Action with Bold New Commitments

The company still remains the largest investor in coal, oil, gas, and the companies driving deforestation

January 14, 2020

"This announcement is a major step in the right direction for BlackRock," said Moira Birss, Finance Campaign Director at Amazon Watch. However, It still leaves questions about how it plans to address the fact that it is the world's biggest investor in deforestation."

The Climate Movement Is Going After Wall Street

A new effort, Stop the Money Pipeline, aims to end the financing of fossil fuels

January 10, 2020

A coalition of some of the nation's leading climate, youth, and Indigenous organizations launched a major new mobilization, Stop the Money Pipeline, that will pressure banks, insurance companies and asset managers to stop financing fossil fuels and deforestation and start respecting human rights and Indigenous sovereignty.

Investors Boycott Brazil Over Amazon Deforestation Concerns

Pressure mounts for Brazilian companies to become more compliant with ESG standards

December 6, 2019Financial Times

"Consciousness of environmental issues has risen a great deal," says Marcelo Seraphim, Brazil head of the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment. "It's become a question of survival in the global market. It is hard to survive if you are not considering ESG issues."