Press releases from the campaign FACING FINANCE
Berlin/Oslo (10 June 2021) This week, the Norwegian Parliament adopted a new ethical criterion on arms sales to guide the investments of the Norwegian Government… Read More »Norwegian Government Pension Fund introduces ethical investment criterion for weapons companies and war crimes: A game changer
(Berlin) March 4, 2021 – Top European banks, including Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank, are contributing massively to global plastic pollution through their billion-dollar investments and… Read More »Press Release – 146 billion euros for trash? How banks and the plastics industry are forcing a global environmental catastrophe
How international companies and German financial institutions benefit from and support activities contrary to international law in occupied and annexed territories German banks maintain financial… Read More »Occupied, annexed and cashed up
(22.5.2019) The DIRTY Profits 7 report presented today in Frankfurt / Main by the NGO Facing Finance highlights the ten European banks with some of… Read More »Press Release: As-Salaam-Alaikum (Peace be with you): How the war in Yemen is filling the coffers of European banks.
Berlin, 07 March 2019 – To commemorate International Women’s Day on the 8th of March, Facing Finance is calling on German banks to consider the… Read More »Press release: Discrimination of women- Not yet an issue for German Banks
Berlin, the 10th of December 2018- Berlin, the 10th of December 2018- Last year, Berlin based NGO Facing Finance and Framtiden from Norway uncovered that… Read More »EXPOSED: For the good of mankind! – The Nobel Prize Foundation continues to reward award winners with profits from irresponsible and unsustainable investments, thus violating its own guidelines
The Dirty Profits 6 report released by Facing Finance highlights the investments of ten european banks in ten extractive companies which continually violate human rights… Read More »When the dam breaks: European Banks investing over €100 billion in dirty extractive companies.
Berlin (4.5.2017) – While many banks recommend the purchase of Rheinmetall shares against the backdrop of increasing demand for defence products, the non-governmental organization Facing Finance… Read More »Press Release: Rheinmetall: Facing Finance Recommends “Sell”
For the fifth consecutive year Facing Finance reports on violations of environmental and social norms and standards by multinational corporations, as documented by international… Read More »Press release: Billion Euro investments out of control – How banks continue to finance violations of human rights and environmental norms.
The first free consumer portal rating the social and environmental commitments of German banks sees GLS Bank and Triodos Bank in the lead. (Berlin, March… Read More »Press release: How fair is my bank?
