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HSBC boss grilled on Greenpeace campaign at Davos

Posted by Joe Sutherland - 25th January 2017

Last week we revealed that HSBC – the biggest bank in the UK – is funding palm oil companies who are destroying rainforests in Indonesia. People across the world have since demanded that HSBC stop its profit-hungry palm oil investments. In the first 24 hours of the campaign, 10,000 people… Read More

The journey to City Hall

Posted by Neil Jones - 25th January 2017
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Yesterday I went to London’s City Hall to deliver a letter from over 100 local headteachers to the Mayor, Sadiq Khan. The letter calls for safe, clean air for children all over the city. “Clean air now! Clean air now! Clean air now!” chanted children from five primary schools. And… Read More

‘You wouldn’t risk this place for all the oil in the world’ – Introducing the Amazon Reef

Posted by Mal Chadwick - 23rd January 2017
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Big news: scientists have confirmed the discovery of an incredible coral reef at the mouth of the Amazon river!   But we can’t celebrate just yet: oil companies are closing in with a reckless plan to drill for oil nearby. Once they get government approval, these companies could start drilling… Read More

Open letter to Sadiq Khan from London’s headteachers

Posted by Neil Jones - 23rd January 2017
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Dear Sadiq Khan, We are headteachers who represent schools from across London. Our schools are in areas where our children and young people are being forced to breathe some of the most toxic air in London, and the country as a whole. We welcome the bold commitments you have made… Read More

Revealed: HSBC linked to forest destruction

Posted by Annisa Rahmawati - 16th January 2017

This is a guest blog from Annisa Rahmawati, Senior Forest Campaigner, Greenpeace Southeast Asia. Today we’ve let the cat out of the bag that HSBC – the biggest bank in the UK – is funding destructive palm oil companies. Now customers across the globe are… Read More