Forests

Who still banks on destroying Indonesia’s forests?

Posted by Jamie Woolley - 15th March 2017
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A few weeks ago, HSBC took a big step forward in cutting its links with the destruction of Indonesia’s forests by pledging to end funding for destructive palm oil companies. But HSBC is not the only bank lending money to palm oil companies pushing further and further into… Read More

In Pictures: It’s World Wildlife Day today!

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 3rd March 2017
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It’s World Wildlife Day today, a chance to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants. Our image collection shows some of the stunning creatures around us that deserve our protection. Whether it’s flying fish, penguins, elephants or foxes, their habitats need to be protected… Read More

HSBC promises to cut ties with forest-trashing palm oil companies

Posted by Annisa Rahmawati - 21st February 2017
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There’s been a major breakthrough in protecting Indonesia’s forests: HSBC has committed to breaking its links to palm oil companies destroying forests and peatlands. This is a fantastic result for everyone who has been campaigning over the last few weeks, although the hard work doesn’t stop there. The real… Read More

HSBC: what they’ve said about funding deforestation, and why it’s wrong

Posted by Jamie Woolley - 8th February 2017
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Over three weeks ago, we exposed how HSBC is funding palm oil companies that are tearing up Indonesia’s forests. Since then, thousands of emails have been sent to the CEO. Now HSBC is responding to those emails, but what it’s saying is at times… Read More

4 reasons to tell HSBC: stop funding forest destruction

Posted by Joe Sutherland - 7th February 2017

HSBC claim to take sustainability seriously. But secret filming has caught a company funded by the bank bulldozing forests in Indonesia for palm oil. Since then over 200,000 people across the world have signed the petition demanding that it stops funding palm oil predators. We’ve raised our voices… Read More

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