#socially_responsible_investment

« If #Société_générale was genuine about its own social and environmental principles, there’s no way they would remain involved in the Alpha Coal project »
▻http://multinationales.org/If-Societe-Generale-was-genuine

Alpha Coal: it is the name of a megaproject in Queensland, #Australia. Alpha Coal would involve extracting millions of tonnes of coal, transporting them by rail over hundreds of kilometers and then exporting them to Asia through a new giant terminal at Abbot Point - in the middle of the Great Barrier Marine Park. Société Générale, one of France’s largest banks, is among the last backers of this project within the international financial community. Julien Vincent and Tony Brown, as representatives (...)

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“►http://www.marketforces.org.au”
“►http://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/business/2014/04/26/the-end-coal/1398434400”
“►http://www.ieefa.org/press-release-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-imported-coal-in-india-report-expos”

French banks blithely financing the fracking industry
▻http://multinationales.org/French-banks-blithely-financing

All, or nearly all, claim that they are sensitive to environmental concerns. This does not, however, stop French banks, most prominently Société Générale and BNP Paribas, from bankrolling natural gas fracking, an industry which has adverse effects on water resources, local communities, and the global climate. This is the conclusion of a study commissioned by Friends of the Earth Europe. The study details the source of investments and loans financing the oil and gas companies most active in (...)

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What is #Total doing in #Western_Sahara ?
▻http://multinationales.org/What-is-Total-doing-in-Western

The French company Total, along with other multinationals, has recently started oil and gas exploration off Western Saharan – a territory which has been under Moroccan occupation for almost forty years. These activities raise ethical issues about consultation with #local_communities and fair distribution of potential revenues. Saharawi activists have spoken up their concerns for years about the oil firm, denouncing its role in undermining the territory’s sovereignty. Total is also critised by (...)

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« ▻http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/12/norwaywealthfund-ethics-idUSL6N0M826420140312 »
« ►http://www.ipsnews.net/2014/03/u-s-oil-firm-creates-tension-western-sahara »
« ▻http://www.wsrw.org/a106x2651 »
« ►http://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2014/03/28/total-negocie-avec-lukoil-pour-exploiter-des-petroles-de-schiste-en-russie_4 »
« ►http://www.novethic.fr/novethic/isr_investissement_socialement_responsable,climat,le_fonds_norvegien_pourra »
« ►http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/02/07/total-westernsahara-idINL5N0LC35Y20140207 »
« ►http://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/23060/exploration-petroliere-sahara-maroc-assure.html »
« ►http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/RegularSession/Session22/A-HRC-22-53-Add-2_en.pdf »
« ►http://bigmenthemovie.com »