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BankTrack is a campaigning organization that targets the biggest private sector banks globally, and aims to stop them from financing projects and companies which are disastrous for communities and the environment. It is a platform that tracks banks’ investments and provides information on their environmental and social impact.
The website https://www.banktrack.org/ provides news, blogs, partner news, partner blogs, and data on banks’ fossil fuel financing. The website also provides information on banks’ investments in controversial sectors such as arms trade, nuclear weapons, tobacco, etc.
The website https://www.banktrack.org/ provides news, blogs, partner news, partner blogs, and data on banks’ fossil fuel financing. The website also provides information on banks’ investments in controversial sectors such as arms trade, nuclear weapons, tobacco, etc.
Overview
Location
Netherlands, Gelderland, Nijmegen
Employees
11-50
Phone
+31 24 324 9220
Founded date
2003
Mentions in press and media 9
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| Apr 11, 2023 | Net-Zero Goal Of Financial Coalition Hindered By Defections | The parade of financial heavyweights leaving the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net-Zero (GFANZ) grew this week when Zurich Insurance became the second company in five days to leave the international coalition of financial institutions dedi... |
| Jun 1, 2022 | Fossil Fuels Are ‘Weapons Of Mass Destruction’ Preventing Economic Development, New Report Finds | Workers extracting oil from oil wells in the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas on May 3, 2018. A new ... [+] report indicates that unchecked fossil fuel production threatens every one of the UN's 17 sustainable development goals. Getty Images |
| Feb 2, 2022 | Patagonia CEO: Banks need to stop financing the climate crisis. Here’s how other companies can help make that happen | Never miss a story: Follow your favorite topics and authors to get a personalized email with the journalism that matters most to you. Despite dire signs that we’re plummeting deeper into a climate and ecological crisis, the world’s largest ... |
| Aug 26, 2021 | OnlyFans Shows How the Banking System Is Politicized | Recently, the noted content subscription service, OnlyFans, announced a move away from sexual content. Specifically, the platform announced a ban on explicit and sexual content (while still permitting some more innocuous nude content). The ... |
| Nov 1, 2020 | What Would A ‘Divest Global Shipping’ Campaign Look Like To Save Our Ocean? | The successful global campaign on divestment from companies that support the fossil fuel industry. ... [+] Seen here, Davao, Philippines, Global Week of Action on Divestment. Photo: 350.org Philippines |
| Dec 5, 2019 | HSBC, Citi, and other banking giants involved in the Saudi Aramco IPO say they're serious about sustainability. Here's how their investments in fossil fuels and clean energy stack up. | Saudi Aramco/Handout via REUTERS A view shows Saudi Aramco's Wasit Gas Plant, Saudi Arabia on December 8, 2014. Advertisement Saudi Aramco, the world's most profitable company, is expected to debut on the stock market later this month. It c... |
| Pascal Lamy: A united Africa can win at Cop27 | Angus Chapman September 23rd 2022 • Africa • Energy & Resources Gravel-voiced and with eyes that miss nothing, Pascal Lamy is used to driving a hard bargain. As Director-General of the World Trade Organisation from 2005 to 2013, and pri... | |
| Coal: it’s uninsurable, it’s deadly, yet banks (and the DOE and EPA) still support it | US and European insurers are now refusing to cover coal, yet the Independent reports that UK banks are still loaning money to finance new coal plants (in addition to many other global banks). Throw in new Energy of Secretary Dan Brouillette... |
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FAQ about BankTrack
When was BankTrack founded?
BankTrack was founded in 2003.
What has the press written about BankTrack?
Parsers VC has collected 9 articles mentioning BankTrack, among them “Net-Zero Goal Of Financial Coalition Hindered By Defections” (Apr 11, 2023) and “Fossil Fuels Are ‘Weapons Of Mass Destruction’ Preventing Economic Development, New Report Finds” (Jun 1, 2022).
Is BankTrack still active?
Yes, BankTrack is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 12, 2024.