📢 New report from @fairfinanceint.bsky.social @oxfaminternational.bsky.social @11.be reveals that 2016-2024, EU banks provided €64 billion in loans and underwriting services to #transitionmining companies linked to land grabs, pollution and human rights violations. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/43W9hQ

Policy debates often point to missing political will of financing, as reasons deforestation persists. Yet the real constraint is rarely addressed: global economic rules that restrict national autonomy and limit meaningful action. The new Land Gap Report explains why this matters. www.landgap.org

On the first day of COP30, social movements protested at the AgriZone, a space dominated by big agriculture companies, against big agribusiness cooptation of COP30. "Food for people, not for profit!"

Voluntary approaches like the Global Financial Alliance for Net-Zero (GFANZ) have failed to deliver real-world impact beyond delaying regulation. Finance and investment in forest-risk commodities has surged. More in our latest #Substack post ⬇️ @forestsandfinance.bsky.social#Substack https://bit.ly/4oWnmVZ

NEW REPORT! Today the Forests & Finance Coalition launched the 2025 Banking on Biodiversity Collapse report. The report finds that after a decade of broken paper promises, financial institutions are actually doubling down on credit and investment to tropical forests risk commodity companies.

Nog vóór ze haar visie voor de bank presenteert, wordt het ware gezicht van de nieuwe CEO Marguerite Bérard zichtbaar: 70 banen op de duurzaamheidsafdeling geschrapt. 😣 #ABNAmro zette de afgelopen jaren stappen richting een duurzamere koers - juist daarom is dit nieuws zo teleurstellend.

“Porta de entrada dos investidores para a COP30”, encontro reunirá signatários de pacto global sobre investimentos com base em critérios ambientais, sociais e de governança; para a organização Florestas & Finanças, compromissos voluntários não resultaram em mudanças significativas.

‪Forests & Finance‬ Please join us for a full day of side events to the UNPRI in São Paulo, on November 5th. Register here: events.humanitix.com/forests-and-...

#JBS has been accused of making false climate claims in a US lawsuit. A complaint was also sent Britain's financial regulator about alleged misconduct by #Barclays because it underwrote $3 blnn of JBS-issued sustainability-linked bonds in 2021 which were "misleading" www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Produtor rural obteve crédito privado no mercado de capitais por meio de CRAs (Certificados de Recebíveis do Agronegócio) avaliados em R$ 100 milhões e emitidos em julho de 2025, mesmo após ele ter sido autuado por trabalho escravo reporterbrasil.org.br/2025/10/titu...

🤔 The NZBA was fatally flawed from the start, allowing member banks to claim they were aligned with net-zero while still financing new oil & gas 🛢️ Now the greenwashing effort is dead, there's no excuse for delaying regulation!

🔥A FEBRE DO LÍTIO no Brasil está se expandindo para a Amazônia Legal, região que abriga o maior número de povos tradicionais e florestas nativas preservadas do país🧶

Multinacional mantém fornecedor que acumula infrações ambientais no Cerrado e já teve área embargada por operar sem licença. Fazendeiro utiliza o contrato com a Cargill como garantia na negociação de títulos financeiros. Saiba mais em 👇

Please join us for a full day of side events to the UNPRI in São Paulo, on November 5th. Register here: events.humanitix.com/forests-and-...

While big bank CEOs celebrate another profitable quarter 💰 we're outside Parliament calling on Rachel Reeves to #TaxTheBanks! The Chancellor said those with the broadest shoulders should pay their fair share, the Budget is the perfect chance to put her money where her mouth is.

New report by @reporterbrasil.org.br‬ highlights the social and environmental impacts caused by the biofuels sector. The sector is backed by many of the same financial institutions that finance the soy and palm oil sector. Read the report in English here:

As delegates to the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) gather in Panama for preparatory talks for COP17 next year, the CBD Alliance published an article on the need to regulate finance, in the daily ECO. forestsandfinance.org/pt/news-pt/t...

Research from Urgewald's Global Coal Exit List shows that coal companies are still expanding their business worldwide. 669 financial institutions already use the list to turn their commitments into change. More banks should follow to end finance for companies like PLN and Adani. www.coalexit.org

$250 billion in subsidies for #BigBadBiomass supports an industry that undermines efforts to reduce emissions, pollutes communities and degrades forests and biodiversity. Read more environmentalpaper.org/2025/10/burn...

A new report shows that 5 major meat corporations produced more greenhouse gases than reported for Shell or Chevron. Big Meat and Dairy corporations are cooking our planet. foe.org/news/emissio...

Biofuels such as palm oil, soy and beef fat, are driving deforestation! Yet major banks like #Bradesco, #Santander, #CIMB and #MUFG keep pumping billions into these sectors. Read more in RAN's blog: bit.ly/42yPJBb

@Trase.earth data shows that annual deforestation and conversion of native vegetation linked to pasture expansion rose 36% between 2020 and 2023. #Banco_do_Brasil, #BTGPactual, #Santander, #JPMorgan_Chase, #Caixa and #Sicredi were among the largest financiers of the beef sector, in those years.

The COP30 summit, the first to be held in the Amazon, comes as deforestation surges. buff.ly/WtEKdS2

Join our full day seminar on Finance and Forests on November 5th, in São Paulo, during the UNPRI meeting. See the full program and register here: events.humanitix.com/forests-and-...

Despite the global pledge to stop deforestation by 2030, agricultural industries have received $409 BILLION in annual subsidies. 20m acres of forest were cleared last year as a result. We need finance funneled towards climate solutions NOT the problems. #DefundDeforestation https://bit.ly/475IIJh

When will the World Listen? From Africa to the Amazonia of South America....please read..

Financial institutions are pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate Focus. Read the article here: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

These are the top 5 US financial giants making the most money from deforestation since the Paris Agreement. Dig into the data: https://gwitness.org/4nLFDp5 We wrote to all the financial institutions featured in the report seeking their comment. For their responses, see the full report.

Forests & Finance member Reporter Brasil wins Vladimir Herzog Prize, among others for an article on the links between agribusiness, militia and coup attempts.

November 5 Save the date for a thought-provoking full day of side events hosted by Forests & Finance, taking place during the UNPRI in São Paulo. We will bring together leading voices to explore actionable insights on aligning financial flows with forest protection and climate resilience.

Data via Forests & Finance From 2016 to September 2024, major financiers, including several Brazilian banks, as well as HSBC and JP Morgan Chase, have backed Minerva’s operations across tropical regions.

New Greenpeace report links JBS to violations of indigenous rights. AGAIN. Yet, investors like: @bndes.bsky.social @capitalgroup.bsky.social #Blackrock #Vanguard and #Santander keep profiting from its bonds and shares. #dropJBS

An important step towards addressing the Financial Fault Lines in the Energy Transition is to have stronger regulations at the international level. Therefore, CSO's welcome Colombia's efforts to submit a resolution at the upcoming UNEA. resourcejustice.org/statement-of...

Crédito milionário para ferir a constituição. Entre as bets e o agro, o Joio revela o caminho percorrido por 3 milhões cedidos pelo Banco do Brasil para o financiamento de uma lavoura de milho transgênico na fazenda Vale Verde, propriedade sobreposta a terra indígena Kanela Memortumré no Maranhão. 🧵

New documentary by @thegeckoproject shows that soy expansion is driving deforestation in Bolivia. Cargill is one of the largest soy traders in Bolivia, and it's financed by #BNPParibas #BankofAmerica #JPMorganChase

#CanaccordFinancial #TorontoDominionBank #BMOFinancialGroup

A pedido do Ministério Público do Pará, reintegração de posse de área cobiçada pela mineradora Belo Sun, sobreposta a um assentamento da reforma agrária, foi adiada pela Justiça estadual, e o processo pode ser federalizado reporterbrasil.org.br/2025/09/belo...

📢 Happening Sept 26 at #NYClimateWeek! 🌱 Grassroots Campaigns in Defense of Land, Forests & Food Sovereignty 🗓 Sept 26 | 10AM–6:30PM 📍 The People’s Forum, NYC Join panels, workshops & actions led by frontline groups reshaping food, land & forests. 🔗 Register: events.humanitix.com/nycw-finance...

The Brazilian police is executing 22 arrest warrants and freezing assets of a criminal organization involved in a R$1.5 bln (USD 280 mln) mining scheme that includes environmental crimes and money laundering. www.terra.com.br/noticias/bra...

TuK INDONESIA has filed an appeal to the Administrative Court (PTUN) in the #DesakMandiri lawsuit. They’re holding a public examination of the South Jakarta District Court’s ruling to strengthen their case. 📍 16 Sept — 2PM WIB Faculty of Law, Universitas Indonesia Live on TuK INDONESIA’s YouTube

We're unveiling research that exposes the financial networks backing destructive transition mineral operations across four continents. 🏦⛏️ Our investigation reveals: billions in backing, extractive practices that devastate communities, and weak policies that enable harm. 📊💔

Nature needs your help NOW 🚨 Across Europe, our forests are thinning, our rivers are drying, and our wildlife is vanishing. Now the European Commission wants to weaken the very laws that protect them. It’s our nature, our home, our future, our right. #HandsOffNature 📢 Speak up now: handsoffnature.eu

Divulgado hoje (3) pela Coalizão Florestas e Finanças, relatório aponta que bancos e investidores alimentam práticas violentas e exploratórias em nome da transição energética. Vale ficou em 5º lugar no ranking global de mineradoras beneficiadas. reporterbrasil.org.br/2025/09/vale...

New Report: Mining & Money - Financial Faultlines in the Energy Transition The energy transition is driving a global mining boom, but communities and ecosystems are paying the price. 💰 $493B in credit 💰 $289B in investments

Brazilian environment agency Ibama has notified 12 meatpacking plants, including two operated by #JBS , of an inspection into their alleged involvement in a scheme to buy cattle from illegally cleared land in the Amazon rainforest. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Coming soon: A deep dive into the money pipeline driving the transition mineral mining boom, which is causing widespread harm 📊 $100s of billions. 🌱 A failing energy transition. Get ready to follow the money. #ForestsAndFinance #JustTransition

Decisão que restabeleceu o acordo atendeu a um pedido da Abiove (Associação Brasileira das Indústrias de Óleos Vegetais). Firmada em 2006, a moratória é considerada um dos principais instrumentos para conter o desmatamento na Amazônia e havia sido suspensa pelo Cade, órgão do governo federal.

On Friday, President Lula signed the controversial 'Devastation Bill', which reduces environmental licensing requirements in Brazil. He vetoed 63 out of the almost 400 provisions, including one that weakened the liability of financial institutions. forestsandfinance.org/news/lula-ve...

Juíza sustenta que a iniciativa do Ibram de enfraquecer medidas de segurança para barragens, pode gerar “grande risco de dano reverso”. Isso também aumenta o risco para financiadores e investidores na mineração no Brasil.