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HSBC triggers palm oil investigation to prevent forest destruction
HSBC has just triggered an investigation into a palm oil company which is preparing to clear a huge area of pristine forest in Indonesia. This isn’t just any palm oil…
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Greenpeace tells ASEAN: Act on plastics pollution in region’s oceans
Manila, Philippines – Acting on the urgency of the plastics pollution problem in the region, and with the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Summit commencing in Manila, Greenpeace…
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New HSBC ‘no deforestation’ policy first step towards sustainable palm oil finance
HSBC has just published a new ‘No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation’ policy covering its financing of palm oil companies.
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HSBC Stop funding forest fires in Indonesia
Dissatisfied Malaysian customers today presented HSBC with a mock cheque to the value of 228,434 signatures urging the bank to “Stop Funding Forest Fires in Indonesia”.
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A Radioactive Ruse: Environmental threats posed by the Lynas Rare Earth Element processing facility in Malaysia.
Lynas Corporation, Ltd. (Lynas) is an Australian rare earth elements mining company, built a refining and processing plant valued in excess of A$ 1 billion in Kuantan, on Malaysia’s eastern…
