Banks must stop financing crimes against the environment
30 May 2014

By ANNE van SCHAIK, Friends of the Earth Europe.- When opening a bank account, it’s unlikely that many people consider their money might be funding deforestation, human rights abuses, and land-grabs in the developing world.
Yet some of the most recognisable banking institutions in the world are tacitly responsible for these activities via their financing of companies such as the palm oil giant Wilmar International.
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