Fast-tracking US critical minerals could backfire without safeguards, Oxfam warns A central concern is that compressing timelines could undermine the very stability the US is seeking.

www.mining.com/fast-trackin...

New SLAPP lawsuit by ENI against ReCommon over licences awarded to the fossil fuel multinational in Palestinian waters. The organization: “This is yet another attempt to silence us; we will not back d... Rome, April 15, 2026 – ReCommon condemns ENI’s decision to file yet another frivolous lawsuit against the association in an

🔴 ReCommon condemns ENI’s decision to file yet another frivolous lawsuit against the association in an attempt to silence its representatives.
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www.recommon.org/en/new-slapp...

We’re updating the CSDDD Datahub 🔍

The update will reflect the Omnibus I revision and show which corporations will need to comply with the CSDDD by 2029, and should start preparing now.

It'll be available on 14 April. Watch this space! 👀

Supported by @clientearth.bsky.social & @globalwitness.org

Listed: the bankers named in the Epstein files More and more executives have been drawn into the scandal surrounding the convicted sex offender

Listed: the bankers named in the Epstein files

www.thebanker.com/content/a90e...

La debida diligencia “al revés” <p>Cuando hablamos de sus usos pacíficos, es ya un consenso que los nuevos minerales “estratégicos” o “críticos” tienen alta demanda para la fabricación de las nuevas tecnologías. Además del cobre y e...

La debida diligencia “al revés”

"podríamos obligar a las empresas que compran nuestros minerales a asegurar y garantizar, con la trazabilidad requerida, que sus clientes no sean empresas que producen armamento que puede ser usado para las guerras en curso."

cooperaccion.org.pe/opinion/la-d...

For #WorldWaterDay, Oxfam’s Fair Finance Asia & Transboundary Rivers of South Asia (TROSA) Programs, w/ Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), launched a report on barriers to climate finance in Bangladesh & the Philippines.

Learn more: bit.ly/4lPzHeg

Church of England Pensions Board to Vote Against Backtracking Banks at 2026 AGMs The Church of England Pensions Board will take action against banks that backtrack on climate commitments during AGM voting season.

Church of England Pensions Board to Vote Against Banks backtracking on #climate at 2026 AGMs
www.cofepensionsboard.org/news/church-...

SAM BOVIM | PIC is failing its most important mandate Political interference and governance issues hinder efficacy of SA’s largest investor

The Public Investment Corporation is the largest fossil fuel investor in South Africa.

Time to take into account double materiality and integrate ESG considerations into active ownership.

OpEd by Sam Bovim at Fossil Free South Africa
www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026...

Mozambique: UN experts concerned by African Development Bank funding for floating LNG project GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed grave concern over a decision by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to approve a USD 150 million loan in support of the Coral North Floating Liquefied Natural Gas...

UN experts express grave concern over a decision by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to approve a USD 150 million loan in support of the Coral North Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) Project in northern Mozambique.

www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Global economy must stop pandering to ‘frivolous desires of ultra-rich’, says UN expert Olivier De Schutter says new economic agenda needed to tackle crises of rising inequality and ecological collapse

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Eight Cambodian Banks Show Gaps in ESG, FFC Report Shows Fair Finance Cambodia’s 2023 Bank Policy Assessment, which evaluated the environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments of eight leading banks, revealed progress yet persistent gaps in sustain...

kiripost.com/stories/eigh...

How Europe’s Climate and Sustainability Rules Were Shredded While Citizens Remained in the Dark Policymakers, civil society, investors, business, and the media all must answer key questions fast — before the regulatory rollback turns into a rout.

www.desmog.com/2026/02/26/h...

Markets latest: Gas price soars 93% since start of conflict Drone strikes across the Middle East and Iran's effective closure of a key shipping route are spooking investors and traders. Follow the latest on the global markets.

This is a good moment for Europe & UK to remember that they can stick up wind and solar, insulates houses, far quicker than they can find new gas in e.g. North Sea

If you're chasing more gas, it's now a case of which unreliable regime you prefer to depend on

news.sky.com/story/market...

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The hidden money behind deep-sea mining A DW investigation traces the hidden financial web behind deep-sea mining — an industry scientists say remains poorly understood, yet capable of causing irreversible harm to oceans worldwide.

www.dw.com/en/the-hidde...

FAIR FINANCE THAILAND UNVEILS 8TH ANNUAL POLICY ASSESSMENT OF THAI BANKS
www.newswit.com/en/iewf32eg7...

🎲 CSOs continue to add their names to the #Democracy4Transition open letter asking the @ec.europa.eu to PLAY FAIR when it comes to revising the Better Regulation agenda.

📨 Dear @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, Ilze Juhansone and @marossefcovic.bsky.social, take note.

🔗 eeb.org/en/library/j...

From Risk Blindness to Clean-Air Finance: How ASIC Pakistan Is Reframing Air Pollution as a Solvable Financial Challenge This blog from Fair Finance Pakistan gives an overview of the high-level Air Sensors International Conference, which took place in Islamabad recently, and shows how air pollution is also a financial s...

💡 Insightful new blog from #FairFinancePakistan reflecting on the recent Air Sensors International Conference in Islamabad.

From the outset, ASIC was anchored in a simple but urgent premise: #airpollution is real, but solvable—when science, policy, industry, and finance act together.

My letter on the @financialtimes.com story on BP/Shell’s climate rollbacks is now published.

The key takeaway: most investors should recognize that the interests of major polluters are often at odds with their own long-term portfolio interests—and should act accordingly.

www.ft.com/content/e100...

Swedish banks dump global meat companies after protests Major Swedish banks have reduced their investments in large global meat companies by an average of 89%. This follows Fair Finance Sweden's review two years ago that showed the abysmal conditions the a...

📢Major Swedish banks have cut investments in global meat companies by 89%. This came after Fair Finance Sweden exposed severe animal welfare abuses, prompting thousands to protest. Still, nearly a billion of Swedes’ savings and pensions remains tied to companies running large‑scale animal factories.

Here is what the Action Plan could look like 👇

@beuc.eu @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social @eeb.org

The Plan strengthens the whole plant-based agri-food chain, with plant-based foods as part of the solution to:

1️⃣Achieve strategic autonomy in proteins
2️⃣Provide new business opportunities for farmers
3️⃣Improve health
4️⃣ Protect climate and environment
5️⃣ Save costs
6️⃣ Improve policy coherence

One year on, the Action Plan is gathering increasing support actors across civil society and policymakers. In June 2025, at an event opened by Christophe Hansen, MEPs across five political groups expressed their support for an EU Action Plan. More here ⬇️

📝 🌱1 year ago, 130+ organisations representing farmers, health professionals, consumers, animal welfare and environmental interest called for an 🇪🇺 Action Plan for Plant-based Foods and wrote to @CHansenEU / @christophehansen.bsky.social

New blog from Fair Finance Ghana: Strengthening the Legal Capacity of Mining-Affected Communities FF Ghana member - the Center for Public Interest Law (CEPIL) - convened a Legal Literacy Training on Mining Frameworks and Compensation Rights for mining-affected communities in the Ahafo region.

📣New blog from #FairFinanceGhana on recent training to strengthen the legal capacity of mining-affected #communities.

From understanding the legal frameworks to practical negotiation strategies, the training aimed to support knowledge and agency of affected communities.

@oxfaminafrica.bsky.social

Peru: 4 years after the Repsol oil spill, beaches still show traces of oil Four years after the spill of more than 12,000 barrels of oil off the coast of Ventanilla, the sea and beaches remain contaminated, with no effective remediation by the company Repsol and no comprehen...

📢 Four years after more than 12,000 barrels of oil spilled off the Peruvian coast, the sea & beaches remain contaminated, with no effective remediation by Repsol & no comprehensive response from the state.

A recent field visit revealed ongoing risks to #biodiversity & human health.

Find out more⬇️

Food is a human right. Yet millions across Europe lack access to good food, while Big Ag profits from food systems that harm our health, farmers, animals, and nature.

That needs to stop, now.

💪🌱 The #GoodFood4All ECI lets citizens demand change. Add your voice today - link in comments ⤵️

US will exit 66 international organizations as it further retreats from global cooperation The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.’s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations.

President Trump’s withdrawal of the US from 66 int'l orgs is a reckless decision that undermines international cooperation & lifesaving work that supports families, addresses inequalities, & helps communities withstand climate impacts-putting millions of people at risk. apnews.com/article/unit...

Santander’s support for Carbon Measures risks enabling a major setback for climate accountability In October 2025, Banco Santander became a founding signatory of Carbon Measures, a new emissions-accounting initiative launched by a group of major industrial players. While the initiative is…

New from BankTrack: Why Banco Santander needs to ditch "Carbon Measures", the new ExxonMobil-backed carbon accounting scheme.
www.banktrack.org/blog/santand...

Oil-backed loans: The dangerous ‘hidden debt’ game trapping African economies Following in the footsteps of the Republic of the Congo and Chad, Gabon is the latest nation to turn to commodity traders like Gunvor, Glencore and Trafigura for opaque financing, risking a cycle of s...

www.theafricareport.com/404101/oil-b...