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19 June 2007
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The financing of the three Brantas PSC companies
Study on the banks which could influence the three oil companies that caused the mud
stream that has been overflowing Sidoarjo on eastern Java (Indonesia) for more than a
year.
Client: Friends of the Earth Europe, Friends of the Earth International
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1 February 2006
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Involvement of Credit Suisse and UBS in the global mining and oil & gas sectors
Research on the financing activities of the two largest Swiss banks in worldwide extractive industries.
Client: Berne Declaration
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19 January 2007
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French bank financing of the international oil, gas and coal production sectors
Study into the investments by French banks in the production of fossil fuels.
Client: Les Amis de la Terre
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18 February 2003
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The financing of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan project
Research into the financing of the controversial Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline from Azerbaijan to Turkey.
Client: BankTrack
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18 February 2003
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The financing of the Camisea project
Research into the financing of the Camisea natural gas exploration project in the Peruvian Amazone.
Client: BankTrack
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1 October 1996
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The ecological dislocation of the Niger delta
Report on the role of Shell and the other oil & gas companies in the ecological problems in the Niger Delta (Nigeria).
Client: Greenpeace Netherlands
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1 October 2006
Cocoa, Diamond, Fruits, General, Gold, Oil & gas, Palm oil, Poultry, Pulp & paper, Shrimps, Soy, Sugar, Timber, Uranium
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Increasing the sustainability of EU and Dutch commodity trade through more effective policies
Research on opportunities to improve the sustainability of production chains, in cooperation with AIDEnvironment.
Client: Dutch Ministry of VROM
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9 June 2007
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Assessing climate impacts of Dutch banks
Study on the investments by Dutch banks in producers of oil, gas and coal and in renewable energy sources.
Client: Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieudefensie)
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10 June 2007
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Financing of some controversial companies by Dutch banks
Quick scan on the financing of some controversial companies, weapons producers and companies seriously polluting the environment, by Dutch banks.
Client: Zembla
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1 March 2005
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Handbook Commodities for Indonesian NGOs
Handbook developed for Indonesian NGOs, with respect to breaking the 'commodity curse' Indonesian title: Kutukan Komoditas - Panduan bagi ORNOP Indonesia
Client: IUCN National Committee of the Netherlands, Walhi
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12 April 2002
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The financing of IHC Caland
Research into the financing by banks and government subsidies of offshore company IHC Caland.
Client: Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieudefensie)
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18 December 2007
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German financial institutions and oil & gas in Africa and the former Soviet Union
Study on the involvement of German financial institutions in the financing of oil- and gas companies in Africa and the Former Soviet Union.
Client: Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen
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26 November 2007
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The financing of the Kashagan project
Study on the financing of the Kashagan oil production project in the Caspian Sea.
Client: BankTrack, Campagna per la Riforma della Banca Mondiale
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19 December 2007
Banks, Climate change, Coal, Gold, Human rights, Hydropower, Oil & gas, Oppressive regimes, Palm oil, Pulp & paper, Shrimps, Soy, Timber, Weapons, Whitefish
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Mind the Gap - Benchmarking credit policies of international banks
A benchmark of the credit policies of the 45 largest
international banks in the world, with regard to 7 sensitive sectors - agriculture,
weapons,
forestry, fishery, oil & gas, mining and dams - and 7 crucial
issues -
biodiversity, climate change, toxics, labour, human rights, rights of
indigenous
people, and taxes. The policies were compared with existing international regulations and
standards:
international agreements and conventions, guidelines framed in
multi-stakeholder initiatives, etcetera.
Client: BankTrack
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10 October 2007
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The financing of companies violating human rights
Study on the involvement of financial institutions in the financing of companies which violate human rights or labour rights, or which are doing business with oppressive regimes.
Client: BankTrack, Netwerk Vlaanderen
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10 November 2007
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Investments in Sudan
Opinion article written with Frans Bieckmann (The Broker) on the political and
economic options to put pressure on the regime in Sudan to achieve a lasting and fair peace in
Darfur.
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1 October 2005
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The financing of Petrobras Energía and Teikoku Oil
Study on the financing of the Brazilian company Petrobras and the Japanese company Teikoku Oil.
Client: Acción Ecológica
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1 May 2005
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The role of the Dutch government in fossil fues projects of multilateral banks
Research on the role of the Dutch government with respect tot fossil fuel exploitation financed by multilateral banks.
Client: Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieudefensie)
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29 March 2005
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WestLB and the Russian oil industry
Research for the WDR documentary "Die Sibirien-Connection - Eine Staatsbank macht in Öl",
on the involvement of the German bank WestLB in the financing of the Russian oil industry.
Client: WDR
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1 September 2004
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Gas from the Dutch Waddenzee: quick or postponed winning?
Research on the effects of the extraction of natural gas in the Dutch Waddenzee.
Client: Waddenvereniging
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1 May 2004
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Controversial projects (to be) financed by banks which signed the Equator Principles
Study on the activities of banks that have signed the Equator Principles, but nevertheless finance non-sustainable projects.
Client: BankTrack
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1 March 2003
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The Kashagan oil project
Study on the controversial oil winning project Kashagan in Kazachstan.
Client: Campagna per la Riforma della Banca Mondiale, Sustainable Energy & Economy Network
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1 December 2002
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The financing of the OCP pipeline in Ecuador
Research into the financing of the OCP oil pipeline from the Ecuadorian Amazone to the coast.
Client: Environmental Defense, Urgewald
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9 June 2005
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New lending rule helps protect our environment
Letter to the editor of the Indonesian newspaper Jakarta Post; in cooperation with Fitrian Ardiansyah (WWF Indonesia)
Client: WWF Indonesia
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3 June 2004
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Principles, Profits or just PR?
Analysis of the controversial projects in which the banks which undersigned the Equator
Principles were involved in the past year, or in which they could get involved in the near future.
Client: BankTrack
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1 December 2001
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Europe and the leaking of natural gas in the Russian Federation
Research into Europe and the leaking of natural gas in the Russian Federation.
Client: Greenpeace Netherlands
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1 December 2001
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Flaring and venting of associated gas in the Russian Federation
Study on the flaring and venting practices of the Russian oil industry, and its effects on the natural environment.
Client: Greenpeace Netherlands
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1 September 2001
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Duch support for the World Bank financing the oil, gas and mining sectors?
Discussion note, titled: Fuelling the debate - Should the Netherlands support World Bank financing of the oil, gas and mining sectors?
Client: Both Ends, Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieudefensie)
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1 June 2001
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The Netherlands and the Russian oil and gas sector
Research into the Dutch interests in the Russian oil and gas industry.
Client: Greenpeace Netherlands
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1 March 2001
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Sector Case Study: Oil and gas exploitation in Siberia
Article for Focus on Finance about oil and gas exploitation in Siberia.
Client: BankTrack
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1 July 2000
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Gas and oil from Siberia
Study on the Siberian oil and gas industry.
Client: Greenpeace Netherlands
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1 November 1999
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The dark side of gas from the Dutch Waddensee
Research into the negative impact of exploitation of natural gas from the Dutch Waddensee.
Client: Greenpeace Netherlands
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1 September 1999
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The value of natural gas from the Waddenzee
Contribution to the cost benefit analysis of the exploitation of natural gas in the Dutch Waddenzee.
Client: Greenpeace Netherlands
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1 November 1998
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Flaring, venting and leakages of natural gas in OPEC- and FSU-countries
Research into the flaring, venting, and leakeges of natural gas in OPEC and FSU countries, and the effects hereof on the natural environment.
Client: Greenpeace Netherlands
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1 September 1997
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Flaring of gas with the production of oil
Research on the environmental effects of gasflaring at oil exploitation activities.
Client: Greenpeace Netherlands
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28 March 2000
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Adapting to new realities - An appraisal of different strategies in the European gas market
Article in the Petroleum Economist, by Jan Willem van Gelder, founder and director of Profundo.
Client: Petroleum Economist
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4 February 2008
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The financing of Canadian oil sands exploration and production
Research into the financing of oil companies active in exploration and production of Canadian oil sands.
Client: WWF United Kingdom
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20 March 2008
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Trends in the financing of four sensitive sectors
Strategic analysis of the financing trends in four sensitive sectors: mining, dams, oil and gas and the weapons industry.
Client: BankTrack
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19 November 2008
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Greenhouse gas emissions financed by Canadian banks
Comparative quantative research of the greenhouse gas emissions caused by the financing of oil-, gas- and coal producers by 7 Canadian banks.
Client: Rainforest Action Network
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17 September 2008
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Financing of Dominion Petroleum and Heritage Oil
Research on the findings on the financial stakeholders of the companies Dominion Petroleum (United Kingdom) and Heritage Oil (Canada). These two small oil and gas companies are active in exploring in a key conservation area in Tanzania.
Client: WWF United Kingdom
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12 May 2009
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Public money for fossil fuels in the EU and in three EU member states
Research on all forms of public money spent on the production and primary processing of fossil fuels in France, the Netherlands, United Kingdom and the European Union.
Client: Friends of the Earth Europe
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2 September 2008
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Financing of fossil fuels and renewable energy by Canadian banks
This report makes an assessment of the roles played by the top five Canadian bank groups (Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, TD Bank, TMO and CIBC) and by two smaller banks (Desjardins Bank and Vancity Group/Citizens Bank) in the financing of renewable energy and oil,gas and coal production worldwide.
Client: Rainforest Action Network
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2 April 2009
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Sector trends in Chinese overseas investments
Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) has rapidly increased in importance since 2000, when China officially initiated a "go global" strategy. Starting from virtually no FDI in 1979, the initial year of China's open door policy, China has accumulated over US$ 90 billion of FDI. The objective of this report is to provide an overview of the volume of Chinese foreign investments in 22 countries in Africa, Latin America and South East Asia, in the oil & gas, mining, forestry, palm oil and infrastructure sectors
Client: Greenpeace China
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