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1 August 2003
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Sources of investment for forestry: preventing flows of finance to illegal activities
Research into sources of investment for forestry: preventing flows of finance to illegal activities.
Client: Chatham House
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24 May 2007
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Controversial projects financed by Chinese banks
Study on the financing by Chinese banks of companies which are seriously polluting the environment or which are involved in violations of human rights.
Client: BankTrack, Friends of the Earth United States
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1 August 1999
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Capital flows in forestry companies
Analysis of the financing of forestry companies.
Client: Greenpeace International
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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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29 September 2007
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Case studies on Dutch policies affecting forests
Study on the influence of Dutch policies regarding timber, paper, palm oil and soy on deforestation processes in the countries producing and supplying these commodities.
Client: Greenpeace Netherlands
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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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7 December 2005
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Financial institutions involved in the Heart of Borneo
Research on the involvement of global financial institutions in (illegal) logging in Indonesia.
Client: WWF Indonesia
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10 January 2003
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Finance, Environment and Sustainable Development
Presentation on Finance, Environment and Sustainable Development.
Client: UNEP Finance Initiative
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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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1 October 2005
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The financing of the Riau pulp producers Indah Kiat and RAPP
Study on the financing of several Indonesian pulp and paper producers.
Client: Jikalahari
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2 December 2005
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Workshop for Indonesian NGOs: Breaking the commodity curse
Workshop prepared for the meeting of Indonesian NGOs that are concerned with the exploitation of primary materials, and the effect of this exploitation on the local environment.
Client: Walhi
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1 June 2005
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German bank financing for international pulp & paper companies
Study on the involvement of German banks with the international pulp and paper industry.
Client: Urgewald
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18 April 2005
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Presentation for Indonesian banks: Risking the forest
Various workshops and presentations for Indonesian banks, NGOs and policymakers, with regard to the production of wood, pulp, paper and palmoil, the risks of these sectors for the environment and living conditions in Indonesia, and the responsibility of the government, producers and financiers of this sector. All workshops and presentations were held on the international conference on forest conservation in Indonesia, organised by o.a. WWF Indonesia.
Client: WWF Indonesia
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1 March 2004
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The forest portfolio of Deutsche Bank
Investigation on the involvement of Deutsche Bank in financing of the forestry, paper and pulp industries.
Client: WWF Germany , WWF International
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1 August 2003
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The financing of PT Toba Pulp Lestari
Study on the financing of the Indonesian pulp company Toba Pulp Lestari.
Client: Walhi
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1 April 2003
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European banks and companies involved in logging on Sumatra
Research on the involvement of European banks and other companies in the logging of the rainforest in the Tesso Nilo region on Sumatra, Indonesia.
Client: WWF Germany
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1 November 2002
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Global Wood Pulp Producers and Purchasing Risks Relating to Forest Conservation Issues
Research into the international pulp & paper industry and its effect on deforestation.
Client: Royal Association of Dutch Paper- and cardboard factories (VNP)
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18 March 2007
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Controversial investments by Dutch pension funds
Study into the investments by Dutch pension funds in military companies producing cluster munition and landmines, companies which severely damage the environment and in companies sourcing products which are produced with the help of child labour.
Client: Zembla
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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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26 June 2001
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Paper Tiger, Hidden Dragons - The financing of Asia Pulp & Paper
Research into the financing of the large Indonesian pulp and paper producer Asia Pulp & Paper (APP).
Client: Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland
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1 September 2002
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Swedish business interests in the Indonesian pulp and paper industry
Research into Swedish business interests in the Indonesian pulp & paper industry.
Client: Svenska Naturskyddsföreningen
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1 July 2002
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Akzo Nobel and the Indonesian Pulp & Paper Industry
Study of the commercial interests of chemical company Akzo Nobel in the Indonesian pulp & paper industry.
Client: Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieudefensie)
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1 February 2002
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Production and financiers in the Indonesian Paper and Pulp industry
Investigation of the Indonesian pulp and paper industry, plantation owners and their financiers.
Client: WWF Switzerland
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1 December 2001
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European banks and palm oil and pulp & paper in Indonesia
Study into the involvement of European banks with the Indonesian palmoil, pulp & paper industry.
Client: WWF Switzerland
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1 December 2001
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Foreign investment in Russia's pulp and paper industry
Study of foreign investments in Russia's pulp and paper industry.
Client: Taiga Rescue Network
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6 July 2001
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Researching Asia Pulp & Paper (APP)
Presentation about the Indonesian pulp & paper giant APP.
Client: BankTrack
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1 June 2001
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Sector Case Study: Russian pulp and paper industry
Article written for Focus on Finance about the Russian pulp and paper industry.
Client: BankTrack
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1 June 2001
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Company Case Study: Asia Pulp & Paper
Article written for Focus on Finance about the Indonesian pulp and paper company APP.
Client: BankTrack
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20 October 2004
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Swedish involvement in the Indonesian paper and pulp industry
Contribution and research support of Swedish investigation of commercial relations between Sweden and the Indonesian pulp and paper industry.
Client: SwedWatch
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11 February 2002
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Paper Tiger, Hidden Dragons 2: APRIL Fools
Research into the financing of the large Indonesian pulp- and paper producer APRIL.
Client: Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland
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9 June 2008
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Financing of deforestation by export credit agencies (ECAs)
Research into the financing by export credit agencies (ECAs) of several companies involved in deforestation.
Client: FERN
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10 April 2008
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Financing the Pulp & Paper Sector in Indonesia: Lessons learned?
Presentation during the Indonesian Pulp & Paper Roundtable in New York.
Client: Environmental Paper Network
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3 November 2008
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FSC and financial institutions
FSC Netherlands together with Profundo talks with financial institutions (banks, insurers and pension funds) about their possibilities to support the FSC-inititative. In May 2007 ING netherlands and pension fund PME decided to use only FSC-paper. Besides that PME uses FSC as a criteria for its investments in woods. Last November the Dutch governmental pensionfund ABP also decided to shift to FSC-paper totally from 2009 onwards.
Client: FSC Netherlands
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