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There is a growing movement worldwide to make financial flows more sustainable in order to combat climate change and protect the environment. There is also an accelerating trend of “divestment,” the withdrawal of investments and deposits from banks and corporations that are investing in and financing carbon intensive projects.

2025.06.192025.06.19

Submitted a Petition to Sumitomo Metal Mining (signed by 1,571 individuals and 90 organizations from All Over the World) “Call for Suspension of Nickel Mining and Processing Operations in Parawan, the Philippines”, Condemning No Effective Water Pollution Measures over a Decade and Concerned about Possible Further Damage to Local Communities

2025.06.102025.06.10

Please Join the Online Petition to Call on a Japanese Company to be Accountable for Environmental Damage in Palawan, the Philippines!

2025.05.292025.05.29

Japan must reject investment in the risky and uneconomic Alaska LNG project

2025.04.302025.04.30

Indonesian Communities and NGOs request before ADB Annual Meeting: “For the Sake of Climate, Environment, and Local Communities, Take the Current Approach under the Energy Transition Mechanism for the Early Retirement of the Cirebon Coal-Fired Power Plant Unit 1 Back to the Drawing Board for Now”

2025.04.142025.04.14

86 Civil Society Groups from All Over the World Urge Sumitomo Metal Mining to Suspend Nickel Mining and Processing Operations in Palawan, the Philippines — Condemning No Effective Water Pollution Measures over a Decade and Concerned about Possible Further Damage to Local Communities

2025.04.102025.04.11

Press release – Japan’s “Gas Empire” tackled as LNG carrier giants face global criticism hit Mozambique

2025.03.212025.04.10

Trump-Appointed US EXIM Board Approves Controversial $4.7 Billion Loan for Mozambique LNG Project Amid Human Rights and Climate Concerns

2025.03.212025.03.21

Philippine and Japanese Civil Society Groups Urge Sumitomo Metal Mining to Suspend Nickel Mining and Processing Operations in Palawan — Concerned about Possible Expansion of Water Pollution and Community Harms

2025.02.032025.03.21

Mozambique LNG: Financial institutions so far refrain from taking a stance on allegations of severe human rights violations associated with the project

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