バンクトラック公表：HSBCがタールサンド投融資の撤退を表明
2011-02-04 22:21:18
HSBC takes a step away from tar sands
San Fransisco, US, Jan 26 2011 | Brant Olson, Rainforest Action Network
This week, HSBC became the second international bank in as many months to take a step away from financing in the Tar Sands.
The bank hinted in press reports last year that it was reviewing its tar sands business. Now the London-based bank has come through. In a post to its website, the bank quietly revised its “Energy Sector Policy” to clarify that:
HSBC has policy restrictions where customers are involved in the principal processes of mining, extraction and upgrading. We undertake a balanced analysis of positive and negative impacts to understand whether customers operate in accordance with good practice, focusing on factual data…read more
San Fransisco, US, Jan 26 2011 | Brant Olson, Rainforest Action Network
This week, HSBC became the second international bank in as many months to take a step away from financing in the Tar Sands.
The bank hinted in press reports last year that it was reviewing its tar sands business. Now the London-based bank has come through. In a post to its website, the bank quietly revised its “Energy Sector Policy” to clarify that:
HSBC has policy restrictions where customers are involved in the principal processes of mining, extraction and upgrading. We undertake a balanced analysis of positive and negative impacts to understand whether customers operate in accordance with good practice, focusing on factual data…read more
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