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Projects

To illustrate our broad expertise, covering many different economic sectors, commodities, sustainability themes and countries, this page gives an overview of the different projects executed by Profundo over the years. In the menu, you can filter the projects by thematic area. Each project is described briefly and where available the project portfolio - such as reports, brochures or presentations - is provided. Attention is also given to the exposure generated by the project in the media, in politics and elsewhere.

 

We analyse the financial parameters of companies and assess how companies and their financiers could be affected in different scenarios by Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks related to deforestation, climate change emissions, human rights abuses, resource depletion, health impacts and other sustainability issues.
We analyse the various human rights and other sustainability risks in international commodity supply chains and identify what different stakeholders can do to foster sustainable development of value chains in agriculture, forestry, livestock, energy, fisheries and mineral sectors.
We analyse how companies are financed by banks, shareholders and others financiers, to assess what financiers could do to foster sustainable corporate practices. Also, we dig into ownership structures and the schemes companies have set up to minimise tax payments.
We assess and benchmark responsible investment and credit policies of banks and investors and we advise on how policies can be improved and implemented through screening, voting, engagement and exclusion strategies.

May 2024

May 13, 2024
Banking on Climate Chaos 2024
Ending the era of fossil fuels on an ambitious timeline is the only way to mitigate climate change. While there are signs that financial institutions are beginning to heed the warnings about the climate, human rights, and financial risks of continuing to finance fossil fuel expansion, significant work lies ahead if they are to effectively play their part in mitigating climate chaos. The 60 biggest banks globally committed $705 billion USD to companies conducting business in fossil fuels in 2023, bringing the total since the Paris agreement to $6.9 trillion Profundo conducted the financial research for this 2024 edition of the report Banking on Climate Chaos.

Report: Banking on Climate Chaos 2024

Barclays: Barclays responds to Rainforest Action Network, 'Banking on Climate Chaos' Report

BusinessDay: Big banks still gushing over oil cash despite climate concerns

BusinessGreen: 'Banking on Climate Chaos': How banks have provided fossil fuel firms with almost $7tr since the Paris Agreement

Coast Reporter: Canadian banks directed over US$100 billion to oil and gas last year: report

Common Dreams: Big Banks Have Funded Climate Crisis With Nearly $7 Trillion Since Paris Agreement

edie: Banks accused of undermining climate pledges with $705bn in fossil fuel financing

Financial Times: Big US banks dominated fossil fuel financing in 2023, campaign report says

Financieele Dagblad: 'Increase in fossil financing by ING and Rabobank'

Forbes: Banks Back Fossil Fuels With $6.9 Trillion

Global Trade Review: Banks increase financing for LNG expansion despite climate warnings

Istoe Dinheiro: Grandes bancos mantêm financiamento aos combustíveis fósseis

Marketplace: U.S. banks remain the world’s largest funders of fossil fuels

NU.nl: Grote banken stoppen nog steeds veel geld in fossiele brandstoffen

People's World: Report: Big banks have given nearly $7 trillion to fossil fuel companies since Paris agreement

QuéPasa: Los grandes bancos mundiales siguen financiando los combustibles fósiles, según un informe

Reclaim Finance: Banks fueling climate chaos: the financing of metallurgical coal mining on the rise

Sierra Club: Banks Continue to Prop Up Fossil Fuels as the Climate Crisis Accelerates

The Banker: Smaller banks increasingly involved in fossil fuel financing, study finds

The Cool Down: Report reveals world's biggest banks have provided nearly $7 trillion in funding for oil and gas industry since 2016: '[They] continue to light the flame of the climate crisis'

The Ecologist: World’s biggest banks ‘financed fossil fuels by £5.5 trillion since Paris Agreement’

The Energy Mix: 60 Banks ‘Drive Climate Chaos’, Pour $6.9T into Fossil Fuels Since 2015 Paris Conference

The Guardian: Banks have given almost $7tn to fossil fuel firms since Paris deal, report reveals

yahoo!finance: Avec 700 milliards de dollars, le financement des banques aux énergies fossiles recule légèrement en 2023

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