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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.

October 2022

October 18, 2022
Forests & Finance
Forests & Finance database update 2022
The Forests & Finance Coalition launched the 2022 update of its database on global financial flows towards deforestation-risk commodities, as well as updated policy assessments of the 200 most important banks and investors in global forest-risk commodities in tropical forest regions. Since the Paris agreement was signed, banks have pumped USD 267 billion into forest-risk commodity companies, and as of September 2022, investors held USD 40 billion in bonds and shares in forest-risk commodities. On top of that, almost none of the biggest banks and investors have sufficient Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policies in place.

Website: Finance's role in deforestation

Report: Policy Assessment 2022: Is your money destroying rainforests or violating rights?

Actu Environment: Devoir de vigilance : des banques françaises accusées de financer la déforestation au Brésil

Antara News: https://www.antaranews.com/berita/3185429/laporan-perusahaan-keuangan-top-dunia-terus-picu-deforestasi

Brasil Amazonia Agora: Bancos financiam desmatamento ao redor do mundo

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre: Brazil: Coalition of 5 NGOs and media publishes report showing how French banks are allegedly contributing to fuel deforestation in the country; incl. companies' comments

Disclose: Les banques françaises financent massivement la déforestation de l’Amazonie

ecoa: Relatório: grandes bancos seguem financiando desmatamento ao redor do mundo

Financial Times: Climate scientists criticise corporate emissions oversight body SBTi

Forests & Finance: Bank of Montreal’s Links to Massive, Illegal Amazon Deforestation Condemned by Indigenous Leaders during Biodiversity Summit

Forests & Finance: Report: Global Bank Policies ‘Dangerously Inadequate’

Forests & Finance: Where Were You When It Mattered? – Why Financial Institutions Are (And Should Be) Going On The Record About Europe’s Deforestation Law

Forests&Finance: Video: Data Update | October 2022

Indonesia Today: Studi Menunjukkan Lembaga Keuangan Top Dunia Terus Memicu Deforestasi

Malaysiakini: World's top finance firms continue to fuel deforestation, report warns

Mongabay: Kajian Forest and Finance: Uang dari Negara Maju Berisiko bagi Hutan

Reporter Brasil: Maior banco da França é denunciado por financiar crimes socioambientais na Amazônia

Reuters: Maiores instituições financeiras do mundo continuam a fomentar o desmatamento, diz relatório

Reuters: World's top finance firms continue to fuel deforestation, report warns

rfi: Des banques françaises accusées de financer la déforestation en Amazonie

rfi: French banks accused of ‘massively’ fuelling Amazon deforestation

Tempo: Apa Itu BI Checking dan Bagaimana Mengeceknya Sebelum Ajukan Kredit?

The Star: Low marks for many in financial sector

UOL: Bancos franceses são acusados de financiar desmatamento da Amazônia e do Cerrado

Warta Ekonomi: 90% Negara G20 Berikan Pembiayaan ke Perusahaan yang Berdampak Negatif pada Lingkungan

Warta Ekonomi: Negara G20 Andil 54% dalam Investasi ke Perusahaan Perusak Hutan

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