परमाणु ऊर्जा में विदेशी पैसा
डेढ़ दशक पहले अमरीका के साथ होने वाले जिस परमाणु समझौते को लेकर तब की मनमोहन सिंह सरकर गिरने-गिरने को हो गई थी, आज वही परमाणु ऊर्जा खुल्लम-खुल्ला धंधे में उतर आई हैं। दुनियाभर...
Centre for Financial Accountability urges RBI to broaden scope of climate-related financial risk framework
The CFA emphasised the critical need to empower shareholders, customers, and the general public with comprehensive information on the climate crisis's impact on FI investments.
CFA bats for enhanced climate accountability measures in RBI’s draft norms
Says clarity and specificity are needed to ensure effective implementation and compliance with disclosure requirements.
Submission to RBI on Draft Disclosure Framework on Climate-Related Financial Risks, 2024
The ‘Draft Disclosure Framework on Climate-Related Financial Risks’ released by RBI in February
By financing environmentally damaging projects, can Indian funders be held liable?
Banks and financial institutions in India have no internal mechanisms to address the broader costs of investing in risky projects.
Teesta disaster and the need for accountability in development finance
The lack of accountability and the deliberate indifference to the social and environmental impact of these massive hydroelectric projects emphasise the insensitivity of FIs that remain in the shadows in the aftermath of such...
Consultation on safeguards policy framework for financial institutions: A Report
The Centre for Financial Accountability held a dialogue at Mumbai on July 7, 2023 to discuss the drafting and implementation of environmental and social safeguards in Indian banks and financial institutions.
How the financial institutions are accomplices in Joshimath disaster | THE MONEY TRAIL
Warnings, protests, resignations and court cases have played out right before our eyes since the 1990s. But everybody acts surprised as the Joshimath town sinks.
Need for Environment and Social Safeguard Policy for Indian Financial Institutions
The handbook on ‘Need for Environmental and Social Safeguards for Financial Institutions’ makes a case for implementation of safeguards mechanisms in financial institutions (FIs) which includes banks and non-banking FIs.
Gap Analysis
Analysis of financial institutions' policy orientation towards environmental and social safeguards, identifying gaps and limitations.
At India’s Climate, Finance and Policy Intersection, Big Infra Remains King
As of last year, financial institutions from India were the third-largest investors out of six countries financing 80% of the world’s coal investments. A 2021 report found that ICICI, the State Bank of India,...
Banks must adopt ESS safeguards in lending
As we observed environment day during one of the hottest Indian summers, the near absence of climate change as a civic discourse is alarming. At a time when the world finds itself in the...
Global Climate Action: Where Do Indian Banks Stand?
Indian banks and financial institutions are lagging behind international financial institutions in helping control the climate crisis, research shows.
Is the IFC’s Greening Equity Approach working in practice? A case study
IFC’s ‘Approach to Greening Equity in Financial Institutions’ (Green Equity Approach or GEA), which IFC piloted in 2019 and published in September 2020, commits the IFC to end equity investments in financial institutions that...
Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code- Claims and Reality
An interview with Dr. Sangeetha Ghosh, on five years IBC and the recent amendment of bringing MSME sector into the ambit of IBC.
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