The UK's Co-operative Bank announced in April that it will not hold investments in the IFC because of its contribution to climate change.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Background
World Bank dialogue on the clean energy investment framework
Highlights of a World Bank-organised dialogue on its new clean energy investment framework at the spring meetings in Washington, 24 April 2006.
Rights
Commentary
UK’s largest ethical bank won’t touch World Bank private sector bonds
Leading development and environment NGOs, including Christian Aid and Friends of the Earth, have today…
Environment
News
IFC green gloss: new private sector guide to biodiversity
IFC launches private sector guide to biodiversity at convention in Curitiba
Environment
News
La implementación del Banco Mundial deja que desear en asuntos de petróleo, gas
La implementaci
Environment
News
Bank implementation falls short on oil, gas and mining
Civil society highlights the shortcomings of the Bank's management reponse to the extractive industries review.
Rights
News
World Bank “pushing big dams” across Asia
Bank upscales its funding for large scale hydro in Pakistan and Inda, fails to adequately assess resettlement in China, and tries to take credit for increased investment in renewable energy and energy investment merely by increasing its funding for large high risk dam projects.
Rights
News
Lao dam: obligations undermined?
A report by Can and Leader analyses the concession agreement for the Bank-supported Nam Theun 2 dam in Lao PDR (Update 45), between the country's government and the Nam Theun 2 Power Company Ltd (NTPC).
Environment
News
Infrastructure update: Wolfowitz "watching for arrogance"
Highlights of a Bank-CSO meeting where Kathy Sierra, Bank vice-president for infrastructure, struck a conciliatory tone, saying that the Bank "intended to learn the lessons of the past".
Environment
Background
Climate change after the G8 summit:
Highlights of meeting
