Dear all,

Bankwatch, Counter Balance, Euronatur and Recourse just launched a briefing comparing the EIB's draft FI standard with other banks' policies on intermediaries, as part of our ongoing contributions to the environmental and social policy revision.

Publication:

https://bankwatch.org/publication/why-can-a-third-of-european-investment-bank-lending-evade-the-bank-s-environmental-and-social-rules

Blog post:

https://bankwatch.org/blog/a-third-of-european-investment-bank-lending-evades-environmental-and-social-rules

Counter Balance has also published it on its website.

https://counter-balance.org/news/a-third-of-european-investment-bank-lending-evades-environmental-and-social-rules

We're about to start with social media outreach so any amplification of that would be extremely welcome.

All the best,

Pippa