August 18, 2022
New report on banks “Redwashing” Indigenous practices
A new report out this week from the Yellowhead Institute dives into the Indigenous practices and policies at Canada’s big 5 banks, including RBC.
Updates
July 29, 2022
Banks far from hitting Paris climate targets, global investor group warns
A new report out today from the Transition Pathways Initiative shows how far global banks are from meeting their climate commitments.
July 14, 2022
One big reason why Canada’s banks are so in love with fossil fuels
Many global observers scratch their heads at why Canada’s big banks continue to double or triple down on an industry most are distancing themselves from, for climate if not for purely economic reasons.
June 21, 2022
Bus shelter ads Canada’s banks don’t want you to see
Greenpeace volunteers have been having some fun with big bank ad campaigns in Toronto this spring.
June 17, 2022
One of Canada’s biggest universities boots out RBC
The student society at the University of British Columbia has ended a partnership with RBC due to its lead role in funding the climate crisis.
June 11, 2022
“Rave against RBC” reaches tens of thousands outside RBC golf tournament
This week, in solidarity with Indigenous land defenders, climate organizers and communities brought a clear message straight to Royal Bank of Canada executives at RBC’s most prominent sponsored event the RBC Canadian Open: end fossil fuel finance and invest in a climate-safe future.
June 7, 2022
At RBC Canadian Open, RBC under scrutiny for fossil finance & climate hypocrisy
Today, Indigenous land defenders, climate organizers, and communities brought a clear message straight to Royal Bank of Canada executives at the annual Canadian PGA Open: end fossil fuel finance and invest in a climate-safe future.
May 26, 2022
Where to bank for the climate? RBC ranks dead last
When most people first learn that their financial institutions are contributing in major ways to making the climate crisis worse, one of the first questions they typically ask is, so where should I bank then?
May 3, 2022
What’s the problem with banks and fossil fuels? Explainers
More and more attention has been paid recently towards the massive impact of banks and other big investors on climate change due to their continuing funding of fossil fuel expansion.
April 22, 2022
Misleading bank ads under fire for greenwashing
Earth Day can feel pretty frustrating when we see fossil fuel companies and the financial institutions that back them continue their multi-billion ad push to mislead the public into thinking that they are taking the kind of climate action we know is needed.