Royal Bank of Sustainability
I just came back from an inspiring couple of days in Brussels with Friends of the Earth communicators from across Europe. Top of the agenda shared by everyone was how to campaign on tar sands. Not too...
View ArticleIn the lion's den: meeting RBS
We’ve been campaigning to change RBS’ investment practices for some time. Before the financial crash they used to bill themselves as ‘the oil and gas bank’, and were doing more than any other UK bank...
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Unhealthy bank = unhealthy results
Bailed out Royal Bank of Scotland yesterday announced losses of £1.13 billion, and in the same breath awarded themselves £950 million in bonuses. These unhealthy results reflect the unhealthy...
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RBS black affronted at AGM tarsands protest
What a beautiful day for an AGM! Just back from RBS HQ at Gogarburn where the bailed out bank was holding its annual general cheap generic cialis meeting. Friends of the Earth Scotland were joined by...
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Environmental campaigns and the public ‘zeitgeist’
I recently blogged about the importance of tapping into a certain public spirit or desire for change at a given point of time, to run a winnable campaign. This ‘zeitgeist’ was critical in explaining...
View ArticleRBS and Climate Week – who dumped who?
Good news in a guest post from Kev Smith at Platform, a group we’ve been working with on our Clean Up RBS campaign. News has reached us that RBS isn’t sponsoring the 2012 Climate Week, due to take...
View ArticleWhat went wrong with the banks and how to fix it
The Libor scandal has opened up some political space to push for a real shake up of our banking system. To inject some fresh thinking into discussions we have made an interactive presentation, which...
View ArticleWhat’s Next for RBS?
RBS has announced that despite this being another terrible year for them, they are still going to pay out out huge bonuses to their ‘top’ fat cat bankers – amazing that they can still afford to do this...
View ArticleReaction to RBS Sustainability Report: ‘Deliberate Manipulation of the Truth’
Today the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) are pleased to release their annual sustainability report. However, when we scratch the surface, it does not truly reflect sustainability, and it does not...
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