HSBC’s Dirty Investments

Threats, violence and attacks on local landowners: 2,000 MW Batang project in Indonesia.

HSBC provides direct loans to Adaro and Itochu.

Diseases and toxic groundwater: coal catastrophes in Puerto Rico, Chile, the US and other countries.

HSBC provides finance through underwriting bonds as well as direct loans.

Air pollution, health impacts and water shortages: China's growing coal plant fleet.

HSBC has channelled 90% of its investments in coal into companies headquartered in Asia.

Oil and gas deals with dictators in Egypt: 50 years of human rights violations.

HSBC is also an investor in BP.

Climate killer lignite: coal power expanion plans in the Czech Republic.

HSBC supports this by underwriting ČEZ’ bond issuances.

Disease and displacement: coal power station Mae Moh.

HSBC channels US$ 90 million to Thailand’s state-owned utility EGAT through underwriting bonds.

Indigenous rights violations, violence, human trafficking, ruined water and ecosystems: Line 3 pipeline.

HSBC supports this by providing direct loans as well as underwriting Enbridge’s bonds.

Relocation by force, national park under threat: gas project in Mozambique.

HSBC is an investor in ExxonMobil and Eni.

Raising Botswana's coal capacity by 350% without providing electricity to its population.

HSBC supports this by providing direct loans to First Quantum Minerals.

Money laundering, corruption and 63 truckloads of toxic waste: the world's 8th largest coal producer.

HSBC is an investor in Glencore.

Increasing coal-fired power in the most vulnerable countries: the coal path of South Korean KEPCO & POSCO.

HSBC provides a total of US$ 750 million through underwriting bonds.

Unprecedented coal pollution in Bangladesh: HSBC is sponsoring the dredging of Payra Port.

6,000 premature deaths: utility giant and coal power plant developer PLN Persero.

HSBC provides over US$ 2 billion in corporate loans and underwriting bonds.

“Ultra Mega” coal power projects in India.

HSBC has sunk over US$ 370 million into Power Finance Corporation through underwriting its bond issuances.

Corruption charges over oil deal: Shell and Eni.

HSBC is an investor in both.

Tearing down villages, cutting down forests: Europe’s largest CO2 emitter.

HSBC supports its activities by providing direct loans and underwriting the company’s bonds.

Devastating impact on communities and nature: mega oil project in Uganda.

HSBC is an investor in French company Total.

Drilling oil and gas against the Paris Agreement and human rights: Vaca Muerta.

HSBC is an investor in both companies.