On 6 July, Handicap International and Amnesty International France issued a press release welcoming the prohibition of direct and indirect financing on cluster munitions in France. As both the organisations have campaigned for several years on this issue, they were pleased with the French government’s announcement. Following their campaign since 2006, many major financial groups … Read more →

25 DE MAYO DE 2011: DIA MUNDIAL DE ACCIÓN PARA ACABAR CON LAS INVERSIONES EXPLOSIVAS Barcelona, 25 de mayo de 2011. Hoy se celebra el Día Mundial de Acción para acabar con las  inversiones explosivas, impulsada por la Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC). El objetivo de la jornada es hacer un llamamiento a los gobiernos para … Read more →

Deadly business of the German banks with cluster munitions continues! (Berlin, 19.05.2011) In mid- April this year, loyal Gaddafi government troops began firing cluster bombs in residential areas in the city of Misrata, killing and injuring many people in the process. This MAT-120 type cluster munition was produced in 2007 by the Spanish company Instalaza … Read more →

SETEM lanza la campaña “BANCA LIMPIA.COM somos clientes, no cómplices” y revela por primera vez en España los vínculos de los bancos españoles con fabricantes de armas controvertidas SETEM revela también que 14 bancos españoles, entre los que destacan BBVA, Santander y Bankia, están implicados financiera y económicamente en 19 de las principales empresas fabricantes … Read more →

03 February 2011 In November 2010, Credit Suisse introduced a new policy on investment in companies that will exclude producers of landmines and cluster munitions from its credit, investment banking and asset management activities. “Credit Suisse should be commended for this strong new policy that puts civilian lives ahead of profits at all costs,” said … Read more →

01 February 2011 Governments showed a strong level of support for banning investments in cluster munition producers during the First Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster munitions, held on 9-12 November 2010 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. A number of high-level delegations, including ministers from Luxembourg, New Zealand and Norway made encouraging statements … Read more →

01 February 2011 Disinvestment campaigners in Australia are celebrating a policy shift by one of Australia’s largest banks. In recent months, ANZ Bank revised and expanded its Military Equipment Policy, following many years of continued engagement between campaigners and bank officials. In October 2010, ANZ stated that, from now on, it “will not be involved … Read more →

8 October 2010 Campaign to end investment in cluster bombs launched 1 year ago (Amsterdam, 8 October 2010) – Twenty campaigners active on disinvestment from around the world met in Amsterdam on 4-5 October to gain technical knowledge, share campaign successes and challenges, and carry out strategic planning for 2011. The Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) … Read more →