How we work
We bring transparency to global financial flows
Our meticulous research uncovers what energy companies trample on climate protection and human rights. We also reveal what banks, investors and insurers enable such destructive projects. Our unique databases encompass huge assets and enable effective resistance.
We build fair partnerships & create successful campaigns
Our campaigns attract attention and generate public pressure. We work closely with activists and communities whose livelihoods corporations and their projects threaten. Together, we take their concerns to where they need to be heard: the boardrooms of banks and energy companies, their annual general meetings and to politicians’ offices. We share our findings – with NGOs, Indigenous Communities, academics and the media – because we can only win with open, fair partnerships.
We change the world
We engage decisionmakers with in-depth research, targeted campaigns, and productive dialogue: We not only change individual companies but entire industries.
Want to be part of the change?
Together we can protect the environment and human rights. There are many ways to get involved: switching to a sustainable bank, supporting our campaigns or becoming a member of the Urgewald Foundation. Find out more about how you can take action!
Recent publications
Still Burning: How Banks and Investors Fuel Met Coal Expansion
Green steel is on everyone’s lips, but most of the world’s steel is still produced with metallurgical coal (met coal).
Don’t Lose Sight of Trade: IFC’s Chance to Improve Environmental and Social Safeguards in Trade Finance
The ongoing review of the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) Sustainability Framework (SF) provides a crucial opportunity to close a long-standing gap: The insufficient regulation of trade f
