These Banks Are Directly Funding The North Dakota Pipeline #Boycott
What’s going on in North Dakota at Standing Rock, the site of mass protests against the Dakota Access pipeline, is very important.
People have joined Native’s in standing up for the protection of air and water quality, as well as the protection of sacred lands. Now there is something more you can do to get involved and take action, we’ll get to this in a moment. What’s going on at Standing Rock is very much a reflection of the angst the public is experiencing as they see how ruthless the actions of big corporations can be in taking non harmonious actions with our planet. What’s also frustrating is that these actions are for technologies we don’t even require any longer. See here. Acting on it, we’re seeing a fantastic example of the power of unity and coming together on issues to make a stand in favor of the direction our world truly needs to go.
The Dakota Access pipeline is funded directly by 17 banks. Among them Citibank and Wells Fargo, two that you’ve surely heard of and maybe bank with currently. It’s difficult for the public to get into the heads of the oil and gas companies and pressure them to act, but it’s a lot less difficult to get attention from banks that need consumers business. Bank loans, line’s of credit and our savings accounts are what fund projects like this through the bank. What would happen if those were gone? Pressuring the banks directly involved with just a few actions can make a big difference, especially if enough people band together and do it.
The nonprofit Food Water Watch’s research actually found that 38 banking institutions in total are involved in funding the proposed Bakken pipeline. This stretch goes all the way from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. A section of this project is the now famous Dakota Access pipeline. So taking action on any one of these banks will help -all would be amazing. 1. Contact the banks and let them know you don’t support your money being used in this project. 2. Stop doing business with these banks. 3. Spread the word to as many people as you can with this list, urging them to take action. Here’s what you can say when you contact the banks: According to Food Water Watch researcher Hugh MacMillan: “Ask these banks to clarify whether funds they are providing are being used, in any amount, to pay for the heavily militarized response to the Standing Rock Sioux, including the attack dogs, sound-cannon trucks, heavily armed officers, and even a crop duster spraying undetermined chemicals over the camp.” “People should also ask these institutions why they are sinking so much money into maximizing the amounts of oil and gas that can be brought to the surface and burned at a time when climate science is clear we have to maximize what we keep in the ground instead,” You can also explain to them that as a customer of their financial institution, you do not support the idea that your money is helping to support the Dakota Access pipeline, due to the fact it’s a dangerous unjust oil pipeline and that it threatens air and water quality in many states. Explain you feel it violates sacred lands of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. Finally let them know that if they don’t choose to back out of supporting this, you will take your business elsewhere. Below is a list of CEOs and other bank executives who are involved in these decisions.
Their contact information is included.
The first 17 banks (*) are directly funding the Dakota Access pipeline: Wells Fargo* CEO Timothy J. Sloan timothy.j.sloan@wellsfargo.com BoardCommunications@wellsfargo.com 866-249-3302 Corporate Office: Wells Fargo 420 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94104 BNP Paribas* CEO Jean-Laurent Bonnafe jean-laurent.bonnafe@bnpparibas.com Corporate Office: 3 rue d’Antin 75002 Paris, France 00-33-157-082-200 U.S. Office: 787 Seventh Avenue – The Equitable Tower New York, NY 10019 212-841-3000 SunTrust* CEO William H. Rodgers Jr. Corporate Office: 303 Peachtree Street NE Atlanta, GA 30308 800-786-8787 Chief Communications Officer: Sue Mallino 404-813-0463 sue.mallino@suntrust.com The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ* Chairman Nobuyuki Hirano CEO and President Takashi Oyamada Corporate Office: 2-7-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan 81-3-3240-8111 U.S. Office: 1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020-1104 212-782-4000 Mizuho Bank* President and CEO Nobuhide Hayashi Corporate Office: Otemachi Tower 1-5-5, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8176, Japan 81-3-3214-1111 U.S. Office: 1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 212-282-3000 Citibank (CitiGroup)* CEO Michael Corbat Michael.L.Corbat@citi.com 212-793-1201 Corporate Office: 388 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10013 Phone: 800-285-3000 and 212-793-0710 TD Securities* Chairman, CEO, and President Bob Dorrance Corporate Office: P.O. Box 1, TD Bank Tower 66 Wellington Street W Toronto, Ontario M5K 1A2 Investment Banking: 416-307-8500 Equity Research: 416-307-9360 Trading Floor Enquiries: 416-944-6978 U.S. Office: 31 West 52nd Street New York, NY 10019-6101 212-827-7000 Credit Agricole* CEO Jean-Paul Chifflet Office: 12, Place des Etats-Unis Montrouge, France 92545 33-1-43-23-52-02 U.S. Office: 1301 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 infoamericas@ca-cib.com Intesa SanPaolo* CEO Carlo Messina Corporate Office: Piazza San Carlo, 156 10121 Torino, Italy 39-011-555-1 Corporate Social Responsibility Unit: 39-02-8796-3435 CSR@intesasanpaolo.com sostenibilita.ambientale@intesasanpaolo.com ING Bank* CEO and Executive Board Chairman Ralph A.J.G Hamers Wholesale Banking, Operations IT, Sustainability, Corporate Governance: Carolien van der Giessen carolien.van.der.giessen@ing.com 31-20-576-63-86 Head of Media Relations: Raymond Vermuelen raymond.vermeulen@ing.com 31-20-576-63-69 Corporate Office: Amsterdamse Poort Bijlmerplein 888 1102 MG Amsterdam The Netherlands 31-20-5639111 Mailing Address: ING Bank N.V. P.O. Box 1800 1000 BV Amsterdam The Netherlands U.S. Office: ING Financial Holdings LLC 1325 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019 646-424-6000 Natixis* CEO Pierre Servant Corporate Office: Natixis Global Asset Management, S.A. 21 quai d’Austerlitz 75634 Paris Cedex 13, France 33-1-78-40-90-00 U.S. Office: Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. 399 Boylston Street Boston, MA 617-449-2100 BayernLB* CEO Johannes-Jorg Riegler Head of Communications: Matthias Priwitzer Matthias.Priwitzer@bayernlb.de 49-89-2171-21255 Corporate Office: Brienner Straße 18 80333 Munich 49-89-2171-27176 U.S. Office: 560 Lexington Avenue New York City, NY 10022 212-310-9800 BBVA Securities* CEO Carlos Torres Villa Executive Chairman Francisco Gonzalez Rodriguez Corporate Office: Calle Azul, 4 28050 Madrid, Spain 34-902-22-44-66 DNB Capital* U.S. office: 200 Park Avenue, 31st Floor New York, N.Y. 10166-0396 212-681-3800 ICBC London* CEO and Managing Director Jin Chen Corporate Office: 20 Gresham Street London EC2V 7JE, United Kingdom 44-203-145-5000 U.S. Office: 520 Madison Avenue 28th Floor New York, NY 10022 212-407-5000 SMBC Nikko Securities* President and CEO Yoshihiko Shimizu Corporate Office: 3-1, Marunouchi 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8325, Japan 81-3-5644-3111 Societe General* CEO Frederic Oudea https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericoudea Chiarman of the Board Lorenzo Bini Smaghi lorenzo.binismaghi@snam.it Corporate Office: 29 boulevard Haussmann 75009 Paris, France 2.0@societegenerale 33-1-42-14-20-00 U.S. Office: 245 Park Avenue New York City, NY 10167 212-278-6000 The following banks are involved in funding for the entire Bakken pipeline: Royal Bank of Scotland CEO Ross McEwan ross.mcewan@rbs.co.uk Director of Media Relations: Chris Turner 44-20-7672-4515 Corporate Office: Gogarburn 175 Glasgow Road Edinburgh, United Kingdom 44-131-626-3263 U.S. Office: 600 Washington Boulevard Stamford, CT 06901 203-897-2700 ABN Amro Capital Chairman of the Board Gerrit Zalm Corporate Office: ABN AMRO Bank N.V. Gustav Mahlerlaan 10 1082 PP Amsterdam The Netherlands 31-10-241-17-23 U.S. Office: 100 Park Avenue, 17th floor New York, NY 10017 917-284-6800 Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) CEO and President Brian J. Porter Corporate Office: Scotia Plaza 44 King Street W Toronto, Ontario Canada M5H 1H1 416-866-6161 email@scotiabank.com U.S. Office: 250 Vesey Street, 23rd and 24th floors New York, NY 10281 212-225-5000 Scotia Howard Weil (“Energy Investment Boutique”): Energy Centre 1100 Poydras Street Suite 3500 New Orleans, LA 70163 504-582-2500 and 800-322-3005 howardweil@howardweil.com Citizens Bank Chairman and CEO Bruce Van Saun Head of Media Relations: Peter Lucht Peter.Lucht@citizensbank.com 781-655-2289 Consumer Lending, Business Banking, Wealth Management, Corporate: Lauren DiGeronimo Lauren.Digeronimo@citizensbank.com 781-471-1454 Corporate Office: 1 Citizens Plaza Providence, RI 02903 401-456-7000 Comerica Bank Chairman and CEO Ralph W. Babb Jr. Investor Relations: 214-462-6831 Corporate Contacts: Wendy Bridges wwbridges@comerica.com 214-462-4443 Wayne Mielke wjmielke@comerica.com 214-462-4463 Corporate Office: Comerica Bank Tower 1717 Main Street Dallas, TX 75201 800-521-1190 U.S. Bank Chairman and CEO Richard K. Davis richard.davis@usbank.com Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications Dana Ripley dana.ripley@usbank.com 612-303-3167 Brand, Corporate Social Responsibility, Sponsorships: Susan Beatty susan.beatty@usbank.com 612-303-9229 Corporate Office: U.S. Bancorp Center 800 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55402 800-685-5065 and 651-466-3000 PNC Bank Chairman, President, and CEO William S. Demchak Media Relations: Fred Solomon corporate.communications@pnc.com 412-762-4550 Investor Relations: Bryan K. Gill investor.relations@pnc.com 412-768-4143 Corporate Office: 300 Fifth Avenue The Tower at PNC Plaza Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-762-2000 Barclays Chairman John McFarlane john.mcfarlane@barclays.com CEO Jes Staley Corporate Office: Barclays Bank PLC 1 Churchill Place London E14 5HP, United Kingdom 44-20-7116-1000 U.S. Office: Barclays 745 7th Avenue New York, NY 10019 212-526-7000 Press Office: 212-526-7000 CorporateCommunicationsAmericas@barclays.com JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon jamie.dimon@jpmchase.com 212-270-1111 Corporate Contacts: Andrew Gray andrew.s.gray@jpmchase.com Jennifer Lavoie jennifer.h.lavoie@jpmchase.com Brian Marchiony brian.j.marchiony@jpmorgan.com Corporate Office: 270 Park Avenue New York, NY 10017-2014 Bank of America President, CEO, and Chairman Brian Moynihan brian.t.moynihan@bankofamerica.com Executive Relations, Office of the CEO: Matthew Task 813-805-4873 Corporate Office: 100 N Tryon Street Charlotte, NC 28255 Deutsche Bank CEO John Cryan Corporate Contact: Renee Calabro renee.calabro@db.com 212-250-5525 Corporate Address: Deutsche Bank AG Taunusanlage 12 60325 Frankfurt Am Main (for letters and postcards: 60262) Germany 49-69-910-00 U.S. Office: Deutsche Bank AG 60 Wall Street New York, NY 10005 212-250-7171 Compass Bank Chairman and CEO Manolo Sanchez Director of External Communications: Christina Anderson christina.anderson@bbva.com Communications: Al Ortiz al.ortiz@bbva.com 281-433-5640 Corporate Office: 15 S 20th Street Birmingham, AL 35233 205-297-1986 Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam Board Chairman Urs Rohner Suisse Banking Ombudsman: Bahnhofplatz 9 P.O. Box 1818 CH 8021 Zurich, Switzerland 41-43-266-14-14 Corporate Office: Uetlibergstrasse 231 P.O. Box 700 CH 8070 Zurich, Switzerland 41-44-333-11-11 U.S. Office: 650 California Street San Francisco, CA 94108 Phone: 415-249-2100 DNB Capital/ASA CEO Rune Bjerke https://www.linkedin.com/in/rune-bjerke-04714639 Chairwoman of the Board Anne Carine Tanum 47-915-04800 Executive Vice President Communications Even Westerveld 47-400-16-744 Corporate Address: Dronning Eufemias Gate 30 0191 Oslo, Norway Sumitomo Mitsui Bank President and CEO Takeshi Kunibe Corporate Office: 1-1-2, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan 81-3-3282-8111 U.S. Office: 277 Park Avenue New York, NY 10172 212-224-4000 Royal Bank of Canada CEO David I. McKay CEO and Board Communications: Paul French paul.french@rbc.com 416-974-3718 Corporate Media Relations: Catherine Hudon catherine.hudon@rbc.com 416-974-5506 Corporate Address: 200 Bay Street P.O. Box 1 Royal Bank Plaza Toronto, Canada 416-974-5151 and 416-842-2000 UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergiopermotti Head Group External Communications: Mark Hengel mark.hengel@ubs.com Phone: 41-44-234-32-21 Chief Communication Officer-Americas: Marsha Askins marsha.askins@ubs.com 212-713-6151 office and 917-226-4743 cell Corporate Office: Bahnhofstrasse 45, CH-8098 8001 Zurich, Switzerland 41-44-234-11-11 U.S. Office: 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019 212-713-2000 Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO Lloyd C. Blankfein lloyd.blankfein@gs.com 917-743-0939 and 212-902-0593 Media Contacts Americas: 212-902-5400 Corporate Address: Goldman, Sachs Co. 200 West Street New York, NY 10282 212-902-1000 Morgan Stanley CEO James P. Gorman jgorman@morganstanley.com 212-761-4000 Corporate Office: Morgan Stanley 1585 Broadway New York, NY 10036 212-761-4000 Origin Bank (formerly Community Trust) Chairman, President, and CEO Drake Mills https://www.linkedin.com/in/drake-mills-554a3a20 www.ctbonline.com 318-768-3048 Corporate Office: 3921 Elm St. Choudrant, LA 71227 HSBC Bank Chairman Douglas Flint Group Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver managingdirectoruk@hsbc.com Corporate Address: 8 Canada Square London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom 44-20-7991-8888 U.S. Office: HSBC Headquarters 425 5th Avenue New York, NY 10018 212-525-5600 Head of Media Relations, HSBC USA: Rob Sherman 212-525-6901 Thanks for choosing to take action on an important issue! h/t: www.yesmagazine.org .
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