2025

Japanese SMBC’s $1.86b fossil fuel investments draining Bangladesh’s public funds, civil society orgs claim

Japanese SMBC’s $1.86b fossil fuel investments draining Bangladesh’s public funds, civil society orgs claim

ISDE Bangladesh, Coastal Livelihood and Environmental Action Network (CLEAN), and Bangladesh Working Group on Ecology and Development (BWGED) jointly organise a protest and campaign event in Chattogram on 28 May 2025 Japanese megabank Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)’s extensive fossil fuel investments in Bangladesh are draining public funds and exacerbating the climate crisis, environmental and […]

“ISDE Bangladesh Urges World Bank to Stop Fossil Fuel Investments and Focus on Renewable Energy”

“ISDE Bangladesh Urges World Bank to Stop Fossil Fuel Investments and Focus on Renewable Energy”

On October 23, 2024, in Chittagong, a unique campaign was organized to demand increased investment in renewable energy and the cessation of funding for “false clean energy” technologies. The event was jointly organized by three environmental development organizations: Integrated Social Development Effort (ISDE), Coastal Livelihood and Environmental Action Network (CLEAN), and the Bangladesh Working Group […]