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August 24, 20210

KBank’s Response to Myanmar Coup

Over 200 days post-Myanmar coup, only KBank among 12 Thai businesses took measures in line with human rights concerns. KBank postponed investments, suspended its Myanmar office operations, and emphasized its commitment to UNGPs and ILO…

August 9, 20210

Somporn Pengkam: Stop Human Rights Abuse Projects

Interviewing Penchom Saetang focused on the effect of Large-scale projects financed by financial institution that can lead to human rights abuses. Financial institutions must ensure their investments don’t contribute to such violations. To read the…

July 26, 20210

The Cooperative System is a Fair Solution for Platform Labor

In Thailand, ‘Platform workers’ face challenges like low wages and lack of job security, often misclassified as ‘freelancers’ by companies. The cooperative system is a fair solution for platform labor. To read the full report,…

July 22, 20210

From the Mother’s Womb to the Bank

Interviewing Penchom Saetang, the Founding Executive Director of Ecological Alert and Recovery–Thailand (EARTH), a non-profit foundation focused on health and the environment, regarding the role of financial institutions and the effect of lending on pollution…

April 9, 20210

CSO’s Statement Calling on Thai Companies and Thai Financial Institutions that Announce Human Rights Policies to Suspend or Withdraw Investment in Myanmar Under the Circumstances of Serious Human Rights Violations by the Myanmar Military Coup

Myanmar military staged a coup on 1 February 2021, detaining elected leaders. This act violates the country’s constitution and democratic process. CSO calls Thai companies and Thai financial institutions that announce human rights policies to…

February 9, 20210

Letter for Thai Bank on Luang Prabang Dam

Fair Finance Thailand calls on Thai banks to clarify their stance on the Luang Prabang Dam project and include power plant project in Mekong River to the exclusion list. To read the full report, click…

January 20, 2021

PRESS RELEASE: FAIR FINANCE THAILAND LAUNCHES ITS THIRD ASSESSMENT ON SUSTAINABLE FINANCE POLICIES OF THAI BANKS, AT THE “BANKING FOR BETTER: FROM CRISIS TO SUSTAINABILITY” ONLINE EVENT

Bangkok – Fair Finance Thailand coalition holds a press event “How Many Points Do Thai Banks Care? Year 3” via Facebook Live to announce the third-year results of policy assessments of leading Thai commercial banks…

The 3rd Annual Policy Assessment of Thai Banks

January 15, 20210

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