Australian banks financing coal and renewable energy A research paper prepared for Greenpeace Australia Pacific Australian banks financing coal and renewable energy A research paper prepared for Greenpeace Australia Final version: 7 September 2010 Jan Willem van Gelder Anna van Ojik Julia Padberg Petra Spaargaren Profundo Radarweg 60 1043 NT Amsterdam The Netherlands Tel: +31-20-8208320 E-mail:
[email protected] Website: www.profundo.nl Contents Chapter 1 Methodology ..........................................................................................2 1.1 Objective......................................................................................................2 1.2 Definitions ...................................................................................................2 1.3 Research activities......................................................................................2 Chapter 2 Bank profiles..........................................................................................5 2.1 Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ)....................................5 2.2 Bendigo Bank..............................................................................................7 2.3 Commonwealth Bank..................................................................................8 2.4 mecu ............................................................................................................9 2.5 National Australia Bank ............................................................................10 2.6