Live | Green finance versus the environment?

Following our in-depth investigation on greenwashing "made in Europe" we meet Stefano Valentino, the investigative journalist who was behind our revelations on Michelin and BNP Paribas. He will be joined by Lucie Pinson, founder and director of the NGO Reclaim Finance, which aims to put finance at the service of the climate. This is an exceptional live event reserved for Voxeurop members.

What is the future of green finance? How should we view projects paid for by "green bonds", which are marketed as a way to invest money responsibly? How does an investigative journalist work to untangle truth from fiction in complex schemes such as BNP Paribas's “reforestation” of rubber trees in Indonesia? Just how did our team discover that Michelin had knowledge of the prior deforestation carried out by its partner? And what is the relationship between journalists and NGOs in establishing the facts?

👉 Read Chapter 1: European green finance is paying for deforestation in Indonesia: the case of Michelin

👉 Read Chapter 2: How a project decried for its environmental impact became a flagship of European green finance

👉 Read Chapter 3: How Michelin and its Indonesian partner sidestepped the rules for green bonds

👉 Read Chapter 4: In Indonesia, Michelin turns a blind eye to environmental vandalism

We invite you to join us on Tuesday 6 December at 7 pm, Paris/Brussels time. The event will be in English, with simultaneous translation into French.

Our report on green bonds was conducted in partnership with Tempo magazine in Indonesia, with the support of IJ4EU and the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.