@richardbrooks.bsky.social
Climate Finance Director @Stand.earth Fighting climate change by challenging the power of the financial institutions enabling fossil fuels companies. Banks, pensions and retirement funds on my radar. Advancing climate finance action.
Last week, legal nonprofit @clientearth.bsky.social filed a groundbreaking lawsuit against one of the world’s largest real estate corporations: Cushman & Wakefield.
This case could be a pivotal turning point in protecting your retirement savings from climate risk. Watch this video to find out why.
Great commentary here
Amy Gray, Stand.earth: “This case could be a pivotal turning point in how courts, companies and retirement funds view climate risk, and prove that protecting retirement security isn’t political. It’s responsible.”
Full info here: stand.earth/kvek-v-cushm...
Class action lawsuit launched against real estate giant Cushman & Wakefield for failing to protect their workers' retirement funds from climate financial risk.
Great summary in @fastcompany.com
#greensky #retirement #pensions
www.fastcompany.com/91503468/you...
BREAKING: One of the world’s largest real estate corporations, Cushman & Wakefield, is risking its workers’ retirement funds by investing in climate-risky funds.
We’re highlighting a groundbreaking lawsuit to hold the company accountable in court. #GreenSky
@stand.earth statement: This case could be a pivotal turning point in how courts, companies and retirement funds view climate risk, and prove that protecting retirement security isn’t political. It’s responsible.”
stand.earth/press-releas...
The lawsuit filed in US Federal District court in Washington state is Kvek vs Cushman & Wakefield and can be found here: www.clientearth.us/resources-pu...
Congrats to @clientearth.bsky.social for a strong, thoughtful and much needed class action suit to help remedy the risks in Cushman & Wakefield's retirement funds with significant implications for the $12 trillion retirement fund industry.
Read their statement:
www.clientearth.us/latest/press...
@stand.earth commends to lawsuit and has campaigned for years to raise awareness & action about climate-related financial risk & underperforming fossil fuel investments in public & private retirement funds
Time for the courts weigh in on this issue to protect workers.
climatesafepensions.org
Climate change could “result in severe financial losses” for retirees. “Cushman’s prudent, proactive management of climate-related financial risks in their own operations stands in stark contrast to their mismanagement..." of their employees #retirement funds.
news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-a...
Breaking: A class action lawsuit has been filed against real estate giant Cushman & Wakefield for allegedly failing to protect it workers' retirement savings from climate-related risks.
Implication for millions of workers & the $12 trillion retirement fund sector
www.ft.com/content/9ac7...
Venture Global #LNG, the notorious, corrupt, Trump loving energy company is ready to save the day with their full, wandering LNG tankers which currently have no customers.
War profiteer?
Something tells me this is a risky business model you should keep secret.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Cross-published in the @theprovince.com
*LNG Demand is dropping in key target markets like China
* Way too much LNG already available.
*Projects are mostly foreign-owned incl. by Trump cozy companies Western LNG, Blackstone
*Indigenous rights violations galore
theprovince.com/opinion/op-e...
Breaking: Taxpayers in Canada should be asking a lot of questions about the #LNG projects Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social Carney wants to fast track.
In this oped in @vancouversun.bsky.social, I look at the market, financial reality of proposed projects: Ksi Lisims LNG and LNG Canada.
No wonder that the Canada Pension Plan is being sued for mismanaging climate risk. Clearly it is being run by goofs with no ethics and likely little ability to properly assess risk - from climate to reputational.
financialpost.com/news/canadia...
Ew. It's disgusting that my national pension plan is invested in Elon Musk's xAI and Grok.
Clearly the Canadian Pension Plan needs a new set of managers.
Shame on @evansolomon.bsky.social and François-Philippe Champagne.
#xAI #Grok #AI
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/n...
Who is first in line to earn billions from the U.S. invasion of Venezuela? 👉 Fossil fuel execs.
But without their financiers - big banks - none of this would be possible.
Let’s follow the money. 💰
![Background photo of U.S. troops rappelling down from a helicopter. Quote reads “[The Trump doctrine] is a good thing for the Bank of Nova Scotia.” with attribution to Scotiabank CEO Scott Thomson. Screenshot of headline from Canada’s National Observer, reading “Scotiabank CEO says Trump doctrine to dominate hemisphere will be good for business”. Article is written by John Woodside and was published on January 8th, 2026.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:utycno22cy35gcijlduthke7/bafkreig6sjyksk4q2547dbwiqbk7gcj5nhj4lp6jcp52pfkgfvoi6nieoa)
This week, at a conference of Canadian bank CEOs, Scotiabank CEO Scott Thomson overtly endorsed the Trump regime's desire to control the Western Hemisphere.
“I'm frankly horrified by his comments,” said Stand.earth Climate Finance Director @richardbrooks.bsky.social.
Here are the banks who are helping him and the oil companies that will benefit from the takeover
stand.earth/press-releas...
Explore the full data that @stand.earth has compiled on the banks enabling the oil companies to exert their influence to start another oil war - this time in #Venezuela and the potentially the region.
stand.earth/press-releas...
Here are the top ten dirty oil financiers.
1. Bank of America $10,164 billion
2. JPMorganChase $8,773 billion
3. Citi $8,682 billion
4. Barclays $8,333 billion
5. Mizuho $7,662 billion
6. MUFG $6,850 billion
7. TD $5,732 bllion
8. SMBC Group $5,398 billion
9. RBC $5,266 billion
10. Scotiabank $4,866
Fossil fuel execs are first in line to earn billions from the U.S. invasion of Venezuela?
But without their financiers - big banks - none of this would be possible. They've financed war-profiting oil companies to the tune of $124 billion since 2021.
Let’s follow the money. 💰
#Venezuela #greensky
“I'm frankly horrified by his comments...He's not hiding his greed in any way. He's being very transparent that his bank is going to make money off of disasters and military interventions.” - @richardbrooks.bsky.social
It's been a HELL of a week from the Trump Regime & right wing extremists. It's happening here in #Canada too with Bloomberg reporting that Scotiabank CEO Scott Thomson sees ‘Trump doctrine’ as positive for growth, as he shared at Canadian Bank CEO Conference. Time to boycott Scotiabank.
#ElbowsUp
Someone close to me is moving their business account from Scotiabank.
Supporting or otherwise endorsing insane Trump will cost #scotiabank.
Divest from Scotiabank. Let them see how good it is for their business then: Scotiabank CEO says Trump doctrine to dominate hemisphere will be good for business
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/n...
Scotiabank isn't the only one poised to profit. Canadian banks have billions invested in the US oil companies set to takeover Venezuela's industry.
This is overt disaster capitalism. Scotiabank's acknowledges there will be "bumps along the way" which is an awful way to describe the killing of civilians, bombing of a country, an illegal invasion for war.
Who is this guy and why isn't Corporate Canada condemning his comments?
Breaking Scotiabank CEO rejoices at the illegal invasion of #Venezuela for oil and the rightward change of governments in Latin America.
"#Trump doctrine is good for business! "
GREED IS GOOD it seems.
Abhorrent comments from the CEO of one Canada's largest corporations.
#teamcanada
My statement on President Trump’s actions in Venezuela.
You know what doesn't start wars and cause coups d'etat and invasions?
The Sun and the Wind.
#Venezuela