Richard Brooks

Background photo of a gavel, with dramatic lighting. Red text box with “BREAKING: Real estate corporation Cushman & Wakefield is risking its workers' retirement funds by investing in climate-risky funds. We're highlighting a groundbreaking class action lawsuit to hold the company accountable in court.” “A worker filed a precedent-setting lawsuit against one of the world's largest real estate corporations, alleging Cushman & Wakefield's retirement plan managers breached their duties by failing to protect workers' savings from climate-related financial risks.” Arrow icon pointing right in top right corner. Stand.earth logo in bottom right corner.

Background photo of an investment graph. Red text box with “Retirement funds are deferred wages & long-term security that workers rely on. Retirement plans aren't abstract financial products; they're deferred wages, long-term security, and a reflection of how employers care for their people in uncertain times. When these critical savings are invested in underperforming fossil fuel companies and climate exposed real estate, employees shoulder risks they never knowingly agreed to.” Arrow icon pointing right in top right corner.

Background photo of stock investment graph. Gray text box with “The Kvek vs. Cushman & Wakefield class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, is the first-ever legal challenge on 401(k) managers for ignoring climate financial risk, alleging that such oversight violates their fiduciary duties. We are supportive of this lawsuit and have been working for several decades to educate and activate both public and private sector workers about risks to their pensions and retirement funds.” Arrow icon pointing right in top right corner.

Background photo of a flaring oil refinery. Red text box with “It's not just Cushman & Wakefield. Instead of safeguarding its workers' futures, companies across the United States are funneling retirement savings into risky funds packed with underperforming fossil fuel companies or high-risk businesses like real estate, that can be severely damaged by the impacts of climate change-fueled extreme weather. No matter who you are or how you vote, your retirement should be secure, and this new landmark lawsuit is arguing just that. Retirement savings should be managed to protect working people, not to bankroll polluters or enrich billionaires.” Arrow icon pointing right in top right corner.

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.”

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Legal complaint: Kvek v Cushman & Wakefield, U.S. Inc Read the legal complaint filed in Kvek v Cushman & Wakefield, U.S. Inc on Mar 3, 2026

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...

First-of-its-kind lawsuit filed against Cushman & Wakefield for failure to protect employee 401(k) plan from climate-related financial risks View the press release

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...

Climate Safe Retirements - Climate Safe Pensions

@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

Cushman & Wakefield Sued Over 401(k)'s Alleged Climate Risk (1) Cushman & Wakefield US Inc. was hit with a novel lawsuit claiming the commercial real estate firm’s 401(k) plan is mismanaged because it offers an underperforming fund that’s overly exposed to risks r...

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.

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Real estate group Cushman & Wakefield sued over climate risk to worker retirement savings Case could influence wider legal questions about how long-term risks apply to fiduciary duties

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

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Venture Global ready to help meet LNG shortfall as Qatar halts output Venture Global has the biggest ​amount of LNG cargoes in the world ‌that are not contracted and is ready to help stabilize the global markets as Qatar halts production following attacks ​from Iran, th...

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.

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Opinion: The questions Canadians should be asking amid hype over LNG projects How does the expenditure of government energy and taxpayer dollars benefit us? What are the risks? Are they really of national interest?

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

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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.

Canada Pension Plan sued by young people over climate risks The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board was sued by young people who claim the pension fund is putting their benefits in jeopardy. Read on

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.

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Canada's pension plan invested $416 million in Musk's deepfake porn-generating AI The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) ploughed about $416 million last year into xAI, Elon Musk's AI company. The money helped fund the billionaire's push to build three of the world's larg...

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
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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.

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

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New Stand.earth Data: Banks and Investors Enabling U.S. Oil Push in Venezuela - Stand.earth Research Reveals Banks Financed $120+ Billion to Nine U.S. Oil Companies Set to Profit from Venezuela Occupation.

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.

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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

Scotiabank CEO sees ‘Trump doctrine’ as positive for growth - CMT News Bank of Nova Scotia’s international business could benefit from a rightward political shift in Latin America alongside rising U.S. influence in the region, Chief Executive Officer Scott Thomson said.

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.

Scotiabank CEO says Trump doctrine to dominate hemisphere will be good for business Financial data suggests Canadian banks are poised to profit if Donald Trump’s plan to takeover Venezuela’s oil industry comes to fruition.

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
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Scotiabank CEO says Trump doctrine to dominate hemisphere will be good for business Financial data suggests Canadian banks are poised to profit if Donald Trump’s plan to takeover Venezuela’s oil industry comes to fruition.

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

Mark Carney’s journey from climate ‘visionary’ to pipeline promoter Environmentalists believed the former Bank of Canada governor was a true believer in the need for the world to move away from fossil fuels. Then he became prime minister.

@thestar.com's Allan Woods looks at Carney's meteoric rise from climate truthsayer to oil pipeline proponent. I was happy to share with my thoughts and how my view of him has changed along the way.

Stand.earth #greensky

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Ottawa pushes toward scrapping ban on single-use plastic exports Plastic product manufacturing sector generated $35-billion, supported roughly 85,000 jobs in 2023, feds say

The Canadian Minister of the Environment, yes Environment not the Minister of Oil, just cancelled the federal ban on the export of single use #plastics - the latest backward step for the @mark-carney.bsky.social govt.

Shameful @juliedabrusin.bsky.social

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"I regret it now,” Brooks recalled in an interview, “but I said at the time, ‘If there’s one person that an environmentalist or a climate activist would choose to be the head of (government), who understands climate issues … Mark Carney would be at the top of the list.”

#climatesky #greensky