Fracking is banned in most of Switzerland. Yet, the Swiss National Bank is
one of the largest investors in the fracking industry, contributing to
global devastation.

We’re teaming up with shareholders to force the bank to stop funding
fracking NOW - will you join in?

[ [link removed] ]A poster saying "no to fracking"


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John,

Fossil fuel fracking is a toxic business: ravaged landscapes, dead
wildlife, poisoned water, and diseased communities. Nothing good comes out
of it.

Yet a brand new report has exposed that the central bank of Switzerland –
one of the world’s richest countries – is pouring over $9 billion into
fracking companies! If we want to stop this toxic industry, we need to cut
off its money supply.

And this time, the pressure is coming from within: shareholders are taking
action and asking the Ekō community to add international pressure on the
bank - a first for this secretive financial giant! In days, a group of
bank shareholders will deliver our names in person at the bank’s
headquarters – John, will you join in?

[ [link removed] ]Tell the Swiss National Bank: end investment in fracking 

While the vast majority of Swiss provinces and people are strongly opposed
to fracking, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) pretends that its investments
are aligned with Swiss values. The SNB has kept its dirty investments
under the radar for too long and this report is making waves.

Climate chaos is at the SNB’s doorstep, it can’t ignore it any longer. A
recent study highlighted the ‘dramatic acceleration’ in the melting of
Swiss glaciers.

Because of the huge amount of methane it leaks into our atmosphere,
fracking is a major contributor to climate chaos globally. Adding insult
to injury, a single fracking well can use 9 million liters – the
equivalent of 16 olympic swimming pools – of water, while chemical spills
and leaks contaminate the water. Children living near fracking wells are
2-3 times more likely to contract a form of childhood leukemia.

The Swiss National Bank is one of the world’s biggest investors in
fracking. Getting the SNB to withdraw its investments will be a major blow
to this destructive industry. We need as many people as possible to
increase the pressure now and join the shareholders bringing our demands
straight to the bank's headquarters. John, add your name before
it’s too late:

[ [link removed] ]Click to say: Swiss National Bank, end fracking investment!

Our powerful community is not afraid to hold the biggest financial
institutions accountable. For over 2 years, 175,000 of us campaigned to
stop the European Central Bank (ECB) from using billions of euros of
public money to finance Europe's biggest polluters and forced it to
develop a plan to divest from fossil fuels.

John, together, we can strike a decisive blow to the
destructive fracking industry and protect our planet - let’s not miss this
chance.



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Thanks for all that you do,
The Climate Team at Ekō


More information:

Report: [ [link removed] ]Swiss National Bank Investments in Fracking
Our SNB. 20 November 2023.
[ [link removed] ]SNB Slammed for Reported $9 Billion Investment in Fracking
Bloomberg. 19 November 2023.
[ [link removed] ]Swiss National Bank criticised for alleged $9bn fracking investment
Swiss Info. 20 November 2023.

 

 

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