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<h1>Want to #DivesttheGlobe? Here’s Where to Start</h1> <p><em>Update 10/23/2017: BNP Paribas, the second largest bank in Europe, promised in a statement on October 11, 2017, to cease all funding of companies whose primary business is tar sands, fracking, or Arctic drilling.</em></p> <p>Of the more than 60 banks helping to finance the expansion of tar sands infrastructure, the indigenous-led environmental campaign Mazaska Talks has identified 16 as worst offenders. These banks have either financed all four currently proposed tar sands pipelines or they’ve headed up major multi-bank loans to the companies building them.</p> <p>The proposed pipelines are the Keystone XL, Energy East, Trans Mountain, and Enbridge’s Line 3. All four begin in the tar sands of Alberta, Canada.</p> <blockquote>“Our thought is to be proactive and stop the construction of Keystone now.”</blockquote> <p>Back in November 2015, then-President Barack Obama rejected TransCanada’s application to build the Keystone XL pipeline, <a href="http://https//newrepublic.com/article/123369/four-reasons-obama-rejected-keystone-xl-pipeline"> saying </a> it would create only a few dozen permanent jobs, would have no significant effect on U.S. energy security, and would damage America’s leadership role on climate change. President Donald Trump <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/23/politics/keystone-xl-pipeline-trump-approve/"> reversed that decision </a> in March.</p> <p>The indigenous-led Mazaska Talks campaign to stop the tar sands expansion is focusing on the financing of the pipelines.</p> <p>“TransCanada doesn’t have the project-level loans to build the Keystone XL pipeline,” said Matt Remle, an activists and member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. “Our thought is to be proactive and stop the construction of Keystone now, before they start laying the pipeline down.”</p> <blockquote>Individual divestment has moved more than $80 million from banks financing DAPL.</blockquote> <p>Remle says he’s focused on convincing cities, tribes, and nonprofits to cut their ties with these banks. Cities that have divested or are in the process of divesting include: <a href="/new-economy/seattle-just-divested-billions-from-wells-fargo-over-dakota-access-pipeline-20170207"> Seattle</a>; <a href="http://lastrealindians.com/missoula-city-council-votes-to-divest-funds-from-wells-fargo/"> Missoula</a>, Montana; and the cities of <a href="http://www.davisenterprise.com/local-news/city-of-davis-votes-to-divest-from-wells-fargo-bank/"> Davis</a>, <a href="http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2017/February-2017/02_16_2017_City_Council_Votes_for_Santa_Monica_to_Sever_Ties_with_Wells_Fargo.html"> Santa Monica</a>, and <a href="http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/03/14/san-francisco-moves-to-divest-1-2b-from-companies-financing-dakota-access-pipeline/"> San Francisco,</a> in California. Individual divestment has moved more than <a href="http://defunddapl.org" target="_self" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer">$80 million</a> from banks financing DAPL, and organizers would like to see similar effort directed at the tar sands financiers.</p> <p>The organization 350 Seattle has been telling people to follow this script as an example:</p> <p>Call JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon at 212-270-1111 and say:</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px; ">Hello. I’m calling today to ask that Chase stop funding all new tar sands projects. Tar sands oil is the dirtiest form of fossil fuel on Earth, dirtier even than coal. All tar sands projects have been officially opposed by 121 First Nations and tribes. Former NASA Chief Scientist Jim Hansen has called the tar sands expansion represented by the Keystone XL ‘game over in the fight against climate change.’ Chase has no business financing tar sands, and I ask that Chase issue a public statement that it will not fund tar sands projects like the Keystone XL or Trans Mountain pipelines. Thank you for your time.</p> <p>Activists have also been asking people to send banks that message through their Facebook pages.</p> <p>Here are names of banks and their CEOs—along with their most recent phone numbers and email addresses, according to YES! research and ceoemail.com.</p> <p><em> The following information was updated on May 11. Some banks will disconnect phones and disable email addresses. Contact us with adjustments that need to be made: </em> <a href="mailto:submissions@yesmagazine.org"> submissions@yesmagazine.org</a><em>.</em></p> <p><em></em> </p> <h4><strong>Bank of America/Merrill Lynch</strong></h4> <p>President, CEO, and Chairman Brian Moynihan</p> <p>704-386-5681</p> <p>brian.t.moynihan@bankofamerica.com</p> <p>Executive Relations, Office of the CEO: <br> Matthew Task <br> 813-805-4873</p> <p>Corporate Office: <br> 100 N Tryon Street <br> Charlotte, NC 28255</p> <p>www.facebook.com/BankofAmerica/ <strong></strong></p> <p> </p> <h4><strong>Bank of Montreal (BMO)</strong></h4> <p>CEO William A. Downe <br><a href="mailto:william.downe@bmo.com">william.downe@bmo.com</a></p> <p>Board Chairman Robert Pritchard <strong></strong></p> <p>Corporate Office: <br> 1 First Canadian Place, 21st Floor <br> Toronto, Ontario M5X 1A1</p> <p>Email: <a href="mailto:corp.secretary@bmo.com">corp.secretary@bmo.com</a></p> <p>Email: <a href="mailto:feedback@bmo.com">feedback@bmo.com</a></p> <p>Email: ethics.office@bmo.com</p> <p>Email: <a href="mailto:corporate.responsibility@bmo.com"> corporate.responsibility@bmo.com </a></p> <p>https://www.facebook.com/BMOcommunity/</p> <p> </p> <h4><strong>Bank of Nova Scotia/Scotiabank</strong></h4> <p>CEO and President Brian J. Porter</p> <p>Corporate Office: <br> Scotia Plaza <br> 44 King Street W <br> Toronto, Ontario <br> Canada M5H 1H1 <br> 416-866-6161 <br> email@scotiabank.com</p> <p>U.S. Office: <br> 250 Vesey Street, <br> 23rd and 24th floors <br> New York, NY 10281 <br> 212-225-5000</p> <p>https://www.facebook.com/scotiabank/</p> <p> </p> <h4><strong>Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ</strong></h4> <p>CEO Jean-Laurent Bonnafe <br> jean-laurent.bonnafe@bnpparibas.com</p> <p>Corporate Office: <br> 3 rue d’Antin <br> 75002 Paris, France <br> 00-33-157-082-200</p> <p>U.S. Office: <br> 787 Seventh Avenue - The Equitable Tower <br> New York, NY 10019 <br> 212-841-3000</p> <p> </p> <h4><strong>Barclays</strong></h4> <p>CEO Jes Staley <br><a href="mailto:jes.staley@barclays.com">jes.staley@barclays.com</a></p> <p>Chairman John McFarlane <br> john.mcfarlane@barclays.com</p> <p>Corporate Office: <br> Barclays Bank PLC <br> 1 Churchill Place <br> London E14 5HP, United Kingdom <br> 44-20-7116-1000</p> <p>U.S. Office: <br> Barclays <br> 745 7th Avenue <br> New York, NY 10019 <br> 212-526-7000</p> <p>Press Office: <br> 212-526-7000 <br> CorporateCommunicationsAmericas@barclays.com</p> <p>www.facebook.com/BarclaysUK/</p> <p> </p> <h4><strong>Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)</strong></h4> <p>CEO/ President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Victor_Dodig&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Victor Dodig (page does not exist)"> Victor Dodig </a></p> <p>416-956-3312</p> <p>Board Chairman <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Sirois" title="Charles Sirois"> Charles Sirois </a></p> <p>Corporate Office:</p> <p>Commerce Court West 56</p> <p>Toronto, Ontario M5L 1A2</p> <p>Canada</p> <p>1-416-980-2211 </p> <p>Office of Corporate Responsibility <br> Communications and Public Affairs: <br> E-mail: corporateresponsibility@cibc.com <br> Telephone: 416-861-5482</p> <p>www.facebook.com/CIBC/</p> <p> </p> <h4><strong>Citibank</strong></h4> <p>CEO Michael Corbat <br> Michael.L.Corbat@citi.com <br> 212-793-1201</p> <p>Corporate Office: <br> 388 Greenwich Street <br> New York, NY 10013 <br> 800-285-3000 and 212-793-0710</p> <p>www.facebook.com/citibank/</p> <p> </p> <h4><strong>Credit Agricole</strong></h4> <p>CEO Jean-Paul Chifflet <br><a href="mailto:Jean-Paul.Chifflet@credit-agricole-sa.fr"> Jean-Paul.Chifflet@credit-agricole-sa.fr </a></p> <p>Office: <br> 12, Place des Etats-Unis <br> Montrouge, France 92545 <br> 33-1-43-23-52-02</p> <p>U.S. Office: <br> 1301 Avenue of the Americas, <br> New York, NY 10019 <br> infoamericas@ca-cib.com</p> <p>www.facebook.com/CreditAgricole/</p> <p> </p> <h4><strong>Credit Suisse</strong></h4> <p>CEO Tidjane Thiam <br><a href="mailto:tidjane.thiam@credit-suisse.com"> tidjane.thiam@credit-suisse.com </a></p> <p>41 44 334 06 89</p> <p>Board Chairman Urs Rohner</p> <p>Suisse Banking Ombudsman: <br> Bahnhofplatz 9 <br> P.O. Box 1818 <br> CH 8021 Zurich, Switzerland <br> 41-43-266-14-14</p> <p>Corporate Office: <br> Uetlibergstrasse 231 <br> P.O. Box 700 <br> CH 8070 Zurich, Switzerland <br> 41-44-333-11-11</p> <p>U.S. Office: <br> 650 California Street <br> San Francisco, CA 94108 <br> Phone: 415-249-2100</p> <p>www.facebook.com/creditsuisse/</p> <p> </p> <h4><strong>Deutsche Bank</strong></h4> <p>CEO John Cryan <br><a href="mailto:John.Cryan@db.com">John.Cryan@db.com</a></p> <p>Corporate Contact: <br> Renee Calabro <br> renee.calabro@db.com <br> 212-250-5525</p> <p>Corporate Address: <br> Deutsche Bank AG <br> Taunusanlage 12 <br> 60325 Frankfurt Am Main (for letters and postcards: 60262) <br> Germany <br> 49-69-910-00</p> <p>U.S. Office: <br> Deutsche Bank AG <br> 60 Wall Street <br> New York, NY 10005 <br> 212-250-7171</p> <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/DeutscheBank/"> www.facebook.com/DeutscheBank/ </a></p> <p> </p> <h4><strong>JPMorgan Chase</strong></h4> <p>Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon <br><a href="mailto:jamie.dimon@jpmchase.com">jamie.dimon@jpmchase.com</a> <br> executive.office@chase.com</p> <p>212-270-1111</p> <p>Corporate Contacts: <br> Andrew Gray <br> andrew.s.gray@jpmchase.com</p> <p>Jennifer Lavoie <br> jennifer.h.lavoie@jpmchase.com</p> <p>Brian Marchiony <br> brian.j.marchiony@jpmorgan.com</p> <p>Corporate Office: <br> 270 Park Avenue <br> New York, NY 10017-2014</p> <p> </p> <h4><strong>Mizuho Bank</strong></h4> <p>President and CEO Nobuhide Hayashi</p> <p>Corporate Office: <br> Otemachi Tower <br> 1-5-5, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku <br> Tokyo 100-8176, Japan <br> 81-3-3214-1111</p> <p>U.S. Office: <br> 1251 Avenue of the Americas <br> New York, NY 10020 <br> 212-282-3000</p> <p> </p> <h4><strong>Royal Bank of Canada</strong></h4> <p>CEO David I. McKay</p> <p><a href="mailto:david.mckay@rbc.com">david.mckay@rbc.com</a></p> <p>1 416 974 6415</p> <p>CEO and Board Communications: <br> Paul French <br> paul.french@rbc.com <br> 416-974-3718</p> <p>Corporate Media Relations: <br> Catherine Hudon <br> catherine.hudon@rbc.com <br> 416-974-5506</p> <p>Corporate Address: <br> 200 Bay Street P.O. Box 1 <br> Royal Bank Plaza <br> Toronto, Canada <br> 416-974-5151 and 416-842-2000</p> <p> </p> <h4><strong>Sumitomo Mitsui Bank</strong></h4> <p>President and CEO Takeshi Kunibe</p> <p>Corporate Office: <br> 1-1-2, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku <br> Tokyo, Japan <br> 81-3-3282-8111</p> <p>U.S. Office: <br> 277 Park Avenue <br> New York, NY 10172 <br> 212-224-4000</p> <p> </p> <h4><strong>Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD)</strong></h4> <p>Group President and CEO Bharat Masrani</p> <p><a href="mailto:Bharat.masrani@td.com">Bharat.masrani@td.com</a></p> <p>416-982-9001</p> <p>Corporate Office: <br> P.O. Box 1, TD Bank Tower <br> 66 Wellington Street W <br> Toronto, Ontario <br> M5K 1A2</p> <p>416-982-8222</p> <p>U.S. Office: <br> 31 West 52nd Street <br> New York, NY 10019-6101 <br> 212-827-7000</p> <p>https://www.facebook.com/TDBank/</p> <p> </p> <h4><strong>Wells Fargo</strong></h4> <p>CEO Timothy J. Sloan <br> 866-878-5865</p> <p>BoardCommunications@wellsfargo.com <br> 866-249-3302</p> <p>Corporate Office: <br> Wells Fargo <br> 420 Montgomery Street <br> San Francisco, CA 94104</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wellsfargo/"> https://www.facebook.com/wellsfargo/</a></p> <p> </p> <p><em> The information compiled here is the latest information from Mazaska Talks research and contact information reported by the banks and ceoemail.com. If there are corrections or additions that we should consider, please let us know. This information will be updated as needed.</em></p> <p>This article originally appeared in <a href="https://www.yesmagazine.org">Yes! 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Want to #DivesttheGlobe? Here’s Where to Start Update 10/23/2017: BNP Paribas, the second largest bank in Europe, promised in a statement on October 11, 2017, to cease all funding of companies whose primary business is tar sands, fracking, or Arctic drilling. Of the more than 60 banks helping to finance the expansion of tar sands infrastructure, the indigenous-led environmental campaign Mazaska Talks has identified 16 as worst offenders. These banks have either financed all four currently proposed tar sands pipelines or they’ve headed up major multi-bank loans to the companies building them. The proposed pipelines are the Keystone XL, Energy East, Trans Mountain, and Enbridge’s Line 3. All four begin in the tar sands of Alberta, Canada. “Our thought is to be proactive and stop the construction of Keystone now.” Back in November 2015, then-President Barack Obama rejected TransCanada’s application to build the Keystone XL pipeline, saying it would create only a few dozen permanent jobs, would have no significant effect on U.S. energy security, and would damage America’s leadership role on climate change. President Donald Trump reversed that decision in March. The indigenous-led Mazaska Talks campaign to stop the tar sands expansion is focusing on the financing of the pipelines. “TransCanada doesn’t have the project-level loans to build the Keystone XL pipeline,” said Matt Remle, an activists and member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. “Our thought is to be proactive and stop the construction of Keystone now, before they start laying the pipeline down.” Individual divestment has moved more than $80 million from banks financing DAPL. Remle says he’s focused on convincing cities, tribes, and nonprofits to cut their ties with these banks. Cities that have divested or are in the process of divesting include: Seattle; Missoula, Montana; and the cities of Davis, Santa Monica, and San Francisco, in California. Individual divestment has moved more than $80 million from banks financing DAPL, and organizers would like to see similar effort directed at the tar sands financiers. The organization 350 Seattle has been telling people to follow this script as an example: Call JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon at 212-270-1111 and say: Hello. I’m calling today to ask that Chase stop funding all new tar sands projects. Tar sands oil is the dirtiest form of fossil fuel on Earth, dirtier even than coal. All tar sands projects have been officially opposed by 121 First Nations and tribes. Former NASA Chief Scientist Jim Hansen has called the tar sands expansion represented by the Keystone XL ‘game over in the fight against climate change.’ Chase has no business financing tar sands, and I ask that Chase issue a public statement that it will not fund tar sands projects like the Keystone XL or Trans Mountain pipelines. Thank you for your time. Activists have also been asking people to send banks that message through their Facebook pages. Here are names of banks and their CEOs—along with their most recent phone numbers and email addresses, according to YES! research and ceoemail.com. The following information was updated on May 11. Some banks will disconnect phones and disable email addresses. Contact us with adjustments that need to be made: submissions@yesmagazine.org. Bank of America/Merrill Lynch President, CEO, and Chairman Brian Moynihan 704-386-5681 brian.t.moynihan@bankofamerica.com Executive Relations, Office of the CEO: Matthew Task 813-805-4873 Corporate Office: 100 N Tryon Street Charlotte, NC 28255 www.facebook.com/BankofAmerica/ Bank of Montreal (BMO) CEO William A. Downe william.downe@bmo.com Board Chairman Robert Pritchard Corporate Office: 1 First Canadian Place, 21st Floor Toronto, Ontario M5X 1A1 Email: corp.secretary@bmo.com Email: feedback@bmo.com Email: ethics.office@bmo.com Email: corporate.responsibility@bmo.com https://www.facebook.com/BMOcommunity/ Bank of Nova Scotia/Scotiabank CEO and President Brian J. Porter Corporate Office: Scotia Plaza 44 King Street W Toronto, Ontario Canada M5H 1H1 416-866-6161 email@scotiabank.com U.S. Office: 250 Vesey Street, 23rd and 24th floors New York, NY 10281 212-225-5000 https://www.facebook.com/scotiabank/ Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ CEO Jean-Laurent Bonnafe jean-laurent.bonnafe@bnpparibas.com Corporate Office: 3 rue d’Antin 75002 Paris, France 00-33-157-082-200 U.S. Office: 787 Seventh Avenue - The Equitable Tower New York, NY 10019 212-841-3000 Barclays CEO Jes Staley jes.staley@barclays.com Chairman John McFarlane john.mcfarlane@barclays.com Corporate Office: Barclays Bank PLC 1 Churchill Place London E14 5HP, United Kingdom 44-20-7116-1000 U.S. Office: Barclays 745 7th Avenue New York, NY 10019 212-526-7000 Press Office: 212-526-7000 CorporateCommunicationsAmericas@barclays.com www.facebook.com/BarclaysUK/ Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) CEO/ President Victor Dodig 416-956-3312 Board Chairman Charles Sirois Corporate Office: Commerce Court West 56 Toronto, Ontario M5L 1A2 Canada 1-416-980-2211 Office of Corporate Responsibility Communications and Public Affairs: E-mail: corporateresponsibility@cibc.com Telephone: 416-861-5482 www.facebook.com/CIBC/ Citibank CEO Michael Corbat Michael.L.Corbat@citi.com 212-793-1201 Corporate Office: 388 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10013 800-285-3000 and 212-793-0710 www.facebook.com/citibank/ Credit Agricole CEO Jean-Paul Chifflet Jean-Paul.Chifflet@credit-agricole-sa.fr Office: 12, Place des Etats-Unis Montrouge, France 92545 33-1-43-23-52-02 U.S. Office: 1301 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 infoamericas@ca-cib.com www.facebook.com/CreditAgricole/ Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam tidjane.thiam@credit-suisse.com 41 44 334 06 89 Board Chairman Urs Rohner Suisse Banking Ombudsman: Bahnhofplatz 9 P.O. Box 1818 CH 8021 Zurich, Switzerland 41-43-266-14-14 Corporate Office: Uetlibergstrasse 231 P.O. Box 700 CH 8070 Zurich, Switzerland 41-44-333-11-11 U.S. Office: 650 California Street San Francisco, CA 94108 Phone: 415-249-2100 www.facebook.com/creditsuisse/ Deutsche Bank CEO John Cryan John.Cryan@db.com Corporate Contact: Renee Calabro renee.calabro@db.com 212-250-5525 Corporate Address: Deutsche Bank AG Taunusanlage 12 60325 Frankfurt Am Main (for letters and postcards: 60262) Germany 49-69-910-00 U.S. Office: Deutsche Bank AG 60 Wall Street New York, NY 10005 212-250-7171 www.facebook.com/DeutscheBank/ JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon jamie.dimon@jpmchase.com executive.office@chase.com 212-270-1111 Corporate Contacts: Andrew Gray andrew.s.gray@jpmchase.com Jennifer Lavoie jennifer.h.lavoie@jpmchase.com Brian Marchiony brian.j.marchiony@jpmorgan.com Corporate Office: 270 Park Avenue New York, NY 10017-2014 Mizuho Bank President and CEO Nobuhide Hayashi Corporate Office: Otemachi Tower 1-5-5, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8176, Japan 81-3-3214-1111 U.S. Office: 1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 212-282-3000 Royal Bank of Canada CEO David I. McKay david.mckay@rbc.com 1 416 974 6415 CEO and Board Communications: Paul French paul.french@rbc.com 416-974-3718 Corporate Media Relations: Catherine Hudon catherine.hudon@rbc.com 416-974-5506 Corporate Address: 200 Bay Street P.O. Box 1 Royal Bank Plaza Toronto, Canada 416-974-5151 and 416-842-2000 Sumitomo Mitsui Bank President and CEO Takeshi Kunibe Corporate Office: 1-1-2, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan 81-3-3282-8111 U.S. Office: 277 Park Avenue New York, NY 10172 212-224-4000 Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) Group President and CEO Bharat Masrani Bharat.masrani@td.com 416-982-9001 Corporate Office: P.O. Box 1, TD Bank Tower 66 Wellington Street W Toronto, Ontario M5K 1A2 416-982-8222 U.S. Office: 31 West 52nd Street New York, NY 10019-6101 212-827-7000 https://www.facebook.com/TDBank/ Wells Fargo CEO Timothy J. Sloan 866-878-5865 BoardCommunications@wellsfargo.com 866-249-3302 Corporate Office: Wells Fargo 420 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94104 https://www.facebook.com/wellsfargo/ The information compiled here is the latest information from Mazaska Talks research and contact information reported by the banks and ceoemail.com. If there are corrections or additions that we should consider, please let us know. This information will be updated as needed.
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