Welcome to the homepage of the Finnish NGO Campaign to Reform the Export Credit Agencies !

To learn more about what the Export Credit Agencies are and what they do please consult the home page of the international ECA reform campaign ECA Watch.

THE NEWEST PRESS RELEASES OF THE FINNISH ECA REFORM CAMPAIGN:

Finnish ECA Reform Campaign News

Press release 15th October 2006

The Finnish ECA Reform Campaign coninues on the voluntary basis

The funding of the Finnish ECA Reform Campaign ended in September 2005 and after that the campaign has operated on voluntary baisis whenever the acitivist have had time and energy. The campaign has a contact person in Finnish Association for Nature Conservation, Mr Jouni Nissinen (jouni.nissinen at sll.fi). It has also a campaign team, where the acitivist have different responsabilities. Read more from the contact page of this site .

The English campaign news can be found for Press-page [read more]
The campain material can be found in Material page.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE FINNISH ECA REFROM CAMPAIGN:

CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVES

Finnish ECA Reform Campaign promotes ecologically and socially accountable public promotion of exports. The credits and guarantees must not contribute to the corruption and further indebtness of the developing countries nor to the direct environmental destruction or cut down future possibilities for sustainable development.

Ultimate aim of the campaign is that the Finnish ECAs have binding environmental and social criteria and standards with full transparency in decision making. Definite exclusion of certain industries, such as arms trade and nuclear and fossil fuel power will be incorporated in their policy.

Campaign demands for ECAs are:

- high level environmental assessments
- disclosure of all relevant information
- strict environmental and social criteria
- political accountability in decision making

Objectives of the campaign are

- to study the impacts of public crediting, guaranteeing and investment promoting
- to raise public awareness on ECA issues by publishing materials, organising seminars etc.
- to promote extensive dialogue between all the stakeholder groups.

Target groups of the campaign include all the stakeholders (politicians, Export Credit Agencies, other related institutions, NGOs, general public) and the media.

Finnish ECA Campaign is hosted by Finnish Association for Nature Conservation, which got funding from US Mott Foundation for this campaign from December 2001 until September 2005. Other NGOs active in the campaign include: Attac Finland, Friends of the Earth Finland, Coalition for Environment and Development and Finnish Nature League.

The Finnish ECA reform Campaign is part of the International NGO Campaign to Reform the Export Credit Agencies, called ECA Watch. Please visit their web page www.eca-watch.org for further information on ECAs and their impacts as well as the other national or regional campaigns.


		Finnish ECA Reform Campaign Welcome to the homepage of the Finnish NGO Campaign to Reform the Export Credit Agencies ! To learn more about what the Export Credit Agencies are and what they do please consult the home page of the international ECA reform campaign ECA Watch. THE NEWEST PRESS RELEASES OF THE FINNISH ECA REFORM CAMPAIGN: Finnish ECA Reform Campaign News Press release 15th October 2006 The Finnish ECA Reform Campaign coninues on the voluntary basis The funding of the Finnish ECA Reform Campaign ended in September 2005 and after that the campaign has operated on voluntary baisis whenever the acitivist have had time and energy. The campaign has a contact person in Finnish Association for Nature Conservation, Mr Jouni Nissinen (jouni.nissinen at sll.fi). It has also a campaign team, where the acitivist have different responsabilities. Read more from the contact page of this site . The English campaign news can be found for Press-page [read more] The campain material can be found in Material page. --- INFORMATION ABOUT THE FINNISH ECA REFROM CAMPAIGN: CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVES Finnish ECA Reform Campaign promotes ecologically and socially accountable public promotion of exports. The credits and guarantees must not contribute to the corruption and further indebtness of the developing countries nor to the direct environmental destruction or cut down future possibilities for sustainable development. Ultimate aim of the campaign is that the Finnish ECAs have binding environmental and social criteria and standards with full transparency in decision making. Definite exclusion of certain industries, such as arms trade and nuclear and fossil fuel power will be incorporated in their policy. Campaign demands for ECAs are: - high level environmental assessments - disclosure of all relevant information - strict environmental and social criteria - political accountability in decision making Objectives of the campaign are - to study the impacts of public crediting, guaranteeing and investment promoting - to raise public awareness on ECA issues by publishing materials, organising seminars etc. - to promote extensive dialogue between all the stakeholder groups. Target groups of the campaign include all the stakeholders (politicians, Export Credit Agencies, other related institutions, NGOs, general public) and the media. Finnish ECA Campaign is hosted by Finnish Association for Nature Conservation, which got funding from US Mott Foundation for this campaign from December 2001 until September 2005. Other NGOs active in the campaign include: Attac Finland, Friends of the Earth Finland, Coalition for Environment and Development and Finnish Nature League. The Finnish ECA reform Campaign is part of the International NGO Campaign to Reform the Export Credit Agencies, called ECA Watch. Please visit their web page www.eca-watch.org for further information on ECAs and their impacts as well as the other national or regional campaigns. The Finnish campaign address is located at the FANC office in Helsinki, Kotkankatu 9. The contact details can be found in the section Contact.