All figures are based on the latest data published by EBRD.

Disturbing evidence of brutal banking

Between 2002 and 2011, it’s thought that the bank spent a jaw-dropping €218 million on livestock projects in various countries around the world. As part of our Follow the Money campaign, we explored several EBRD-funded farms in Turkey and Ukraine and the results were shocking: animal and farm-worker abuse; local communities driven to the edge; and environmental damage.

See the evidence of brutal banking for yourself in our short investigation film below, or click here to explore the campaign.

Despite evidence to the contrary, the EBRD insists that it seeks to finance projects that are "socially and environmentally sustainable" and "respect the rights of affected workers and communities". And yet there’s a staggering disparity between these statements and the realities of the farms they’re funding.

During an emergency meeting at the bank’s HQ, a spokesperson told us that the EBRD will be working hard to promote better animal-welfare standards in the farms it funds by ensuring that livestock projects meet EU animal-welfare standards; while that’s a start, it only scratches the surface of the problem.

Factory farming on the rise

Our investigation is just the tip of the iceberg; wherever you go in the world, you find the same stories of destruction. Factory farming doesn’t work. And factory farming isn’t something that you can improve – it’s fundamentally flawed.

Following the money

This is exactly why we’ve launched our campaign, Follow the Money. What we found in Turkey and Ukraine is just a snapshot of a huge and horrendous problem that touches every one of us; we’re all subsidising a catastrophe in the making.

With your help, we’re making a stand against those banking on brutality. We’re shining a spotlight on the injustice and showing the banks that we don’t want them to finance factory farming.

If you haven’t yet done so, join our movement, which is already in full swing on Facebook and Twitter, and share our message with as many of your friends and family as possible. We'll keep you posted on the latest campaign news and developments, as well as how you can take action.

By curbing the flow of funds into the cruel and crazy business of factory farming, we’ll start to send a clear message around the world – we vote for farms, not factories.

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