Mr Gerard Brown
ANZ Group Headquarters
100 Queen St Melbourne Vic 3000
gerard.brown@anz.com
Dear Sir
We wish to draw attention to the impacts on threatened species from Gunns Ltd’s proposed Long Reach pulp mill in northern Tasmania and the role of ANZ as prospective principal banker.
We and the general public understand that the ANZ has serious obligations under the Equator Principles to examine the environmental aspects of the pulp mill project and the pipeline route.
Report by prepared by Naomi Edwards April 2008.
Main points:
A Better Australia and TAP conducted two workshops with approximately 120 members to plan strategies to stop the pulp mill.
Sorted outputs from TAP/ A Better Australia presentations on 21 Jan 2008
What concerns does audience have for the future?
Social issues
Unrealisable expectation
MEDIA RELEASE
DECEMBER 16th 2007
TAP (Tasmanians Against the Pulpmill) and WFCA (Women For Change Alliance) have written to Mike Smith, CEO of ANZ.
The letter has 3000 signatories and spells out reasons why the ANZ bank should not fund this pulp mill.
TAP spokesperson, Bob McMahon, highlighted four reasons why the ANZ should walk away from funding the proposed pulp mill.
“1. The proposed pulp mill is to be built in a region with a hostile poulation resolved not to have a pulp mill.
2. Gunns has done NO risk assessment.
3. Lending to Gunns is the sort of high risk lending that led to the sub-prime crisis in the USA.
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Since 1995, ANZ has provided crucial financial services to Gunns but after concerted public pressure, has refused to play the role of lead banker and finance Gunns' proposed pulp mill in the Tamar Valley.
See pulp finance for a list of the main risks of Gunns pulp mill to investors, businesses, the community and government.
The business of investing in a pulp mill that is manufactured in Finland and assembled in Tasmania works this way.
TAP relies entirely on public donations to fund its campaign to stop the proposed pulp mill in the Tamar valley. We do not receive any government funding. Your support will help ensure a better future for Tasmania. Here are two ways to make your donation:
1. Mail a cheque or money order to TAP Inc. c/- Treasurer TAP PO Box 392 Launceston TAS 7250
Key letters between Tasmanians Against the Pulp mill and official government bodies and others. Click on the link to see the full letter.
Letter 14 to ANZ re failure of Gunns' roadkill monitoring to meet the requirements of the Chief Scientist. Given the serious shortcomings of Gunns’ data, funding should be refused by the ANZ.
