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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Ben Butler

US bank BNY Mellon cuts ties with Adani’s Carmichael coalmine

Anti-Adani protesters in Brisbane
Anti-Adani protesters in Brisbane in August, the same month a group of Wangan and Jagalingou traditional owners began occupying the mine site. Photograph: Russell Freeman/AAP

One of the world’s biggest banks has pulled out of providing financial services to Adani and its controversial Carmichael coalmine, saying the venture is incompatible with its environmental, social and governance rules.

The Bank of New York Mellon’s move comes after a campaign by local Indigenous people, who have been occupying the mine site and conducting cultural ceremonies.

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