Inclusive Development International

Current Initiatives

Cases

We use a powerful advocacy model to support communities to defend their rights in the face of harmful investment and hold responsible actors accountable.

Policy Research & Campaigns

We bring our knowledge --grounded in our years of experience working with communities-- to global policy forums where business and human rights norms are being advanced.

Community Empowerment

We develop tools to empower communities and increase the effectiveness of grassroots groups on the front lines of the fight for just and inclusive development.

Following the Money

Our bedrock strategy revolves around the unravelling of financial data to expose the web of actors behind harmful investment projects.

News & Updates

Calling out the BS in BonSucro

Commentary: Why multi-stakeholder initiatives need to be held accountable for their rights-abusing members, by David Pred and Natalie Bugalski

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Human rights complaint filed to UK government against ethical sugar association Bonsucro

Representatives of more than 700 Cambodian families who were violently displaced to make way for a sugar plantation have filed a formal complaint against Bonsucro, the sugar industry’s sustainability certification body, for breaches of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

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Thirteen Guinean villages lodge complaint against World Bank for financing destructive bauxite mine

(March 8, 2019 - Conakry) – Residents of 13 villages in western Guinea have filed a formal complaint against the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s private-sector arm, for funding the expansion of a harmful bauxite mine.

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‘China’s World Bank’ is making it easier to complain | China Dialogue

People can soon start filing grievances with AIIB projects, but the new policy still falls short. Inclusive Development International's Natalie Bugalski and partners review AIIB's new Complaints Handling Mechanism in this China Dialogue story by Lili Pike.

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Criminal complaint lodged against Guinean security forces for crackdown on electricity protests against AngloGold Ashanti

A criminal complaint has been lodged at the Court of First Instance of Siguiri, Guinea by ten victims of human abuses committed by Guinean defense and security forces during a crackdown on demonstrations against the local subsidiary of mining giant

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As climate crisis bites, World Bank further distances itself from coal

International Finance Corporation announced new ‘green equity’ policy to encourage financial intermediaries to divest from coal, while Bank pulled plug on mooted Kosovo coal project.

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