Most of Europe’s largest 50 banks have rejected EACOP oil pipeline
Key Points: Last September, Uganda’s minister for hydrocarbons claimed that at least seven European banks have committed, in private, to finance TotalEnergies’ East African Crude Oil Pipeline project (EACOP) despite the extreme risk it poses to people and the environment. However, new engagement and policy analysis from BankTrack covering the 50 largest European banks shows […]
Joint Statement on Bridge 4 Management Action Plan Implementation Expressing Civil Society and Survivor Concerns
Between 2013 and 2022, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) invested $13.5 million in Bridge International Academies, a for-profit school chain in Kenya, to support affordable education for low-income children. In 2020, allegations of child sexual abuse within Bridge schools surfaced and the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) initiated an investigation, and published its report in early […]
Major ‘coal banks’ refuse to stop financing coal power boom in Asia
New research published today by the End Coal Finance coalition suggests commercial banks are prepared to finance a wave of new coal power projects across Asia. The coalition – initiated by BankTrack, Inclusive Development International, and Recourse – has identified 44 new coal power projects currently in the pipeline in Asia, and 98 commercial banks […]
Joint Statement Urging World Bank Action on Cambodian Civil Society Reprisals
We, the undersigned organizations, call upon World Bank President Ajay Banga to condemn the Cambodian government’s assault on human rights groups, including reprisals against World Bank project stakeholders. In recent months, there has been a worrying escalation in the Cambodian government’s repression of critical voices. This has included attacks on two prominent human rights groups, […]
AngloGold Ashanti accepte un règlement financier avec la communauté « Area One » déplacée par sa mine en Guinée
Plus de 360 familles qui ont été déplacées de force pour permettre l’expansion de la mine d’AngloGold Ashanti à Siguiri, en Guinée, seront indemnisées par l’entreprise. Cet accord est l’aboutissement d’un processus de médiation de six ans sous les auspices du bureau du conseiller médiateur du Groupe de la Banque mondiale.
AngloGold Ashanti agrees to financial settlement with “Area One” community displaced by its Guinea mine
More than 360 families who were forcibly relocated to make way for the expansion of AngloGold Ashanti’s mine in Siguiri, Guinea will be compensated by the company. The agreement concludes a six-year mediation process facilitated by the World Bank Group’s Compliance Advisor Ombudsman.
German government calls on Heidelberg Materials to disclose environmental and social risk assessment for Indonesia mine
Germany’s OECD National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct has issued a statement responding to complaints over Heidelberg Materials’ controversial plans to construct a cement mine and factory in Central Java.
Supreme Court Victory for Mining-Affected Communities in North Sumatra
Dairi Regency community representatives, students and civil society organizations demonstrate outside the Supreme Court in Jakarta. Indonesia’s Supreme Court has ruled that an environmental permit granted to the Dairi Prima Mineral zinc and lead mine in North Sumatra should be revoked. This is a major win for local community representatives who have been fighting to […]
Voices of impacted communities for the UNSG Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals
This week, the United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG)’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals is meeting in Nairobi to finalize a set of global principles to guide companies and governments in advancing a just and equitable transition to renewable energy. In July, Inclusive Development International joined more than 270 other civil society groups in endorsing a […]
Joint Civil Society Recommendations to the UN Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals
Inclusive Development International has joined more than 230 civil society organizations in endorsing a set of recommendations to the UN Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals, to guide its efforts to ensure that the process of supplying minerals needed to phase out fossil fuels is both rapid and just. These recommendations were developed in […]