Safeguarding communities and the environment in Chinese investments: New resources from Inclusive Development International
Inclusive Development International is pleased to announce the publication of a new set of action resources for advocates on Chinese outbound investment and infrastructure finance. Safeguarding People and the Environment in Chinese Investments: A Guide for Community Advocates, which IDI released today, is a practical guide to the policies, standards and guidelines that apply to Chinese […]
BankTrack – Leading banks under fire for misrepresenting human rights responsibilities
A group of eleven major banks has met with a wave of criticism from civil society, academics, the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights (“the UN Working Group”) and Prof. John Ruggie, the architect of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (“the UNGPs”), after publishing a paper on the human […]
Victims put pressure on ANZ over the loss of their land — The Age
Pheun Ra, 42, was visiting her mother in hospital when security guards from the ANZ bank-financed Phnom Penh Sugar Company arrived at her small plot of land in Cambodia’s south. Over several hours, the guards demolished her home as part of a land grab to make way for a new sugar plantation backed by one […]
New report reveals the World Bank’s murky financial entanglements with India’s most irresponsible corporations
The World Bank Group is covertly funding some of India’s largest and most reckless corporations, according to the results of an ongoing investigation by Inclusive Development International.
Time for Development Financiers to #Standup4HumanRights
Ahead of Human Rights Day, December 10th, Inclusive Development International joined with over 45 civil society groups around the world to call on financial institutions, governments and businesses to stand up for human rights in development processes.
Follow the money to justice: New tool for fighting land grabs
Inclusive Development International is pleased to announce the launch of our new online resource for fighting land grabs and other corporate abuses: www.followingthemoney.org
More Evictees May Have Recourse Through IFC – The Cambodia Daily
Rights groups say families being forced off their land by development projects recently revealed to have World Bank Group backing could probably file successful complaints against the […]READ FULL ARTICLE ▶ Photo: Villagers in Stung Treng province gather in March last year ahead of a ceremony to curse the officials and businessmen behind the Lower […]
World Bank secretly funding coal explosion in Asia despite President Kim warning, “We are finished”
The World Bank Group has secretly funded a coal boom in Asia despite announcing a moratorium on such projects in 2013, according to the results of a new investigation.
Official investigation finds ADB failed to consult Samoan people before pushing harmful land reforms
(Apia) – The Asian Development Bank’s internal watchdog has found there is evidence that ADB violated its operational policies in advising the Government of Samoa to adopt controversial land and financial sector reforms. The decision from the ADB Compliance Review Panel came after a preliminary investigation into a complaint submitted by a group of Matai […]
Making Inroads: Chinese Infrastructure Investment in ASEAN and Beyond
(Phnom Penh, August 15, 2016) – Inclusive Development International has released Making Inroads: Chinese Infrastructure Investment in ASEAN and Beyond, a new report that sheds light on the rapidly changing landscape of infrastructure finance driven by China in the region.