New Belgium Brewing employees: stand for human rights and vote no to Kirin
(December 10, 2019) – In November, New Belgium Brewing announced their sale to Kirin’s fully-owned subsidiary, Lion Little World Beverages, subject to an employee vote. Inclusive Development International (IDI) joined the Karen Organization of America and Karen Community of North Carolina in expressing deep concern that if the sale was approved, New Belgium would be joining a company that includes a subsidiary jointly owned by a Burmese military conglomerate.
Indonesia: Investigate Suspicious Death of Environmental Human Rights Defender
(October 31, 2019) – In solidarity with Indonesian colleagues, Inclusive Development International joins civil society groups around the world in calling on the Indonesian government to launch a thorough and transparent investigation into the suspicious death of environmental human rights defender, Golfrid Siregar. We call on the Indonesian government to urgently protect its human rights defenders.
Take Action! Call on the Banks, Developers and Insurers behind Collapsed Lao Dam to Provide Redress to Victims
At least 71 people were killed and thousands lost their homes when faulty construction led to the devastating collapse of Saddle Dam D of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydropower project in southern Laos on July 23, 2018. No one has been held accountable and the victims have waited too long for redress. More than a year after the […]
Five leading advocacy organizations withdraw planned hydropower session at World Bank Annual Meetings after the Bank refuses to participate
JOINT STATEMENT Every year at its Annual General Meetings, the World Bank hosts a “Civil Society Policy Forum” (CSPF) in order for the Bank to learn from and dialogue with civil society organizations. This year our organizations — the Center for International Environmental Law, Bank Information Center, International Rivers, Inclusive Development International and Green Alternative- […]
Guinea: Compliance Advisor Ombudsman refers CBG bauxite mine complaint to dispute resolution
The Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s private-sector arm, has referred a complaint lodged by communities in Guinea to mediation. This is a big step forward for residents of 13 villages in the Boké region of Lower Guinea seeking redress for the loss of ancestral lands and livelihoods […]
No More Greenwashing: Principles Must Have Consequences
Inclusive Development International joins 21 civil society organizations in calling on signatories to the new Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) to commit to immediately end all financing for fossil fuel expansion and activities driving deforestation and human rights abuses. The joint statement calls for a 1.5°C compatible phase-out of financing for the fossil fuel industry […]
Banking royal commission: ANZ’s Cambodian sugar plantation finance failed to meet human rights standard
Banking royal commission: ANZ’s Cambodian sugar plantation finance failed to meet human rights standard More bad news for banking giant after Australian government inquiry finds ANZ failed to meet its own human rights standards in a Cambodian sugar deal. READ FULL ARTICLE ▶
TIAA tied to deforestation and displacement of farmers, environmentalists claim in new report
(Washington, DC) – According to a report released today by leading environmental and social justice advocates, the investment management firm TIAA is leading a trend of speculating in land markets, which drives up farmland prices and displaces family farmers. TIAA also has significant holdings in Southeast Asian palm oil companies known for ravaging tropical forests, […]
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 […]
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