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Groups Deliver Petition Signed by More Than 50,000 Calling on Insurance Giant to Publicly State Position on Project

Inclusive Development International and more than a dozen other civil society organizations are calling on the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) to make significant changes to their proposed approach to remedial action, published this week, which falls woefully short of what is needed.

Des groupes de défense des droits de l’homme et de l’environnement basés en Ouganda, en Tanzanie et aux États-Unis ont déposé une plainte formelle alléguant que Marsh viole les lignes directrices de l’OCDE en matière de responsabilité sociale des entreprises en jouant le rôle de courtier d’assurance pour le projet d’oléoduc de pétrole brut d’Afrique de l’Est (EACOP).

Ugandan, Tanzanian and U.S.-based human rights and environmental groups have lodged a formal complaint alleging that Marsh is violating OECD guidelines for responsible business conduct by serving as insurance broker for the planned East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). The complainants are calling for Marsh to drop its insurance brokerage role for the EACOP.

As part of the public consultation process for the new Responsible Critical Mineral Initiative’s accountability mechanism, Accountability Counsel and Inclusive Development International submitted recommendations for improvements to the draft procedures to ensure that it will be an effective avenue for justice for communities harmed by mining activities and related value chains.

On December 15, 2022, 90 civil society groups from Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the world called on Chinese authorities and actors to protect biodiversity and people in its overseas investments.

After evaluating the project against World Bank standards for environmental and social responsibility, Britam Holdings has decided not to provide insurance for the controversial East African pipeline.

Inclusive Development International today published our newest resource for corporate accountability advocates, How to Hold Chinese Corporations Accountable.

Inclusive Development International joined Accountability Counsel and Friends of the Earth-US this week to submit comments responding to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed rules for “ESG” oriented investment funds, or funds that consider environmental, social and governance factors in their investment decisions.

We’re pleased to share our 2021 Annual Report, marking ten years of Inclusive Development International.