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April 25, 2023
Inclusive Development International submitted comments urging the World Bank Group members to substantially strengthen their proposed ‘Approach to Remedial Action’ for communities harmed by their investments, in line with international human rights standards.

February 24, 2023
Groups Deliver Petition Signed by More Than 50,000 Calling on Insurance Giant to Publicly State Position on Project

February 22, 2023
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.

February 7, 2023
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).

February 7, 2023
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.

January 19, 2023
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.

December 15, 2022
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.

November 21, 2022
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.

September 20, 2022
Inclusive Development International today published our newest resource for corporate accountability advocates, How to Hold Chinese Corporations Accountable.

August 19, 2022
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.
March 27, 2023
ESG Clarity
- David Pred
As Adani Group stocks tanked last month, following revelations of fraud and market manipulation at the Indian conglomerate, some investors in ESG-focused funds were surprised to find themselves exposed to losses.
February 27, 2023
China Dialogue
- Margaux Day, Zelda Liang
A new mechanism for Chinese overseas mining needs to be free from company interference and to protect communities from retaliation.
October 17, 2022
BankTrack
- Margaux Day, Natalie Bugalski, Ryan Brightwell
Either they get solved at the annual meeting of signatories starting today in Seoul, or the principles risk fading into irrelevance.
September 9, 2022
ESG Investor
- Coleen Scott
Earlier this year, my colleagues at Inclusive Development International published an investigation that revealed a staggering figure: more than US$13 billion of ESG-labeled investments have gone to companies involved in arming, funding and legitimising the brutal military regime in Myanmar. As shocking and disturbing as that is, it is not an anomaly.
May 9, 2022
Devex
- aaron pedrosa, David Pred, kate geary
In July 2016, environmental activist Gloria Capitan was brutally killed in front of her 8-year-old grandson in the Bataan province of the Philippines, allegedly due to her anti-coal advocacy as the leader of the Coal-Free Bataan Movement. Climate change is perhaps the biggest threat that humanity faces, yet the people who devote their lives to this cause are under attack.
March 21, 2022
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
- David Pred, Natalie Bugalski
ESG-labeled funds have exploded in popularity in recent years, hitting $3.9 trillion in assets under management last year. Driven by marketing claims that ESG is a way for investors to align their money with their values, it’s now the fastest growing sector of financial services. But these funds are littered with companies with appalling records.
February 4, 2022
Medium
- David Pred, Natalie Bugalski
The UK government body charged with enforcing the OECD’s standards on responsible business conduct called out the sugar industry’s sustainability association last month for admitting a company responsible for gross human rights abuses.
December 16, 2021
Thompson Reuters Foundation News
- Dustin Roasa
Examples like this don’t just undermine the credibility of ESG. They also make it much more difficult for victims of corporate abuse to secure accountability.
October 27, 2021
The People's Map of Global China
- Mark Bo, Natalie Bugalski
When the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) was first announced by China in 2013, a flurry of speculation erupted around which countries would join and how closely the new institution would follow the path trodden by traditional multilateral development banks such as the World Bank.
October 18, 2021
The People's Map of Global China
- Mark Bo
In September 2020, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced in a speech to the UN General Assembly that China aimed to hit peak carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060 (Xi 2020).
May 9, 2023
EnviroNews Nigeria
May 9, 2023
EnviroNews Nigeria
May 5, 2023
Bloomberg
Standard Chartered Plc no longer intends to finance an oil pipeline in East Africa that’s been estimated to generate seven times more CO2 emissions each year than the entire country of Uganda.
April 28, 2023
Responsible Investor
April 27, 2023
The Washington Post
Soaring demand for electric vehicles is fueling dramatic changes in Guinea, home to the world’s largest bauxite reserves
April 6, 2023
Climate Home News
The International Finance Corporation is closing a loophole that allowed its financial clients to continue funding new coal projects.
March 15, 2023
New York Times
A multibillion-dollar oil drilling and pipeline project is displacing thousands of people in Uganda and Tanzania, and ravaging pristine habitats. Environmentalists are fighting to stop it, but the governments are all in.
February 26, 2023
Bloomberg
A Bloomberg investigation traced much of the aluminum in the F-150 to a refinery in Brazil accused of sickening thousands of people.
February 9, 2023
The Africa Report
US insurance broker Marsh McLennan faces a formal complaint claiming that it is breaching OECD guidelines for responsible business conduct through involvement in the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).
February 8, 2023
The Hill
The world’s largest insurance broker is under fire for supporting a controversial oil pipeline that cuts through East Africa’s national parks. These complaints opened a new front in a larger war within the global insurance industry over the future of support for fossil fuels.