Communities in Indonesia are trying to stop a major German cement producer from building a mine and factory under a unique supply chain law that adds to a growing number of cases legal experts say may influence European businesses in Asia.
Janine Ferretti’s resignation follows a controversial ruling that civil society fears reflects a dark future for the bank’s accountability commitments.
Indonesia’s environment ministry has issued a new approval for a controversial zinc and lead mine in an earthquake-prone region of Sumatra Island, less than a year after a Supreme Court ruling forced it to rescind its earlier approval. Critics of the project have slammed the U-turn, pointing out that nothing has fundamentally changed in that time.
An independent task force convened by the World Bank Group’s board has published a draft report setting out options for integrating the institution’s various accountability mechanisms, sparking concerns among accountability experts and civil society over potential risks.
Students from Warren Wilson College are supporting the expansion of our Follow the Money data tools through a new collaboration between Warren Wilson’s Data Science students and Inclusive Development International.
Women’s rights groups in Indonesia’s Dairi regency have been at the forefront of a legal challenge against a zinc mining company, which ultimately prevailed in court and set a legal precedent in the country in May 2025.
Inclusive Development International has released a new report, “‘I Will Do Anything to Stay Here’: What a Just Energy Transition Means to Communities at Risk from Bauxite Mining in Guinea.”
As the bank tries to streamline overlapping functions, board members sought to assure civil society groups that communities negatively affected by the institution’s projects will have the same level of access to accountability functions.
Advocates are calling for an independent review of the case of alleged sexual abuse of more than 20 students from IFC-funded Bridge International Academies in Kenya.
