New Release: Second Edition of Safeguarding People and the Environment in Chinese Investments
Note: Since this post was published we have made further updates to our guide to holding Chinese corporations accountable. The latest version is available here. We have Inclusive Development International is pleased to announce the publication of a second edition of Safeguarding People and the Environment in Chinese Investments: A Reference Guide for Advocates. This […]
New report exposes World Bank links to destructive coal mining in Indonesia
(April 11, 2019, Washington DC) – The World Bank Group is quietly bankrolling some of Indonesia’s most destructive coal mining companies, despite instituting a virtual ban on coal financing in 2013, according to a report released today.
Cambodian indigenous communities win back their sacred land from Vietnamese rubber developer
(Banlung) – Twelve indigenous communities in Cambodia’s northeastern province of Ratanakiri scored a major victory today when the government announced it was returning to them 20 spirit mountains and dozens of other spiritually significant areas that had been grabbed by the Vietnamese agribusiness giant Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL). The communities have been embroiled in […]
Human rights complaint filed to UK government against ethical sugar association Bonsucro
Representatives of more than 700 Cambodian families who were violently displaced to make way for a sugar plantation have filed a formal complaint against Bonsucro, the sugar industry’s sustainability certification body, for breaches of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
Thirteen Guinean villages lodge complaint against World Bank for financing destructive bauxite mine
(March 8, 2019 – Conakry) – Residents of 13 villages in western Guinea have filed a formal complaint against the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s private-sector arm, for funding the expansion of a harmful bauxite mine.
‘China’s World Bank’ is making it easier to complain | China Dialogue
People can soon start filing grievances with AIIB projects, but the new policy still falls short. Inclusive Development International’s Natalie Bugalski and partners review AIIB’s new Complaints Handling Mechanism in this China Dialogue story by Lili Pike.
Criminal complaint lodged against Guinean security forces for crackdown on electricity protests against AngloGold Ashanti
A criminal complaint has been lodged at the Court of First Instance of Siguiri, Guinea by ten victims of human abuses committed by Guinean defense and security forces during a crackdown on demonstrations against the local subsidiary of mining giant AngloGold Ashanti (SAG) last June.
As climate crisis bites, World Bank further distances itself from coal
As climate crisis bites, World Bank further distances itself from coal International Finance Corporation announced new ‘green equity’ policy to encourage financial intermediaries to divest from coal, while Bank pulled plug on mooted Kosovo coal project. READ FULL ARTICLE ▶
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 ▶
ANZ bank issued rare rebuke by Australian oversight body
ANZ Banking Group violated its own policies and international human rights standards by financing a Cambodian sugar company that seized land from local farmers, according to a statement released today by an Australian government body that monitors corporate behavior overseas. In a rare rebuke of a commercial bank, the Australian National Contact Point found it […]