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Ecuador: NGO report says that ING, Credit Suisse, Natixis, BNP Paribas, UBS, and Rabobank threaten Amazon Indigenous through oil investment
Author: Reuters
“Exclusive: European banks face indigenous calls to end Amazon oil trade” – 11 August 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: Extractives, including oil and mines Indigenous peoples Investment, trade, globalisation Latest news on natural resources
- Related companies: BNP Paribas Credit Suisse Deutsche Bank Natixis Rabobank
Rabobank responded
Thank you for reaching out on the PT Arara Abadi human rights case. At Rabobank we take human rights due diligence and the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre very seriously. We have looked into the information, which indicates the company at...
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BankTrack Human Rights Benchmark 2019 shows 4 out of 5 banks are failing on human rights
Published on 26 November 2019, the third iteration of BankTrack's Human Rights Benchmark assesses 50 of the largest global banks on their progress towards implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). It finds that nearly...
Calls for major reforms to UK Modern Slavery Act & mandatory due diligence growing, Ethical Corporation reports
Author: Katherine Steiner-Dicks, Ethical Corporation
"‘We know most global companies have modern slavery in their supply chains’", 6 Aug 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Latest news on mandatory human rights due diligence Latest news on modern slavery & forced labour
- Related companies: "S Group" Argos (part of Home Retail Group) ASDA (part of Walmart) ASN Bank (part of SNS Reaal) ASOS Barry Callebaut Bavaria (part of SABMiller) Cargill Heineken Home Retail Group Homebase (part of Home Retail Group) John Lewis Partnership Marks & Spencer Rabobank Sainsbury's SNS Reaal Tesco Tony's Chocoloney Travis Perkins Vedanta Resources Waitrose (part of John Lewis Partnership) Walmart Wickes
List of large businesses, associations & investors with public statements & endorsements in support of mandatory due diligence regulation
Author: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Large businesses (>1 bn € turnover), associations and investors with public statements and endorsements in support of mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence (non-exhaustive), last updated 2 June 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: Latest Legal News Latest news on mandatory human rights due diligence
- Related companies: "S Group" Barry Callebaut BMW Cargill Coca-Cola Finland Daimler AG Danone Dormakaba Ericsson Fazer Group Ferrero Firmenich Hapag-Lloyd Group Heineken Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) Hershey IKEA Kesko KiK Mars Mercuria Energy Migros Mondelēz International Nestlé Nestlé Netherlands Novo Nordisk (part of Novo Group) PepsiCo Plus Primark (part of Associated British Foods) Rabobank REWE-Group Sampo Group Stora Enso Symrise Tchibo Trafigura Beheer Wihuri Group
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Author: Facing Finance...
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- Related companies: Anglo American Barclays Barrick Gold BHP Billiton BNP Paribas Cerrejón Coal (joint venture Anglo American, BHP Billiton, Glencore) Crédit Agricole Credit Suisse Deutsche Bank DZ BANK Eni Gazprom Glencore Goldcorp (now Newmont Goldcorp) Grupo México HSBC ING Rabobank Rio Tinto UBS Vale
Range of human rights abuses by extractive companies allegedly tied to European financial institutions: companies respond to Facing Finance report
"The global extractives industry is heavily involved in some of the worst labour, environmental and human rights violations. The rights of communities, farmers and indigenous people are being trampled in the push for ever more extraction. Indeed all b...
Rabobank response
“The report acknowledges Rabobank as a frontrunner in its policies regarding the extractive industries we appreciate that our efforts are noticed. Rabobank has a robust sustainability policy framework with thematic and sector policies both addressing...
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Indonesia: HSBC triggers RSPO investigation into deforestation claims against Noble Plantations
Author: Laura Paddison, Guardian
"HSBC triggers investigation into palm oil company over deforestation allegations", 17 July 2017...
- Related companies: ABN Amro HSBC ING Bank Noble Group Rabobank
Banks loan billions to oil firms allegedly exporting low-grade fuel high in pollutants, says briefing
A new BankTrack briefing raises questions about how banks are conducting human rights due diligence. In response to research by Swiss NGO Public Eye accusing Switzerland-based oil trading companies of selling blends of low-grade fuel high in pollutants...