Kenya Abuse Scandal Rocks World Bank, IFC
U.S., U.K., and France disagree on compensation for victims at an IFC-funded chain of for-profit schools.
Source: foreignpolicy.com
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World Bank Helped Cover Up Sex Abuse at For-Profit School Chain
Bridge International Academies was in the midst of a key financing round when allegations of child sex abuse emerged. They fought back hard.
Source: theintercept.com
At a rubber plantation in Liberia, history repeats in a fight over land
In a small room at a safe house owned by a human rights group in rural Liberia, away from prying eyes and passing ears, Decontee explains why she quit her job on the Salala plantation. It was hard work, setting out at 5:30 in the morning every day to trek through the rows of tall […]
Source: mongabay.com
WB IFC's internal watchdog probes funding for PHL coal projects - NGO
THE internal watchdog of the International Finance Corp. (IFC), may have violated its own environmental and social protection policies when it provided funding for coal projects in the country, according to the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ). IFC is the World Bank Group’s private sector arm. PMCJ said IFC’s…
Source: businessmirror.com.ph
'Responsible investment' fueling human rights abuses in Myanmar, claim NGOs | Mizzima Myanmar News and Insight
Companies with ties to Myanmar’s military are benefitting from over $13 billion in ESG-labeled investments, according to financial records and other information compiled and published this week by Inclusive Development International and ALTSEAN-Burma.
Source: mizzima.com