Monrovia — The nongovernmental organization, Sustainable Development Institute (SDI), and Dutch and Indonesian campaign groups Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth) Netherlands and WALHI, have lodged a compliant with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) against the Dutch banking giant ING Group.
"This complaint seeks to ensure that oil palm companies operate within the confines of the Liberian laws and international standards on human rights and the environment," said James Otto, SDI's lead campaigner over the complaint. "We hope this will lead to a rethought within financial institutions such as ING to be rigid on human and environmental standards and stop supporting companies that are booked for the abuse of the rights of powerless communities."
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