Complaint > Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC)-01

Filing: Letter of complaint

...climate change in the Philippines. The 19 coal projects, individually and cumulatively, will have devastating environmental and social impacts, including through their contribution to climate change. The Philippines is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change impacts, including extreme weather events. These impacts affect us both as Filipino citizens and residents, and as a movement fighting for climate justice. 5. PMCJ also submits this complaint on behalf of communities and famil...

Complaint > Eco Oro-01/Bucaramanga

Filing: Complaint to the CAO, June 13, 2012

...climate change impacts. This GEF-funded project responded to national priorities after examining of the consequences of climate change and identifying high montane ecosystems in the Northern Andes as the country‟s most vulnerable ecosystems to the expected impacts of climate change. Another project related to the Colombian paramos and supported by the World Bank through GEF is “Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in the Andes”117 that sought to increase the conservation, understandi...

Complaint > VEIL II-01/ Ratanakiri Province

Filing: Complaint to CAO VEIL II - Feb 2014

...changes to the local climate due to intensive and rapid deforestation, affecting human health and crop yields. According to Global Witness, satellite imagery shows evidence of significant clearance of evergreen and semi-evergreen forest in HAGL concessions. 7 According to at least one concession contract the company is required to protect evergreen forest within its concession boundaries.8 17. In all cases the company has failed to provide notice or sufficient information to affected communities...

Complaint > Lafarge Surma Cement -01

Filing: Lafarge Complaint January 2014

...climate change. Given the way lands are being grabbed, environmental destroyed and affected people left to fend for themselves a very strong action is being awaited against Lafarge. We will surely seek that IFC cancels all its loans, present and future, to Lafarge and its subsidiaries worldwide. Among others, we state below some of the key actions IFC must take to address our concerns: a. If land acquired (by Lafarge through lease and sale) from Indigenous Khasi people is found in ...

Complaint > Bridge International Academies-01/Kenya

Filing: Letter of complaint - Bridge International Academies-01/Kenya - April 2018

...climate of fear around its operations, which affects parents, teachers, staff and citizens. BIA has in several instances used the courts to sue over defamation. However, these attempts to obtain gag orders have all failed as BIA has lost these cases so far. Because of these actions, the complainants believe that BIA is using the Kenyan courts to bully and silence critics and competitors. This situation affects not only the involved individuals and organizations, but also creates a climate of fea...

Complaint > Interagua-01/Guayaquil

Filing: English Part 2

...change Interagua’s plans radically until the end of the quinquennium. It is assumed that quinquennial evaluation offers all the necessary opportunities to evaluate those aspects and change plans according to results. This strategy worries us, owing to the implication that precious time will be lost in meeting quality goals, without systematic changes in the provision of services, particularly those of supply of potable water, which are only requested and made every five years. From this point of...

Complaint > Lonmin-02/Marikana

Filing: Complaint regarding Lonmin project

...climate change and has also committed to reduce energy consumption by 10% in 2007 compared with 2003 baseline levels. Certain areas of the project do have the potential to impact ambient conditions (eg: dust from tailings dams and smelter emissions). Appropriate strategies to minimize these and other impacts have been taken, for example measures to minimize dust from tailings dams (see below) whilst SOX emissions fro...

Complaint > Nedbank Tier II-01/Kintinian

Filing: Letter of complaint to CAO with annexes - Nedbank-01 - April 2017

...change Commi ssion (Annex 1). If the IFC policy were properly followed, we would expect to find in that agreement a requirement on AngloGold Ashanti to apply the Performance Standards to its mining operations in Guinea, since the high level of risks of industrial mining operations to people and the environment are well known. There is no such term in the agreement, save an undertaking by AngloGold Ashanti that it is in compliance with all applicable environmental laws and permits as neces...

Complaint > Salala Rubber Corporation-01/Margibi and Bong

Filing: CAO Complaint - Liberia - Salala Rubber Corporation 01

...climate change.442 During the lifecycle of SRC’s project, SRC is required to: . . . consider ambient conditions and apply pollution prevention and control technologies and practices that are best suited, or where avoidance is not feasible, minimize or reduce adverse impacts on human health and the environment while remaining technically and financially feasible. . . [.]443 176. “Polluti...

Complaint > Maple Energy-01/Nuevo Sucre and Canaan

Filing: English

...climate of fear among Shipibo women such that they are kept from their own lands near Maple’s work areas due to fear of sexual abuse by Maple workers. No Management Program Maple also failed to prepare a management program (paras. 13-14) or action plan (para. 16). If they were prepared, they have not been disclosed despite the request of the communities. The mitigation measures and corrective actions that should have been identified in an action plan were not taken, resulting i...

Complaint > Alex Dev-01/Wadi al-Qamar

Filing: Egypt Alex-Dev Complaint

...climate change. Alexandria Portland Cement intends to begin using coal as a cheap source of energy instead of natural gas. The disclosure letter sent to the Egyptian Stock Exchange states that the company has already made investments to begin operating with coal starting in 2014, regretting that the project has been delayed because of resistance and 22 Attachment no.9 postponements by the former environment minister. A supporter of the move to renewable and clean energy sources and an oppon...