World Bank Inspection Panel Confirms Violations of Social and Environmental Policies in Papua New Guinea - On December 19, 2011, the Panel released its Investigation Report, confirming violations of the Bank’s policies and announcing the Board’s approval of an action plan to require steps to bring the project into compliance! Read more here.
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Papua New Guinea Case Nearing Board Vote - Accountability Counsel and CELCOR released a report, The World Bank's Duty in PNG and a detailed critique of the Effluent Study that the Bank released many years late in July 2011. We presented the report to the Bank’s Board of Directors and the Board will vote regarding next steps on December 13, 2011. More on PNG is found here.
Accountability Counsel Welcomes Sarah Singh! - We are pleased to welcome attorney Sarah Singh to our staff!
Accountability Counsel Comments on the World Bank’s Planned P4R Initiative - learn more about the risks to the Inspection Panel and read our September 30, 2011 comments here.
World Bank Inspection Panel Issues Investigation Report for Papua New Guinea case - Management must now respond with an action plan prepared in consultation with the requesters. More here.
IDB Advocacy - See our Inter-American Development Bank Advocacy page for news about our latest work to improve the IDB’s accountability mechanism.
Executive Director Natalie Bridgeman Fields’ Talk to the IFI Accountability Mechanisms - On June 23, 2011, Natalie presented a talk to the mechanisms in Washington, D.C. comparing 8 international financial institution accountability mechanisms. The presentation is available for viewing online here.
The U.S. State Department has failed to listen to overwhelming voices from civil society in the review of the U.S. OECD National Contact Point. The disappointing June 2011 results of the NCP review process and elements that must change for the NCP to be minimally useful are here.
Announcing the New OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises - On May 25, 2011, the OECD adopted revised Guidelines. Please read more about our work to hold corporations accountable for these Guidelines here.
Accountability Counsel submitted comments to the Asian Development Bank endorsed by 13 other organizations re the Review of their Accountability Mechanism - Our March 31, 2011 comments ask that the mechanism be reformed so that it is more accessible and effective. See our ADB Advocacy page for details.
Construction on Cerro de Oro Project in Mexico Suspended & Historic Agreement Reached - On March 11, 2011, the company and the communities reached an agreement that places the future of the project in the communities’ hands. See the press release and agreement here: Press Statement (Spanish), Agreement (English).
Executive Director Natalie Bridgeman Fields Named Top 20 Lawyer Under 40 in California by the Daily Journal! Read the Daily Journal Article here.
Our analysis of the results of the African Development Bank review of its accountability mechanism is now available here. We have made an impact but there is still room for improvement.
Accountability Counsel submitted comments to the State Department October 12 and authored Joint Civil Society Comments on November 5. Our comments ask for key reforms to the U.S. National Contact Point. Read more and see our comments here.
Panel Papua New Guinea Complaint Moves Forward - In September 2010, the World Bank Inspection Panel visited PNG to conduct a formal investigation of the complaint. Read more here.
Paper on Banking & Human Rights to UN Special Rep. for Business and Human Rights, John Ruggie - On July 15th, 2010, BankTrack submitted a paper written by Accountability Counsel’s Natalie Bridgeman Fields on a proposed human rights policy for private sector banks. Read the paper here.
Letter to World Bank President Zoellick - On April 21, 2010, Accountability Counsel sent a letter to the President of the World Bank requesting that funding for the World Bank’s Smallholder Agricultural Development Project (“SADP”) be suspended until admitted policy violations are corrected. Read the letter here.
Peruvian Indigenous Communities’ CAO Complaint re Maple Energy - On April 6, 2010, Accountability Counsel and partners filed a complaint with the World Bank’s accountability mechanism, the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO), seeking redress for toxic oil spills that have caused human rights and environmental violations in Peru. Read more here.
Article by Care2 Blogger - Thanks to Nancy Roberts for this wonderful post about Accountability Counsel on the Care2 blog! Read the blog post here.

















