A potentially important OECD complaint has been filed before Dutch National Contact Point against Dutch palm oil trading giant Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), alleging its role in the unlawful #deforestation of the Peruvian Amazon and #humanrights violations. It is the first case of its type, targeting the crucial part that commodity traders play in breaching OECD guidelines through lucrative business relationships with notorious violators in the #palmoil sector. The case concerns unlawful deforestation, contributing to dangerous #climatechange, violations of indigenous peoples rights, and the misleading of consumers and the public.
Delighted to have worked on this brief for the past year for the Centre for Climate Crime Analysis (CCCA), with a range of excellent partners in Peru and internationally (AIDESEP and FECONAU, supported by Forest Peoples Programme, Instituto de Defensa Legal, Instituto de Estudios Forestales y Ambientales – Kené, EIA - Environmental Investigation Agency, and the Center for Climate Crime Analysis). Credit to the Santa Clara de Uchunya community for its tireless fight for justice, to the coalition of NGOs bringing or supporting the claim, and to CCCA for the rigorous research that made it possible.
Let’s hope it contributes to essential change in business relationships and behaviour.
More info on the case and coalition and the brief on CCCA’s website in English (y en Español).
Statement of support from the indigenous community of Santa Clara de Uchunya.