Keeping up their efforts to get Chevron’s shareholders to pressure management, the Lago Agrio plaintiffs have publicized a report by Simon Billenness, a consultant who “advises shareholders and fiduciaries on how to use the capital markets to protect their investments from potential environmental, social and legal risks. [read post]

Two major oil spills at Bodo, Ogoniland, have never been cleaned up © Amnesty International By Simon Billenness, Business and Human Rights Group, Co-chair and Extractive Industries Lead In the United States, the Occupy Wall Street movement has spotlighted the big banks for their role spreading toxic investments and contributing to economic deprivation. [read post]