ANZ failed to meet human rights standards: government report

11 October 2018

ANZ Bank failed to meet its own human rights standards when it financed a Cambodian sugar plantation that was linked to forced evictions, child labour and workplace deaths, according to an Australian Government investigation.

The criticism...is made in a report by the Australian National Contact Point...

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Cambodia: ANZ bank compensates families involved in land disputes with sugar companies in Kampong Speu province

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5 Nov 2021

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ANZ's move to return profits from its investment in a Cambodian sugar plantation linked to violence and forced displacement marks the first time a commercial bank has compensated communities harmed by the activities of a lending customer
Response by ANZ

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31 Jan 2019

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IDI and Equitable Cambodia highlight ANZ's refusal to pay displaced communities in Cambodia; bank asserts it did not fund the project

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2 Jan 2019

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ANZ mulling payout to sugar project victims

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1 Nov 2018

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ANZ boss says bank will consider compensating Cambodians forced off farms for sugar plantation

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13 Oct 2018

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ANZ failed to meet human rights standards: government report

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11 Oct 2018

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Australian National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises - Final Statement

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10 Oct 2018

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Report

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ANZ launches human rights grievance mechanism in a first for the global banking sector

Cambodia: ANZ bank compensates families involved in land disputes with sugar companies in Kampong Speu province

Response by ANZ

IDI and Equitable Cambodia highlight ANZ's refusal to pay displaced communities in Cambodia; bank asserts it did not fund the project

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Australian National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises - Final Statement