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[PDF] Antipersonnel landmines and cluster bombs - Amnesty International denounces the investment policies of France’s leading banking institutions
Amnesty International France (AIF) today publishes the results of its exchanges with France’s largest banking groups; these results reveal the absence of a public policy of non-investment in companies linked to the trade in antipersonnel landmines
and cluster bombs.
[Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited the 4 banks to respond:
- Crédit Agricole responded, see below.
- Natixis (joint venture Caisse d'Epargne & Groupe Banque Populaire) responded, see below.
- BNP Paribas stated that it prefers not to respond hastily to the 24 Jan statement by Amnesty France at this time, as it is currently in dialogue with Amnesty.
- Société Générale said it has proposed a meeting with Amnesty Intl.]