Both ENDS
25 civil society organisations, including Both ENDS have submitted a comment on the overarching policy of the newly proposed Environmental and Social Framework of the EIB Group. The EIB has to undertake environmental, climate, social and human rights assessment and appraisal of proposed projects to inform the decision of financing and must not rely on a clients' self-assessment and reporting (solely). The Policy needs to state clearly what the due diligence, monitoring and reporting responisibilities for the EIB are, in particular regarding human rights and contractual clauses with clients should enshrine the standards in all EIB operations, enabling for suspension of contracts if the standards are not implemented.
'Wij geven openheid over prijzen aan boeren. We hoeven ons nergens voor te schamen,' zegt Patrick Barthelemy, oprichter van Cassia Co-op. Door tussenhandelaren uit de supply chain te halen, kan het Nederlands-Indonesische bedrijf kleine kaneelboeren in Kerinci, op Sumatra meer uitbetalen. Duurzame landbouw en zelforganisatie wordt door Cassia Co-op gestimuleerd, met hulp van de Communities for Change Alliance van Cordaid en Both ENDS.
