16 civil society organisations including Both ENDS have written a letter of concern to the European Investment Bank about a newly proposed standard for the Bank its intermediate finance investing. Both ENDS contribution to the contents of the joint letter consists out of proposals for improvement of screening, scoping, due diligence, appraisal, monitoring and supervision of high-risk clients and sub-projects. through financial intermediaries and clear and mandatory social, environmental and human rights requirements for FI investing matters.
Meer dan 150 maatschappelijke organisaties, netwerken en groepen vanuit de hele wereld ondertekenden een brandbrief aan Directeur-Generaal van de WTO Roberto Azevedo met de oproep om de onderhandelingen stil te leggen totdat alle partijen weer in staat zijn om volwaardig deel te nemen - fysiek, niet online.