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Marsh McLennan faces OECD complaint over EACOP insurance role

By David Whitehouse

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Posted on February 9, 2023 05:00

 © On July 1, 2022 activists with the Insure Our Future Coalition rallied outside the headquarters of Marsh McLennan in New York, urging CEO Dan Glaser and other top executives to cut ties with the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). (Photo by Erik McGregor/Sipa USA)
On July 1, 2022 activists with the Insure Our Future Coalition rallied outside the headquarters of Marsh McLennan in New York, urging CEO Dan Glaser and other top executives to cut ties with the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). (Photo by Erik McGregor/Sipa USA)

US insurance broker Marsh McLennan faces a formal complaint claiming that it is breaching OECD guidelines for responsible business conduct through involvement in the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).

The complaint has been filed by US-based Inclusive Development International (IDI) and 10 human rights and environmental organisations in Uganda and Tanzania. The groups are staying anonymous due to fear of reprisals.

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