Walhi Protest Against Banks of G20 States Involving in Environmental Crime
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11 November 2022 21:27 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) Jakarta and Transformation for Justice (TuK) Indonesia staged a protest as a follow-up on the report of the Forests & Finance which found that 90 percent of banks from G20 countries were suspected of being involved in financing projects that cause forest destruction and human rights violations.
The funding, according to the same report, also came from banks in Indonesia. TuK Indonesia Executive Director Edi Sutrisno said Indonesia, including state-owned banks, should be an example for implementing a sustainable economy.
“However, in reality, state-owned banks are at the forefront of environmental crimes, leading 33 other banks in Indonesia by continuing to finance companies with a track record of forest destruction and land seizure of local communities, such as palm oil and pulp & paper,” Edi said in Jakarta as quoted on Friday, November 11, 2022.
Edi asked the government to seriously respond to this condition. If the government turns a blind eye, he added, the dreams of achieving a transition to a green economy will not be achieved.
“I don't think it's time to cover up this anymore because technology and media will continue to develop, so there's no need to be ashamed to say that yesterday, we were wrong and today we are correcting that mistake,” Edi remarked.
NABILA NURSHAFIRA
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