https://www.scmp.com/rss/501140/feed Natalie Bridgeman Fields is the founder and executive director of Accountability Counsel. She leads the nonprofit organisation of community-driven lawyers, policy advocates and researchers working to ensure that communities can take part in global decisions impacting their livelihoods and environment. Previously, she served as a consultant on accountability for two development banks. Natalie has been recognized for her social entrepreneurship as an Echoing Green Fellow, Draper Richards Kaplan... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Over the past few months alone, Chinese banks and corporations have been reinforcing a negative reputation with local people in places like Kenya, Myanmar and Peru, where Chinese-supported projects are taking root. In Kenya, communities have been raising concerns about harm from a coal-fired power project, sending three years of unanswered letters to the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), which is financing it. Kenyan litigation has stalled the project. In Myanmar, officials... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3014050/chinas-promise-responsible-belt-and-road-investments-hands-its?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3014050/chinas-promise-responsible-belt-and-road-investments-hands-its?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Jun 2019 06:00:18 +0000