Des ONG condamnent le traitement infligé aux représentants de communautés locales lors des assemblées générales des banques françaises

Several NGOs have issued a statement condemning the hostile treatment of local community representatives, including Edwin Gariguez, at the annual general meetings of French banks. The statement highlights that at the BNP Paribas meeting on 16 May 2023, speakers testifying about the impacts of the oil and gas industry were booed, subjected to racist comments from shareholders, and mistreated by security. The signing NGOs call for BNP Paribas to implement measures to ensure respectful debate and to issue an apology to the affected community representatives.

• Local community representatives, including Goldman Environmental Prize winner Edwin Gariguez, attended French bank annual general meetings to testify on how the oil and gas industry supported by these banks impacts local populations, the environment, and the economy.
• At the BNP Paribas General Meeting on 16 May 2023, community representatives, scientists, and NGO activists were booed, received racist comments from shareholders, and were mistreated by security personnel at the entrance.
• The signatories argue that this aggression reflects a broader trend of increasing tension at the shareholder meetings of large French companies when social and environmental issues are raised.
• The NGOs demand that BNP Paribas adopt measures to ensure dignified and calm debates and request an apology for the community representatives who traveled to report on the oppression in their regions.

APA

Reclaim Finance (n.d.). Des ONG condamnent le traitement infligé aux représentants de communautés locales lors des assemblées générales des banques françaises. https://reclaimfinance.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Des-ONG-condamnent-le-traitement-inflige-aux-representants-de-communautes-locales-lors-des-assemblees-generales-des-banques-francaises.pdf

Chicago

Reclaim Finance. Des ONG condamnent le traitement infligé aux représentants de communautés locales lors des assemblées générales des banques françaises. n.d. https://reclaimfinance.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Des-ONG-condamnent-le-traitement-inflige-aux-representants-de-communautes-locales-lors-des-assemblees-generales-des-banques-francaises.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{reclaimfinancenddes, author = {{Reclaim Finance}}, title = {{Des ONG condamnent le traitement infligé aux représentants de communautés locales lors des assemblées générales des banques françaises}}, publisher = {Reclaim Finance}, url = {https://reclaimfinance.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Des-ONG-condamnent-le-traitement-inflige-aux-representants-de-communautes-locales-lors-des-assemblees-generales-des-banques-francaises.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }