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Below are select introductory materials on business and security issues. Further reports from a wide range of sources are in the security issues & conflict zones section of our site.
Key reports & guidance
Voluntary Principles on Security & Human Rights
Red Flags: Liability risks for companies operating in high-risk zones, Intl. Alert & Fafo Institute, 23 May 2008
The Montreux Document on Private Military and Security Companies, Swiss Initiative, in Cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross, on Private Military and Security Companies, 17 September 2008
The Business of Peace: The private sector as a partner in conflict prevention and resolution, Jane Nelson/ Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum [now International Business Leaders Forum], International Alert, Council on Economic Priorities, 2000
Conflict-Sensitive Business Practice: Guidance for Extractive Industries, International Alert, March 2005
Local Business, Local Peace: The Peacebuilding Potential of the Domestic Private Sector, International Alert, 24 July 2006
Concerns, company responses & non-responses
The Resource Centre invites companies to respond to allegations of misconduct. Below are examples of allegations and company responses regarding security issues and conflict zones. We also indicate when a company has not responded.
Global: War on Want report alleges Anglo American "profits from abuse, murders", Aug 2007. Response from Anglo American.
Global: Amnesty Intl. calls on French banks to strengthen policies on anti-personnel mines & cluster munitions, Jan 2008. Response from Crédit Agricole, Natixis (joint venture Caisse d'Epargne & Groupe Banque Populaire), BNP Paribas. No response from Société Générale.
Burma: Social investors ask whether Toyota can maintain its investments in Burma "without supporting the military regime and its egregious abuses of human rights", Mar 2008. No response received from Toyota.
Colombia: Colombia Journal alleges continued paramilitary presence around Drummond mine & says the mine's social programmes do not offset its negative social and health impacts, Nov 2006. No response from Drummond.
Dem. Rep. of Congo: DanWatch report alleges mobile phones linked to metal mining abuses, August 2008. Responses from LG Electronics, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Umicore. No response received from LG Chem.
Iraq, Afghanistan: "Private Security Contractors at War: Ending the Culture of Impunity", Human Rights First, Jan 2008. Responses by Aegis, Blackwater, Crescent Security, KBR, Triple Canopy. No response received from Custer Battles, Zapata Engineering.
Morocco/ Western Sahara: Western Sahara Watch says new reconnaissance contract with Moroccan state oil company increases risk of further armed conflict, Dec 2005 – Jan 2006. No response from Island Oil & Gas.
Mozambique: Security guards at Mafambisse sugar plantation, owned by Tongaat Hulett, accused of killing striking worker, Aug 2007. Response from Tongaat Hulett.
West Papua/ Indonesia: NY Times front-page report raises concerns about payments to Indonesian military, environmental impacts of Grasberg mine, Jan 2006. Response from Freeport-McMoRan.
Lawsuits regarding security issues & conflict zones
Lawsuits against companies over security issues & conflict zones (includes Blackwater re Iraq, BP re Colombia, Chevron re Nigeria, Chiquita re Colombia, Coca-Cola re Colombia, Drummond re Colombia, DynCorp lawsuit re Colombia & Ecuador, ExxonMobil re Aceh, Occidental re Colombia, Rio Tinto re Papua New Guinea, Shell re Nigeria, Talisman re Sudan)
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