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I/OPT: Experts call on arms manufacturers & investors to end the transfer of arms to Israel while media & civil society allege companies' involvement in the war on Gaza
Following the call from UN Experts to end the sale of arms to Israel, we asked 15 companies and 21 investors about their heightened human rights due diligence and measures taken to end the sale of arms. Only four companies (BAE Systems, Maersk, Rolls-Royce Power Systems and thyssenkrupp) and three investors (Amundi Asset Management, Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) and Union Investment) responded. Investor responses pointed to the need for heightened human rights due diligence by companies in the war zone and indicated exclusion of weapons companies from their portfolios is an option.