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Article

8 Sep 2010

Author:
Bjorn Edlund, Institute for Human Rights and Business

Controversy Over Niger Delta Oil Pollution Study: Getting to the Facts

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...Shell...is trying to find ways out of its multiple Nigeria quandaries...Settling the situation in Ogoniland is a priority....To get actionable data, companies often contract experts to conduct external assessments of problems or performance aspects...act[ing] on the principle that their credibility and sustained business success depend wholly on their independence, integrity, professional care and objectivity...The last thing a decent company wants – and Shell, in my view, is a decent company – is a review that glosses over issues...Just as it is unrealistic, cynical and frankly naïve to believe that Shell would seek a skewed UN report, it is unimaginable that UNEP would agree to falsify data...[Also refers to SPDC]