Decision

Justiça Ambiental complaint to UK NCP about BHP Billiton Plc

Complaint about the environmental impact of a UK company's actions in Mozambique to the UK National Contact Point for OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

• From: UK National Contact Point
• Published: 11 October 2012

Documents

Initial assessment: Justiça Ambiental complaint to UK NCP about BHP Billiton Plc

PDF, 43.5 KB, 9 pages

Final statement: Justiça Ambiental complaint to UK NCP about BHP Billiton Plc

PDF, 246 KB, 27 pages

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Details

These statements record the findings and recommendations of the UK National Contact Point (UK NCP) about a complaint.

The complaint is from a non-governmental organisation (NGO) stating that Mozal SARL, a subsidiary of UK registered company BHP Billiton Plc (BHPB), did not comply with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) guidelines.

The NGO, based in Mozambique, is Justica Ambiental. It acted on behalf of a coalition of institutions that include Centro Terra Viva, Livaningo, Liga Moçambicana dos Direitos Humanos, Centro de Integridade Pública, and Kulima.

Publication dates

Document	Date
Initial statement	2 February 2011
Final assessment	11 October 2012

Published 11 October 2012