Accountability Counsel amplifies the voices of communities around the world to protect their human rights and environment. As advocates for people harmed by internationally financed projects, we employ community driven and policy level strategies to access justice.
Impact
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Communities Supported142
Our impact includes redesigned projects that now reflect community needs, harm stopped and prevented to defend water resources, and agreements resulting in compensation.
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Institutions Influenced162
We advocate for investors to create accountability offices that are independent, transparent, fair, and effective. We have improved policy and practice at development institutions, commercial banks, UN agencies, and within the OECD.
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Complaints Tracked2,000+
We created and maintain the Accountability Console, a comprehensive database of community complaints filed with independent accountability mechanisms about the impacts of internationally financed projects.
News
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5 February, 2025Affirming Our Commitment to Community-Centered Accountability
The Trump administration is targeting historically marginalized peoples to quell resistance and consolidate power. All of us can keep power in check by holding it accountable to the people who are the most impacted. -
4 February, 2025IFC’s Performance Standards Need Community-Led Accountability
The International Finance Corporation is finally updating its Performance Standards. Not only must the new Performance Standards include better environmental and social protections in line with current needs–as defined by impacted communities, but they also must be implemented well and monitored honestly. -
24 January, 2025World Bank, Asian Development Bank under fire for mutual reliance plan
NGOs say the banks’ obligation to prevent and remedy harm “cannot be delegated.” -
14 January, 2025Joint Civil Society Statement Opposing Amendments to the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, and Taxonomy Regulation
In November 2024, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced she would introduce a proposal to amend three key pillars of the European Green Deal through an Omnibus law: the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, and the Taxonomy Regulation. As members of civil society, human rights and environmental defenders, trade unions and climate activists, we call on the European Commission to actively protect these EU corporate accountability laws, reaffirm the official timeline for their transposition and implementation, and be fully transparent about the Omnibus process. -
14 January, 2025World Bank Announces Changes to its Accountability System
Accountability Counsel welcomes the World Bank Board of Directors’ recent announcement on changes to the Bank’s accountability system. The changes, which reflect Accountability Counsel and partners’ recommendations, aim to create an institutional structure that allows the Inspection Panel to independently investigate allegations of harm to communities and the Dispute Resolution…
