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Setting a country alight: Indonesia's devastating forest fires are manmade | Global Development Professionals Network | The GuardianIn 2014, a Friends of the Earth Europe report highlighted the role that international banks and financial institutions play in funding the exploitation and deforestation of the palm oil industry.
So how can we ensure corporations are held responsible?
Traditionally, international law focuses on the role and responsibilities of states, rather than corporations. In our globalised world, companies operate between different national jurisdictions and are often able to take advantage of this situation to escape accountability.
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