Papua New Guinea: Equator Principles reportedly refuses to investigate complaint alleging human rights risks linked to TotalEnergies-led LNG project
”Equator Principles' failure to consider Papua LNG complaint reinforces need for accountability - One fifth of Equator signatories have refused to finance the controversial project,” 4 June 2026
The secretariat of the Equator Principles has refused to investigate the first complaint filed to the Equator Complaints channel established by BankTrack, or even to speak with the complainants. The complaint, raised by a coalition of six groups in December 2025, concerns the risks to biodiversity, climate and human rights from extraction and production from the TotalEnergies-led Papua LNG project...
The secretariat of the Equator Principles has refused to investigate the first complaint filed to the Equator Complaints channel established by BankTrack, or even to speak with the complainants. The complaint, raised by a coalition of six groups in December 2025, concerns the risks to biodiversity, climate and human rights from extraction and production from the TotalEnergies-led Papua LNG project...Peter Bosip, Executive Director, Center for Environmental Law and Community Rights Inc (CELCOR)
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In response to the complaint, an Equator Principles representative stated that they were unable to handle complaints linked to financial services. The only action the organisation has disclosed was to forward the complaint to “the respective EPFI ”, understood to refer to the project’s lead financial arranger, Japanese bank MUFG. MUFG – a bank facing at least five separate formal human rights-related complaints since 2023 – is also in charge of training Equator banks on implementation...