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The Bidco Truth Coalition
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Ugandan farmers praise UN report citing flaws with Bidco

The report acknowledges that a partnership with Bidco “could adversely damage UNDP’s reputation and the communities it seeks to help”

Embattled Ugandan farmers fighting threats and land grabbing by Bidco have praised a draft report by U.N. investigators that calls into question the company’s business practices. The report is the result of a complaint by the Bugala Farmers Association to the U.N.’s Social and Environmental Compliance Unit (SECU). The report…

The Bidco Truth Coalition
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Activists condemn Bidco Allegations as Racially Motivated and Wrong

Once again, Bidco and its CEO, Vimal Shah, are hiding behind the veneer of a carefully crafted image that deceives the public and the company’s partners about Bidco’s cruel labour practices, mass deforestation and large-scale tax evasion

The Bidco Truth Coalition (www.No2Bidco.org), an alliance of East African activists exposing bad business ethics of Bidco Africa, strongly condemns Bidco’s claim that the coalition’s actions amount to extortion. No2Bidco.org has never demanded anything from Bidco other than good governance. Once again, Bidco and its CEO, Vimal Shah, are hiding…

The Bidco Truth Coalition
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Barclays and Standard Chartered picketed in London over Bidco business

Members of Prince Charles’ Banking Environment Initiative fail to cut ties with companies that deforest in Africa

East African protesters have taken to the streets of London to demonstrate against banks that do business with Bidco Africa, highlighting the connection between global financial institutions, The Prince of Wales and widespread deforestation in Africa. Barclays and Standard Chartered saw their London headquarters picketed due to their funding of…

The Bidco Truth Coalition
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Coalition of activists chart Bidco abuses on new platform No2Bidco.org

Bidco Truth Coalition unites groups to demand accountability for Bidco

The Bidco Truth Coalition, an online activist organisation, has launched www.No2Bidco.org, a platform dedicated to charting the human rights and environmental violations of Bidco Africa, the Kenya-based edible oil producer headed by CEO Vimal Shah. No2Bidco.org includes a catalogue of Bidco’s violations, including illegal labour practices in Kenya, deforestation in…