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Abbott Laboratories, Alcoa, View full timeline Anglo American, AstraZeneca, Koh Kong Abercrombie & Fitch, AES, American Electric Power, ABB, Altadis, Altria, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Avon, Apple, sugar Latest news Austrian Airlines, American Apparel, Aetna, Aviva, AT&T, Auchan, ABN Amro, American Updated: 23:50 31 Aug 2020 Refresh Express, Absa, American plantation International Group (AIG), Advance Publications, Air Liquide, Asics, Allen & Overy, Norway $1 trillion wealth fund Orano (formerly Areva), Arco lawsuits excludes three companies over (part of BP), African Chrysotile Asbestos (part of Msauli), AOL, alleged human rights concerns Anglo Platinum (part of Anglo (re Article 31 Aug 2020 American), Acres International, A.P. Moller - Maersk Group, Accor, AXA, Anadarko (now part Italy: Documentary shows of Occidental Petroleum), Cambodia) Apache, Acindar, Arcor, exploitative conditions faced by AngloGold Ashanti, Aegis migrant fruit pickers; activists say Defence Services (part of Aegis In 2007, Cambodian villagers filed Group), Aon, Amgen, Allianz, low supermarket prices contribute Accenture, Aramark, Alstom, a complaint against Koh Kong to wage squeezes Aeroméxico, Antamina (joint Plantation and Sugar Industry in venture BHP, Glencore, Teck Article 31 Aug 2020 Resources, Mitsubishi Koh Kong Provincial Court, Corporation), Arab Bank, seeking cancellation of economic Amazon.com, Atos (formerly USA: 2020 Presidential election, Atos Origin), Abengoa, Adolph concessions granted to the sugar business & human rights Coors (part of Molson Coors), companies. The villagers allege This story contains 5 items https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/koh-kong-sugar-plantation-lawsuits-re-cambodia/ Page 1 of 22 Koh Kong sugar plantation lawsuits (re Cambodia) - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre 9/1/20, 12:00 AM

African Rainbow Minerals, Air they were violently evicted from This story contains 5 items KLM, Aker Kvaerner, Story 31 Aug 2020 Anvil Mining (part of China their lands to make room for the Minmetals), AGF - Assurances sugar plantation. In 2013, in Générales de France (part of Turkish Airlines did not respond response to failed negotiations in Allianz), Aéroports de Company Response 31 Aug 2020 (ADP), Arla Foods, Aramex, Cambodia, 200 villagers filed a Alibaba.com, Associated British complaint in against Tate Foods, ArcelorMittal, Arcelor While you're here, could you (now ArcelorMittal), Axel &Lyle, who are supplied by the Springer, AirScan, Alcatel (now support our work? Koh Kong Sugar Companies. They Alcatel-Lucent), Atlas Copco, adidas, Alcan (now maintain they are the legal Alcan), , Israel, Companies that prioritize workers owners of the land on which the Agua y Saneamientos in their response to COVID-19 fared Argentinos (AySA), Alliance plantation sits. Tate & Lyle Trust, Al Jazeera, Ascendant better, according to study maintain the land is rightfully Copper (now Copper Mesa Article 31 Aug 2020 Mining), ASN Bank (part of SNS theirs and they are unaware of Reaal), ArmorGroup (part of the forceful eviction. The lawsuit ), AGIP (part of Eni), Ahava, Foreign workers at Turkish Airlines Amanco (part of Mexichem), is ongoing. threatened with dismissal amid BHP (formerly BHP Billiton), BP, BAE Systems, BASF, BG Group covid-19 and rampant labour (part of Shell), Bristol-Myers "nationalisation" strategies Squibb, BT, Boeing, British In August 2006, the Cambodian American Tobacco, Bechtel, This story contains 2 items Government granted economic Compania Internacional de This story contains 1 company response Bebidas y Alimentos S.A., concessions in Koh Kong Province Ballarpur Industries Limited, Story 31 Aug 2020 Bank of America, Best Western, to two Cambodian sugar Barclays, United Colors of companies (Koh Kong Plantation Benetton, Bouygues, Boise Turkey tells airlines to think about and Koh Kong Sugar Industry), Cascade, BNP Paribas, Burger sacking foreigners first King, Boliden, Bridas both jointly owned by the Thai Corporation, Black and Veatch, Article 31 Aug 2020 Barrick Gold, Ben & Jerry's (part company Khon Kaen Sugar of Unilever), Brylane (formerly Industry, Taiwanese Ve Wong part of Pinault Printemps- : Civil society groups oppose Redoute now Kering), Banana Corporation and Cambodian recent deal allowing the cement Republic (part of Gap), Bank of Senator Ly Yong Phat. About 4000 Montreal, Boston Common industry to use plastics for Asset Mgmt., British Airways, Koh Kong villagers claim that they packaging Bull (part of Atos), Banacol, were violently evicted from their Banco do Brasil, Bank Sarasin, This story contains 2 items Berkshire Hathaway, British lands and relocated involuntarily Story 31 Aug 2020 Airports Authority (now to make room for a sugar Heathrow Airport Holdings), Explore more Brooks Brothers, Banco Espírito plantation run by the Koh Kong Santo, , Bunge, companies. The villagers claim Bayer, Compañia de Minas Buenaventura, Benguet, that they were never consulted

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Biwater, Brown & Williamson prior to the grant of the (now Reynolds American), concessions and that the land Bridgestone, Brandix, Bridgestone-Firestone (part of transfer is illegal. The Koh Kong Bridgestone), Baidu, Burlington Resources (part of companies entered into a five-year ConocoPhillips), Banco Itau, contract with the UK- Body Shop (part of Natura), British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB), headquartered company Tate & Banadex, Bavaria (part of AB Lyle for sale of sugar from these InBev), Bonmarché (part of Sun plantations in 2009. Capital Partners), Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (part of Mitsubishi UFJ), Blackfire In February 2007, the villagers filed Exploration, Blackstone, Bain a complaint against Koh Kong Capital, Bharat Aluminium (part of Vedanta Resources), Banro, Plantation and Koh Kong Sugar Bahria Town, Cambior, Cisco Industry in Koh Kong Provincial Systems, Coca-Cola, Citigroup, Chiquita, Carnival, Creative Court, seeking cancellation of the Associates, Co-operative Group, concession contract. In September Caterpillar, Cargill, Colgate- Palmolive, Carrefour, Chentex, 2012, a judge ruled that the court Cemex, Caltex, Crédit Agricole, did not have the power to hear CSX, Con Edison, Codelco, CBRL Group, Crown Resources, Crédit land disputes and transferred the Commercial de France, case to the Cadastral Commission. Computer Sciences (CSC), Chase (part of JPMorgan Chase), Following this decision, villagers Groupe Casino, Co-operative Bank (part of Co-operative held talks with the Ministry of Group), ConocoPhillips, Justice to have the case sent back Compañía General de Combustibles (part of Southern to the court on the grounds that Cross), Calvin Klein (part of their claim is about the legality of PVH), Cracker Barrel (part of the concession rather than land CBRL Group), Carlos Casado (part of Grupo Sanjose), Control ownership. To date neither the Risks, Costco, Celestica, Canadian Natural Resources, Ministry nor the Cadastral Cintas, CACI, Commerzbank, Commission has taken action. In Crédit Lyonnais (part of Crédit June 2015, the National Human Agricole), CNP Assurances, , Clorox, Cutter & Rights Commission of Thailand Buck, Charming Shoppes, released a report in which it Children's Place, Citibank (part of Citigroup), China National recognises that the human rights Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), violations had occurred at the site Comcast, China Minmetals, Co- operative Financial Services of the sugar plantation. (CFS) (part of Co-operative Group), Columbia Sportswear, In March 2013, 200 villagers filed a https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/koh-kong-sugar-plantation-lawsuits-re-cambodia/ Page 3 of 22 Koh Kong sugar plantation lawsuits (re Cambodia) - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre 9/1/20, 12:00 AM

Correctional Services, C&A, complaint in England against Tate Connex (part of Veolia & Lyle and T&L Sugars Limited (a Environnement), Cato Fashions, Coca-Cola FEMSA, Capgemini, subsidiary of American Sugar Chevron, Cameco, CKE Refining). The plainti!s maintain Restaurants, CNOOC (China National O!shore Oil that they remain the legal owners Corporation), Cooperativa La of the land on which the Koh Kong Cruz Azul, Caisse d'Epargne, Cermaq, Cinergy (now Duke companies grew sugar. Therefore, Energy), CIGNA, Cravath Swaine they claim that under Cambodian & Moore, Curacao Drydock, Cape PLC, Chambishi Metals, law they are the rightful owners of Corriente Resources (joint venture Tongling Nonferrous the crops grown on their land. The Metals, China Railway villagers are claiming Construction Corporation & CRCC-Tongguan Investment), compensation for the profit from Custer Battles, Cosan Group, selling the sugar. The defendants Cementos Argos, Crescent argue that they do not have Security Group, Cerrejón Coal (joint venture Anglo American, knowledge of the facts asserted by BHP & Glencore), Club Med, Comisión Federal de Electricidad the plainti!s and seek to be (CFE), Compañía Guatemalteca declared the rightful owners of the de Níquel (CGN) (part of Solway sugar purchased from the Koh Group), Copper Mesa Mining, Carter Ruck, Cameron Kong companies. The lawsuit is International, CEZ, Dell, ongoing. DuPont, Duke Energy, Drummond, Dole, (part of Anglo American), - “Private property, public greed in Degussa, Deutsche Bank, Dress Cambodia”, Joel Brinkley, Politico Barn, Doe Run (part of Renco), Dow Chemical, Devon Energy, [USA], 6 May 2013 Danske Bank, Donna Karan, Del - “Cambodia: Tate & Lyle defends Monte Foods, Dexia, Danone, Danzer, DLH (Dalho! Larsen & land deal”, Sugaronline, 17 Apr 2013 Horneman), Daewoo International (part of Posco), - “Cambodia farmers launch action Dresdner Bank (part of Allianz), against Tate & Lyle”, Rob Davies, Daily Mail and General Trust, This is Money [UK], 12 Apr 2013 DBS Bank, DTE Energy, DRDGold, Orsted, DynCorp, - "Cambodia Clean Sugar" Daimler AG, DaimlerChrysler campaign - company responses & (now Daimler), Dechert, Dynegy, Dover, Eli Lilly, Endesa non-responses , compiled by (part of Enel), Enron, Ericsson, Business and Human Rights ExxonMobil, EDF, Electrolux, Esmeralda Exploration, Eastman Resource Centre, Jul-Oct 2012 Kodak, Esso (part of ExxonMobil), Ecopetrol, Erinys

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International, El Corte Inglés, - Cambodian Center for Human Enbridge, Emerson Electric, EADS (European Aeronautic Rights: CCHR welcomes ground- Defence and Space), EY (Ernst & breaking proceedings initiated in Young), Edison International, Endiama (Empresa Nacional de the courts of England and Wales Diamantes de ), Emperor against two subsidiaries of UK- Mines, Enel, eBay, Essilor, Elf Aquitaine (now part of Total), based Tate & Lyle plc on behalf of Essar Group, Emergent Genetics 200 displaced Cambodian villagers (part of Monsanto), El Paso 11 Apr 2013 Energy, EBX, Energi Mega Persada, Emirates Group, Éxito - Jones Day [UK counsel for [part of Groupe Casino], EnCana, EPM (Empresas Públicas de villagers]: Cambodian villagers Medellín), E.W. Scripps, defend their land rights, Oct 2011 Ecuacorriente (part of Corriente Resources), Elbit Systems, Song Mao & Others, and, Tate and Etisalat, Ei!age, Eni, Elliott Management, Freeport- Lyle Industry Limited and T&L McMoRan, Ford, Fluor, Fortis, Sugars Limited – before the Forbes Marshall, Flextronics, Fresh Del Monte Produce, Fleet English High Court of Justice, (part of Bank of America), Queen’s Bench Division, Fujitsu, Freeport Indonesia (part of Freeport-McMoRan), Fidelity Commercial Court Investments (FMR LLC), Foxconn - [PDF] Defence and Counterclaim (part of Hon Hai), France Telecom (now Orange), Frito-Lay of the First and Second (part of PepsiCo), Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas Defendants, 2 May 2013 (FCC), First Quantum Minerals, - [PDF] Particulars of Claim, 28 Mar Federated Department Stores 2013 [initial court filing of (now Macy's), Fila, Forza (part of Securitas), Fortuna Silver Mines, Cambodian villagers] Facebook, (GE), General Motors, National Human Rights GlaxoSmithKline, Glencore, General Mills, Gap, Gannett, Commission of Thailand Gildan Activewear, Gold Fields, - English translation (uno"cial) of Goodyear, Goldman Sachs, General Dynamics, Google (part Findings Report regarding Khon of Alphabet), Galeries Lafayette, Kaen Sugar Industry Public Gulf Oil LP, Grupo México, Gas Natural, Gencor (mining), Company Limited, 10 Mar 2015 Groupama, Gymboree, Golden - Findings Report regarding Khon Star Resources, Gau! Ingenieure, Groupe Banque Kaen Sugar Industry Public Populaire, Gillette (part of Company Limited, 10 Mar 2015 Procter & Gamble), Gallaher, Guardian Media, Greystar [o"cial version, in Thai] Resources, Goldcorp (now

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Newmont), Glamis Gold (part of Goldcorp), Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC), GAIL (Gas Authority of Story India Ltd.), GEO Group, Gaz de France (part of GDF Suez), Grupo Vicini, G4S, GSL Australia timeline (now G4S Australia), Honeywell, Halliburton, The Home Depot, Inc., HSBC, Honda, Holcim (part 12 Apr 2013 of LafargeHolcim), Hindustan Cambodia farmers Unilever, Hermès, HP (Hewlett-Article launch action Packard), Hershey, Holcim Apasco (part of LafargeHolcim), against Tate & Lyle Heineken, Ho!mann-La Roche (part of Roche), Hypovereinsbank (HVB), 6 May 2013 Harmony Gold, Hydro-Québec, Private property, Hitachi, Hon Hai, HBOSArticle (part of public greed in Lloyds), Henan Rebecca, Hardee's (part of CKE Cambodia Restaurants), Huawei Technologies, Havas, Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), Hudbay Minerals10, Hashmira May 2013 (part of Koh Kong sugar G4S), Habib Rafiq, IntelLawsuit, IBM, plantation lawsuits ING, ITT Industries, IKEA, Ivanhoe Mines (pre-2012 - now (re Cambodia) Turquoise Hill Resources), ISS, ICICI, Indian Oil Corporation, Intermarché, Inditex, Imperial Tobacco, ICL3 PlasticsJun 2013, Inmet Second Sugar Firm Mining, ITM MiningArticle, Inco Taken to Thai (International Nickel Company, part of Companhia Vale do Rio Human Rights Doce), Isuzu, Indupalma, Impala Commission Platinum (Implats), Isagen (part of Brookfield), Infinito Gold, [Cambodia] Johnson & Johnson, John Deere (Deere & Co), JPMorgan Chase, J.C. Penney, Jones Group, J.Crew, James Hardie8 Jun, Jabil 2013 Circuit, [PDF] Corporate Jindal, John Lewis PartnershipArticle, Legal JCI, Jeppesen (part of Boeing), Jaipur Rugs, Kenneth Cole, KBC, Accountability Kroll, Knight Ridder, Kesko, Quarterly Bulletin – Kappa, KFC (part of YUM!), KPMG, Kroger, Kohl's, Kimberly- Issue 9, June 2013 Clark, Kmart (part of Sears), Kohler, Kinross Gold, Konkola Copper Mines (joint venture Vedanta Resources, Zambia

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Copper Investments26 Jun 2013& ZCCM Group Considers Investments), KOGAS (Korea Gas Article Corporation), Kerr-McGee (now Complaint Against part of Anadarko), Kellogg Sugar Giant Brown & Root (KBR), Ko Kong Sugar, Kraft Foods (now Kraft [Cambodia] Heinz), Lloyds, Levi Strauss, L'Oreal, Lehman Brothers, Liz Claiborne (part of J.C. Penney), Lafarge (part11 of NovLafargeHolcim) 2013, Thai Sugar Firm Lockheed Martin,Article Leclerc, Meets With Koh Lundin Petroleum, Lotto, Lloyd's of London, Lonmin, Larsen & Kong Evictees Toubro, Ledesma, La Nación, Lorillard Tobacco (part of Carolina Group), Liggett (part of Vector Group)28, Leader Nov Garments 2013 How about a SLAPP (part of Makalot), LaneArticle Bryant (part of Charming Shoppes), for your trouble? Limited Brands, Lonely Planet, Lazare Kaplan, Lidl, Lagardère, LVMH Moët20 Hennessy Dec 2013 – Louis Vuitton, L-3 Communications, L- [PDF] Corporate 3 Titan (partArticle of L-3 Legal Communications), Loews, Lev Leviev Group, Land Rover (part Accountability of Tata Group), La Caixa, Quarterly Bulletin – Lapindo Brantas (joint venture Energi Mega Persada, Issue 11, December MedcoEnergi, Santos), 2013 Manhattan Minerals, Merck, Motorola, Mitsubishi Group, McDermott, Marathon Oil, McDonald's31, Marks Jan & Spencer2014, EU Parliamentarian Mars, Microsoft, MonsantoArticle (part of Bayer), Monoprix, Probes Sugar Marubeni, Msauli, MTN, Plantations in Morgan Stanley, Metro Group, Michelin, Media General (part of Cambodia Nexstar Media Group), Meridian Gold, Menlo Logistics, Mirant (part of NRG Energy), Mizuno, 12 Feb 2014 McKinsey, Marriott, Moattama Ministries to Help Gas Transportation CompanyArticle Farmers Hurt by (part of Total), ManpowerGroup, Mobil Oil (part of ExxonMobil), Sugar Plantations Meteoric Tactical Solutions, [Cambodia] Makalot, Mango, Mazda, Mizuho Bank (part of Mizuho Financial Group), May Department Stores, McWane, Marshall Fields (part of May

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Department15 Jul Stores) 2014, MiG, Cambodia: Tate & Mervyn's, Myanmar Oil & Gas Article Enterprise (MOGE), Metaleurop, Lyle resigns from Metalor, MCI (part of Verizon), Bonsucro; company Mitsui, Molson Coors, MTV Networks Europe (part of claims pending UK Viacom), Mainstream (part of lawsuit makes Cermaq), Minera Majaz (part of Monterrico Metals), them unable to MidAmerican Energy (part of “play an active Berkshire Hathaway), Mittal Steel (part of Arcelor Mittal), role” in the Military Professional Resources initiative Inc (MPRI, part of L-3 Communications), Minera Yanacocha (joint venture Newmont,15 Jul Sumitomo 2014 & Compañía de Minas [PDF] Tate & Lyle Company Response Buenaventura), Mineral Sugars response Resource Commodities (MRC), Millicom, Macy's, McAfee (part of Intel), Mercedes-Benz (part of Daimler), Martin16 CurrieJul 2014, Merrill Cambodia: Tate & Lynch (part of Bank of America)Article, Monterrico Metals (part of Zijin), Lyle Sugar’s o!er Muriel Mining, Masco, of new land & Mexichem, Nestlé, Nokia, Norsk money reportedly Hydro (Hydro), Novartis, Novo Group, Nike, Nordstrom, Nortel rejected by Networks, New York Life, villagers; UK Norfolk Southern, News Corporation, Newmont lawsuit set to (formerly Newmont Goldcorp), Novo Nordisk (part of Novo proceed Group), Nien Hsing, NALCO (National Aluminium Company), Northern Foods7 ,Oct NatWest 2014 (part of Royal Bank of ), Cambodians claim Nissan, Nippon Oil, ArticleNational land grabs are Australia Bank, Nucor, Natura, Nevsun (part of Zijin Mining), crime against Next, Nexen, New Balance, humanity National Grid, Noranda (part of Falconbridge), NRG Energy, [Subscription only] Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Norwich Union (part of Aviva), Natixis, Nature & Découvertes, Sugar Estates Limited (NSEL), Nidera, Nokia Networks (part of Nokia), Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) (joint

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venture27 Nigerian Oct 2014National Cambodia: Evictees Petroleum Corporation, Eni, Article ConocoPhillips), New in land dispute Reclamation, Occidental claim Thai company Petroleum, Oriental Timber, ONGC (Oil & Natural Gas made them sign Corporation), Orascom, Od#ell, compensation OMV, Occidental Chemical (part of Occidental Petroleum), agreements they Oshkosh B'Gosh, Old Navy (part can’t read – of Gap), OCBC Bank, Ok Tedi Mining, Orissa Mining, Orange, includes company 3M, PepsiCo, Pfizer, Procter & comments Gamble, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Parsons, Premier Oil, PVH (Phillips-Van22 DecHeusen) 2014, Petro- Bulletin trimestriel Canada (part of Suncor), Polo Article Ralph Lauren, Perry Ellis sur la International, Puma, Pentland responsabilité Group, Posco, Pertamina, Pemex, Peabody Energy, Philip juridique des Morris USA (part of Altria), entreprises - Petronas, PetroChina (part of China National Petroleum numéro 15, Corporation), PTT, Prototek, décembre 2014 Petroecuador, Petrobras, Pierre et Vacances, PDVSA (Petróleos de Venezuela), Patagonia, Pou Chen, PSA22 Peugeot-Citroën Dec 2014, Boletín Trimestral Pluspetrol, Pernod Ricard, Article Paladin Energy, Panamco, de Responsabilidad Pinnacle West Capital, Publicis, Legal Empresarial - PNC Financial Services, Kering (formerly PPR, Pinault- No. 15, diciembre Printemps-Redoute), Placer Dome (part of Barrick Gold), 2014 Pepsi Bottling Group, Perenco, Pacific Rim Mining, Prudential plc, People Tree4 ,Jun Primark 2015 (part of Associated British Foods), Natl. Human Rights Postobón (part of OrganizaciónArticle Commission of Ardila Lülle), Perupetro, PTT Exploration and Production Thailand confirms (PTTEP, part of PTT), Pechiney human rights (part of Rio Tinto), Phelps Dodge (part of Freeport- abuses in Koh Kong McMoRan), Porgera (joint sugar plantation in venture Barrick Gold & Mineral Resources Enga), PayPal, Cambodia Petroperú, Pavco (part of Mexichem), PGGM, Qatar

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Airways24, Quilmes Jul 2015 (part of National Human Anheuser-Busch InBev), Repsol Article YPF, Rio Tinto, Roche, Rights Commission Rabobank, RWE, Rémy of Thailand Cointreau, Royal Bank of Scotland, Philips (Royal Philips promotes human Electronics), Rougier, Renco, rights in Raytheon, Ranger Oil (part of Canadian Natural Resources), transboundary Reliance Industries, Renault, investments Rheinmetall, Rhodia, Reliant Energy, Reynolds American, RJ Reynolds (part of Reynolds American)21, Riggs Jan Bank 2016 (now part of PNC Financial Services), Cambodia: Villagers Article Royal & SunAlliance, Randgold ask local (part of Barrick Gold), Refinor, authorities to solve Reebok (part of adidas), Rio Blanco Copper (part of Xiamen land dispute with Zijin Tongguan Investment Development Corporation, part Koh Kong Sugar & of Zijin Mining Group, Tongling Koh Kong Non-Ferrous Metals Group Holding Co. Ltd. y Xiamen C&D Plantation Coperation Ltd.), Radius Gold, companies RL Denim, Research Triangle Institute (RTI), Royal Dutch Shell (Shell), Siemens, ST Microelectronics27 Dec, Suez 2019, Sun Cambodia: About Microsystems, SABMillerArticle (part of Anheuser-Busch InBev), 100 community Syngenta, Suncor, Starbucks, representatives Sara Lee, Sears, Standard seek intervention Chartered, Suzuki, Samsung, Sony, Sasol, Sherwin-Williams, for their Standard Bank, Saint-Gobain, compensation from Santander, Swiss Re, Sinar Mas Group, Skanska, Santos, a UK company - Sudapet, Société Générale, SEB, Tate & Lyle Southern Cross, Southern Company, Solectron, Sanmina- SCI, Sekem, Schneider Electric, SunTrust Banks, Seventh Generation, Sam's Club (part of Walmart), China Petroleum & Chemical (Sinopec), State Farm Insurance, Schlumberger, Safeway UK (part of ), Syncrude, Sanofi, Sonofon (part of Telenor), State Bank of India, SNC-Lavalin, Sojitz, Schindler, Solvay, Shin, Sumitomo Group,

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SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer), Sterlite Industries (part of Vedanta Resources), Severstal, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking (part of Sumitomo Group), Standard Life, Seaboard, Saudi Aramco, Serco, Securitas AB Group, Signal International, Snecma (part of Safran), SKF, Sodexo, Skye Resources (part of HudBay), SCOR, SNS Reaal, Securicor (now G4S), Equinor (formerly Statoil), Snamprogetti (part of Eni), Southern Copper (part of Grupo México), Talisman (part of Repsol), Tesco, Tate & Lyle, Timberland (part of VF Corp), Tyco, Tommy Hilfiger (part of PVH), Toyota, Techint, TeliaSonera, Teck Resources, Taco Bell (part of YUM!), Tractebel (part of GDF Suez), Total, Triumph International, Thor Chemicals, Target, Toshiba, Telenor, Ti!any, Triodos Bank, TIAA-CREF, Telefónica, Talbots, Tropicana (part of PepsiCo), Tidewater, Tatneft, Triple Canopy, Trafigura Beheer, Thales, Taser, TPG, TVI Pacific (Toronto Ventures Incorporated), ThyssenKrupp, (part of Chevron), TF1, Tata Group, Times Newspapers (UK) (part of News Corp), Telmex (Teléfonos de México), Tata Iron and Steel (TISCO) (part of Tata Group), Technip FMC (formerly Technip), Tata Motors (part of Tata Group), Titan (now L-3 Titan), Teleservice, Tapas La Libertad, , Thomson SA, Twitter, UBS, Unilever, Unisys, Union Carbide (part of Dow), Union Pacific, United Technologies, Unocal (part of Chevron), UPM, URS, Unibail, Unity Resources Group, Umbro, Unión Fenosa (now Gas Natural), Verizon, Vodafone, Volkswagen, Veolia (formerly Vivendi

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Environnement), VF Corp, Vattenfall, Vestas Wind Systems, Vedanta Resources, Vinci, Valeo, Vale, Vivendi, WPP, Whole Foods Market (part of Amazon), Whirlpool, Walt Disney, Westinghouse, Wells Fargo, Westpoint Stevens, Waldo's Mart, Walmart, Websense, Western Mining, Wachovia (part of Wells Fargo), Woolrich, Warnaco, Washington Group, Walgreen, WorldCom (now MCI), Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Weatherford International, Wintek, Xerox, Xstrata (part of Glencore), Xcel Energy, Xe (formerly Blackwater), YUM!, Yahoo! (part of Verizon), Yue Yuen, YouTube (part of Alphabet), Zurich, Zara (part of Inditex), ZTE, Zambia Copper Investments, Zijin, Zain, Maple Energy, Transocean, Nalco Holding, Golden Agri-Resources, SMART (PT Sinar Mas Agro Resources and Technology Tbk), Addax Petroleum (part of Sinopec), Consórcio Norte Energia, , Grupo Eulen, Philip Morris International, Excellon Resources, Tutor Perini, Narus (part of Boeing), Eternit Argentina (part of Etex Group), Etex Group, Piedra del Águila, African Barrick Gold (now Acacia), Sport Brands International, Riwal, Global Horizons, Pacific Exploration & Production (Now Frontera Energy), MOEX (part of Mitsui), Mobinil, Travelers, Medoro Resources, Halifax (part of Lloyds), Netsweeper, Steadfast Insurance, Nexa Technologies (formerly AMESys (Advanced Middle East Systems)/Amesys (part of Bull)), Blue Coat, Bursa Malaysia, Singapore Exchange, MPX (part of EBX), Gran Gold, Mbada Diamonds (joint venture New

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Reclamation Group & Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation), Anjin (joint venture Anhui Foreign Economic Construction, Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation & Govt. of Zimbabwe), Academi (formerly Blackwater), Lonrho, Tahoe Resources (part of Pan American Silver), Prodeco (part of Glencore), Emgesa (part of Endesa), Khon Kaen Sugar, Neumann Gruppe, Kenya Pipeline Company, First Majestic Silver, Anhui Foreign Economic Construction, Tongling Nonferrous Metals, Xiamen C & D Corp. (previously Xiamen Construction and Development Corp.), Esmor Correctional Services (part of Correctional Services Corporation), Agnitio, MTV Lebanon, Eco Oro Minerals (formerly Greystar Resources), APG, CaixaBank (part of La Caixa), Coal India (CIL), Defence Housing Authority (DHA), Robeco, Firestone Natural Rubber (part of Bridgestone), Black Elk Energy, Garib & Garib, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Al- Hamad, American Sugar Refining, J.P. Morgan (part of JPMorgan Chase), Qosmos, MAG Silver, Mareña Renovables (joint venture Macquarie, Mitsubishi Corp. & PGGM), Minera Cuzcatlan (part of Fortuna Silver), APM Terminals (part of A.P. Moller - Maersk), Engility (formerly part of L-3 Communications), Saracen Intl., Sterling Corporate Services, Hill + Knowlton Strategies, Kappes, Cassiday & Associates, Grupo Pellas, Mekorot, Minera Real Bonanza (part of First Majestic Silver), Mitr Phol, Bayer CropScience (part of Bayer), Hidro Santa Cruz (part of Hidralia Energía), KiK, Spinneys,

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