Norges Bank excludes G4S from portfolio over human rights concerns

An investigation by the bank, which invests Norway’s oil revenues, revealed G4S had “behaved in a manner which is at the limit of, or outside, accepted norms” with regard to its treatment of migrant workers in Qatar and UAE.

An oil and gas production platform in Norway. Image: V. Belov/Shutterstock
Boardrooms were delivered a blunt reminder this week that human rights cannot be ignored.
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