Shell Asked To Fight For LGBT+ Rights in Brunei

Eumedion, a Dutch corporate governance and sustainability group, will be pushing for Shell to stand up for LGBT+ rights in Brunei, reports the Financial Times (FT).

BlackRock, Standard Life Aberdeen and Capital Group are all shareholders in Shell and part of Eumedion. Eumedion will be putting pressure on these groups to push Shell to fight against the harsh draconian anti-LGBT+ laws the country has recently introduced.

Shell owns 50 percent of Brunei Shell Petroleum, which owns 90 percent of all the country’s oil and gas. The other 50 percent of Brunei Shell Petroleum is owned by the Sultan of Brunei.

“It is expected from the company that they live up to their policies on inclusion and LGBT-equality, wherever they have operations,” Eumediontold FT.

“Our core value of respect for people means that we respect all people, irrespective of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation and all the things that make people different,” Shell also told FT.

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