{"id":31861,"date":"2022-10-06T20:45:16","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T20:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/glencores-leadership-must-be-held-accountable-for-companys-corrupt-behavior"},"modified":"2022-10-06T21:12:20","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T21:12:20","slug":"glencores-leadership-must-be-held-accountable-for-companys-corrupt-behavior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/glencores-leadership-must-be-held-accountable-for-companys-corrupt-behavior","title":{"rendered":"Glencore\u2019s Leadership Must be Held Accountable for Company\u2019s Corrupt Behavior"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>After U.S. energy company Enron made global headlines in the early 2000s for accounting and corporate fraud, attention quickly shifted to the decision-makers behind the company\u2019s actions. Ultimately, Enron executives Kenneth Lay, Jeffrey Skilling, and Andrew Fastow were convicted on federal felony charges.<\/p>\n

That was the appropriate response. When corporations engage in illegal behavior, the people responsible should face repercussions \u2014 and they often do.<\/p>\n

Why, then, have the executives at Switzerland-headquartered commodities and mining multinational Glencore Plc been spared the consequences of their responsibility for years-long corrupt behavior?<\/p>\n

In May, two of the company\u2019s subsidiaries pleaded guilty to several charges of market manipulation and bribery in multiple countries after extensive investigations by Brazil, the United Kingdom, and the United States. One month later, a Glencore subsidiary pleaded guilty to seven counts of bribery related to its oil operations in Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and South Sudan.<\/p>\n

I realize that more than USD 1.5 billion in penalties have been imposed on Glencore by the U.S., the United Kingdom, and Brazil \u2014 and more could follow after Swiss and Dutch investigations are completed. But the repercussions shouldn\u2019t be limited to fines. No company has ever pleaded guilty to this much corruption. We find it extremely troubling that the executives who approved and benefited from the corruption have, as of yet, gone unscathed.<\/p>\n

The African Energy Chamber strongly believes that Glencore\u2019s leaders must be held accountable for their actions. Anything less sends the message that \u201cbribery is a necessary evil\u201d in regions of the world like Africa. That is not true. Now is the time to make that reality abundantly clear to corporate leaders who do business here.<\/p>\n

Brazen Behavior It\u2019s important to note that Glencore\u2019s actions were more than a one-time event. Glencore International A.G. and its subsidiaries bribed officials in seven countries for more than a decade. Indeed, corrupt behavior was well-ingrained into the company culture. Bribery was simply one of its operating expenses.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also galling to see how Glencore behaved in African countries. In 2015, for example, when Glencore wanted to buy cargoes of oil from Nigeria, it submitted $50,000 per cargo for what it described as \u201cadvance payment.\u201d<\/p>\n

The result for Glencore: USD124 million in illicit profits. The results for Nigeria\u2019s government, businesses, and communities: lost opportunities to engage in productive partnerships with companies interested in creating jobs, supporting local businesses, sharing knowledge and fostering economic growth.<\/p>\n

Glencore also managed to avoid consequences for unethical business dealings in Africa. In one instance, after the company was sued for breach of contract in the Democratic Republic of Congo and fined USD16 million in damages, Glencore paid the judge $500,000, and the lawsuit \u201cdisappeared.\u201d Glencore has admitted to paying USD27.5 million in bribes in DRC alone. Imagine if Glencore Were An African Company<\/p>\n

Adding insult to injury in the Glencore scandal are the obvious double standards we\u2019ve been observing. Consider IOCs\u2019 know-your-client (KYC) and due-diligence policies for doing business in Africa. Local company representatives who dare to bribe or tip a police officer who harasses them on the streets are told by IOCs that they do not pass due diligence. They will never be contracted to provide goods or services.<\/p>\n

I want to be clear: I respect companies that demonstrate high standards for ethical behavior. The problem comes when those standards are not applied evenly.<\/p>\n

At the same time as African companies are being scrutinized for the slightest hint of corrupt behavior, Glencore continues to do business with oil, gas, and mining companies that claim to be champions of transparency. Banks are still working with Glencore as well. Aside from some negative attention and financial repercussions, Glencore seems to be avoiding serious consequences for its actions.<\/p>\n

Last spring, I called for the Oslo-based Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) to rescind Glencore\u2019s membership, noting that the company\u2019s involvement with EITI began while Glencore was engaging in the exact type of behavior that the initiative strives to eradicate. That hasn\u2019t happened. EITI expressed concern about Glencore\u2019s behavior in a statement by its board chair, Rt Hon Helen Clark, but nothing more has come of it. Their silence is betrayal to the very principles that they cherish.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look at the penalties imposed on Glencore. They\u2019re large, but when you consider Glencore\u2019s size and resources, it is difficult to imagine they\u2019ll have a significant impact. On the contrary: Glencore appears to be thriving. In a recent article, United Kingdom-based Proactive Investors Limited noted that Glencore shares have increased in value by more than 50% during the last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne reason why is that all the ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) bluster about ending coal use is now being thrown out of the window by one European country after another, and Glencore produces a lot of coal,\u201d Proactive writes.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s only part of the picture for Glencore. As Christopher Helman wrote for Forbes, \u201cGlencore is in the enviable position of being among the world\u2019s biggest energy traders at a time of surging prices and shortages, as well as one of the biggest miners of metals like copper, aluminum and cobalt \u2014 all vital in making batteries for electric vehicles and other alternative energy sources.\u201d Which means, while billions of dollars of fines may sting a bit, Glencore isn\u2019t likely to feel it in the long term.<\/p>\n

Glencore\u2019s African victims aren\u2019t quite so bullet-proof, but we have yet to hear talk about compensating them for the corruption and injustices that have taken place in their countries.<\/p>\n

Africans, then and now, need good governance to meet their needs, grow the economy, address energy poverty, create job and business opportunities, and foster stability. Bribery undermines all of that. Currently, African oil- and gas-producing countries are fighting to sustain their energy industries \u2014 which are capable of supporting the goals listed above \u2014 against tremendous pressure from environmentalists and Western countries that want to see an immediate transition to green energy in our continent. Yes, Europe has eased up somewhat as it looks to Africa to help it lessen its reliance on Russian petroleum, but that won\u2019t last forever.<\/p>\n

Glencore\u2019s corrupt acts and manipulation have robbed African countries of some of the precious time they need to fully capitalize on their oil and gas resources.<\/p>\n

And the damage doesn\u2019t stop there. As I\u2019ve written more than once, corruption is not a new problem in Africa, but it\u2019s one that many are working to eliminate. Corruption robs people of justice. Instead of empowering people to better their lives, it entrenches communities in poverty. It\u2019s an ingredient for dissatisfaction, lack of trust in government leaders, instability, and even violence. Yes, every corrupt act that Glencore engaged in involved another party \u2014 an outreached had to accept their bribes. But the company\u2019s \u201call-in\u201d embrace of bribery, and the grotesquely large payments it handed out, only helped corruption gain a better foothold in Africa.<\/p>\n

Again, Glencore\u2019s corruption is about more than a company: It all goes back to the people calling the shots. So, yes, investigating Glencore was the right decision. Financial penalties were appropriate. But those steps are simply not enough. Glencore should face the same kinds of repercussions African companies would for blatant, ongoing corruption. It should not be doing business as usual. And neither should the executives behind Glencore\u2019s actions. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Energy Chamber.<\/p>\n

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