This blog provides information on how U.N. Global Compact participants' walk the talk. The GC is a voluntary initiative at the strategic level to engage businesses towards sustainability principles. There is however a risk of 'blue-washing' by covering up corporate misbehaviour and law infringement from large MNEs through poorly enforced 'Integrity Measures' and weak U.N supervision. Let's 'WE', civil society stay tuned!
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Mexican regulators impose highest fine ever on HSBC for money-laundering
Mexico's National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) said it had imposed the fine against HSBC due to its “non-compliance with anti-money laundering systems and controls”. The fine is in the amount of $27.5m.
More at Merco Press.
Read the original statement (Spanish)
HSBC is a Global Compact participant since 2000/11/27. HSBC (LSE:HSBA) was a Gold Contributor to the Foundation for the Global Compact in 2011.
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