Two representatives of the indigenous Shipibo people of the Peruvian Amazon visited the London Stock Exchange ( LSE ) this year to present a letter to the LSE ’s Alternative Investment Market ( AIM ) calling on it to bar the United Peru Limited SEZC company and to generally “ exact more active regulatory ” . The letter states that , “ Allowing companies listed on AIM to raise capital to violate other countries ’ national laws jeopardizes the “ integrity and reputation ” of the market , which is grounds for suspension of a company ’s trading , according to AIM officials ” . A report from the NGO Environmental Investigation Agency ( EIA ) supports the letter . United Cacao is accused of illegal deforestation , of ignoring three orders from the Peruvian Government to cease operations at three different plantations and of making misleading statements about its environmental procedures .
Two representatives of the indigenous Shipibo people of the Peruvian Amazon visited the London Stock Exchange (LSE) this month to present a letter to the LSE’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) calling on it to bar the United Cacao Limited SEZC company and to generally “exact more active oversight”. The letter states that, “Allowing companies listed on AIM to raise capital to violate other countries’ national laws jeopardizes the “integrity and reputation” of the market, which is grounds for suspension of a company’s trading, according to AIM Rules”. A report from the NGO Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) supports the letter. United Cacao is accused of illegal deforestation, of ignoring three orders from the Peruvian Government to cease operations at three different plantations and of making misleading statements about its environmental procedures.