05/06/2026
A few years ago, environmental risk simply didn't exist in our AML analytical frameworks.
Today, ecocide is a predicate offence for money laundering under Mauritian law. And credit committees financing environmentally exposed sectors without a structured assessment are carrying real legal exposure.
This isn't an ESG trend. It's black-letter law.
What I see, and what concerns me, is that many institutions have a well-crafted CSR policy, and an EWRA that doesn't mention ecocide once.
That gap is exactly what ESAAMLG 2027 will look for.
Next month, we'll be publishing a full article on ecocide as a money laundering predicate, and what it means for your credit processes. Don't miss it:
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