As a number of British institutions and corporations respond to Black Lives Matter protests with pledges of reparations for their historic links to slavery and exploitative colonialism, some are asking whether their moves are no more than 'empty gestures.'
Lloyd's delivered an apology June 10 for its involvement in the slave trade, while promising to take"meaningful and measurable action" by investing in Black talent in its industry and financially supporting charities involved in Black and minority communities. It also said that it would ensure it upholds nonracist policies.
"I don't think Lloyd's could actually do anything short of give all of its money to Black communities to atone for its role in slavery," he said.Paul Childs / Reuters file The Bank of England and Lloyd's said they had nothing to add to their initial statements. Greene King did not initially respond to requests for comment.
But Van Ho also cautioned that she had seen reparations done poorly, with businesses choosing a figure based on their bottom line and processes that benefited them, leaving communities hurt over unfulfilled promises.Without a figure attached to the promises of reparations offered by corporations in recent weeks, Van Ho said"the lack of detail does make it difficult to scrutinize.
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