The chief executive of the Science Museum will no longer be involved in reviewing the ethics of its sponsorship deals as it emerged that he did not pass on a due diligence report on a controversial Indian company to the museum’s trustees.
Blatchford’s office will be bypassed in future reviews following the museum’s partnership with a green energy company that is part of the Adani Group. The group’s businesses include fossil fuels.
Documents released to the pressure group Culture Unstained through freedom of information requests show that after receiving an internal due diligence report on the Adani Group, which contained details of a dozen criminal allegations and environmental legislation breaches, a further report on Adani Green Energy (AGE) was requested by the museum’s officials.
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