Greenpeace Not So Good with the Green Stuff

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Today in News We Missed: last week, leaked documents revealed that nonprofit Greenpeace International isn’t the best when it comes to handling its own finances.

The organization issued an official apology to its many small-time donors for a currency exchange error/financial bet that led to the loss of more than 3.8 million euros.

That’s not all, though…

In the release, the group attributed the loss to one employee “acting beyond the limits of their authority and without following proper procedures”, but leaked docs reveal executive director Kumi Naidoo calling Greenpeace’s internal communications a “huge problem.”

The fact that the company’s international program director also flies from its offices in Amsterdam to his home in Luxembourg  “several times a month” also didn’t sit well with green devotees.

While

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