ExitArms.org is a project of two non-governmental organizations, Urgewald and Facing Finance. It aims first and foremost at creating the basis for German and international financial institutions to systematically divest from companies that supply weapons and weapon systems to warring states. At the same time, ExitArms.org can also serve as an instrument for civil society organizations to easily obtain information for respective campaigning. The current status of the database, looking at the years 2015 to 2020, covers around 500 firms from 45 countries that were involved in arms exports to 33 states with high intensity violent conflicts (limited war or war according to the Heidelberg Conflict Barometer), for which there was no UN Security Council mandate. Involvement is defines as either direct involvement, through subsidiaries or via joint ventures. It includes the manufacturing, repair, modernization, refurbishment, design, sale and supply of weapons, as well as the supply of dual-use products and the licensing of arms production. ExitArms.org thus offers an information base for investment strategies and credit policies with binding exclusion criteria for arms exporters to warring states.
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