Originally published by Justiça Ambiental!, BankTrack, Friends of the Earth Japan, Friends of the Earth France. Financial institutions are urged to immediately withdraw their financial support from TotalEnergies’ Mozambique LNG project in Cabo Delgado, following the exit of UK Export Finance (UKEF) and the Dutch export credit agency Atradius DSB over human rights concerns. Civil …
Frozen Assets, Hot Claims: how Russian oligarchs & other investors sue over sanctions
After Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine, the EU, Ukraine itself and almost 20 other countries introduced wide-ranging economic sanctions against the Russian state. The sanctions also target companies and individuals closely linked to the regime and the war effort. These sanctions are now being challenged by Russian oligarchs and companies in private tribunals using …
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Europe’s protections from pesticides under attack
The European Commission is on a roll. After proposing to destroy Europe’s corporate sustainability law, they now want to attack various food laws, including on protections from pesticides. Stripping away protection against toxic pesticides The European Commission is pushing a sweeping overhaul of pesticide rules that could dramatically weaken protections for people and the environment. …
JOINT STATEMENT: Call for European Parliament to deliver a credible and ambitious corporate accountability law
On Thursday 13 November, EU decisionmakers will vote on the future of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). This is a crucial moment as we have witnessed how EU institutions are destroying laws that were designed to protect communities, human rights, workers rights and the environment in favour of corporate demands and their profits. …
Farming beyond Pesticides – Success Stories from the Field
All over Europe, farmers and municipalities are proving that food can be produced in a healthy, caring, fair and ecological way, without pesticides or with a minimal amount. Many farmers across Europe have already managed to phase out pesticides or substantially reduce their use. Unfortunately, these positive examples are not yet the norm. Driven by …
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How to use legal frameworks around factory farming to inspire action
In March 2025, residents of As Conchas, Spain, launched a landmark legal case against national and regional authorities over decades of pollution from industrial pig farms. A first-of-its-kind lawsuit that could reach the European Court of Human Rights and have reverberations across Europe. This guide explores how factory farming continues to harm health, nature, and …
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