This report with the Centre for Research on Multinational Companies (SOMO) looks at the role of Switzerland in Royal Dutch Shell’s corporate structure and tax planning. Between 2001 and 2005 the Dutch-British oil multinational set up a range of subsidiaries in Switzerland, although these entities are not involved in any productive activities. The report highlights the …
Who benefits from GM crops? An industry built on myths
Our relationship with food and the way in which we farm is under increasing pressure. Extreme weather events, a changing climate and a growing population are putting the food sovereignty of communities at risk. At the same time health experts have raised serious questions about our modern diet. The way we farm and feed the …
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Bumitama’s diary of destruction
Bumitama Agri Ltd is a palm oil producer in Indonesia, and supplies palm oil to one of the largest global traders in palm oil, Wilmar International. Despite numerous promises to clean up its act, Bumitama continues to produce illegal palm oil, with financial support from well-known European banks including HSBC, Deutsche Bank and Rabobank. This …
Ending the affair: How the industry lobby gutted Europe’s climate ambitions
This briefing shows how fossil fuel and heavy industry interests used their privileged access, huge financial resources and insider influence to convince EU decision-makers to sacrifice ambitious climate action for 2030. It uses information gained from Freedom of Information requests to show just how close Europe’s dirtiest industries are to senior politicians and regulators and …
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No fracking way: How the EU-US trade agreement risks expanding fracking
A trade deal between the EU and the US risks opening the backdoor for the expansion of fracking in Europe and the US, reveals this new report. It analyses how the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) could limit governments’ ability to regulate the development and expansion of fracking. It argues that the TTIP could …
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No fracking way
This briefing reveals how a major trade deal currently being negotiated between the European Union and the United States, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, threatens the power of governments to protect communities, citizens and the environment from risky new technologies such as fracking. It calls on the EU and the US to exclude investor-state …
