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Are we moving towards a resource efficient economy? Not yet

17/06/2013

Recommendations from the European Resource Efficiency Platform (EREP) on how Europe can transition to a resource efficient economy fall far short of what is needed, according to Friends of the Earth Europe. The platform, established to provide advice on how to improve resource use in Europe, released its first policy recommendations today. It involved a …

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European banks fuel land-grabs in Uganda

21/05/2013

European banks and pension funds continue to finance one of the largest and most destructive palm oil giants Wilmar International, according to new research released today by Friends of the Earth Europe [1]. Well known banks including HSBC, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank and Rabobank offer financial assistance to Wilmar valuing over one billion euro, and …

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Asking for better waste management for Europe

20/05/2013

In Europe, we currently waste over 500 kilograms of waste per person every year. And to make this worse, 60% of that waste ends up being landfilled or incinerated. [1] Worryingly, incineration is still rising in Europe, and is being funded with taxpayers’ money from the EU budget. Friends of the Earth wants to reverse …

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Debate: making company reporting work for people and planet

16/05/2013

Getting companies to report on their use of resources, like materials, water, land and carbon, as well as their impacts upon human rights, will help move Europe towards a resource efficient future that benefits people and planet. This was the message of a debate organised on Tuesday by the European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) …

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Samsung admits using forest-trashing tin

23/04/2013

Samsung Electronics has admitted for the first time that it uses tin in its products that’s destroying tropical forests, killing coral and wrecking the lives of communities in Indonesia, Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland reveals today. The world’s best-selling smartphone brand has committed to urgent action to tackle the problem following …

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Human rights abuses in Guatemala linked to European companies

17/04/2013

Social movements in Guatemala are being increasingly criminalised, repressed, intimidated and subjected to human rights abuses, according to representatives of indigenous and feminist social movements, including Friends of the Earth Guatemala. Guatemala has increasingly opened its doors to European investors, which has resulted in mounting pressure on local communities and the environment, and has led …

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