Textile suppliers of Zara, H&M, Ann Taylor, Guess, Target, Disney and Uniqlo, among other big brands, have violated China’s environmental laws by contaminating water supplies with chemicals from dyes and printing, according to a new report released from the Institute … →
A new database “Land Portal” provides detailed information on worldwide land-grabbing. Available is data concerning target and investor countries, the size of land and the crops being planted. It also lists the investor names.
Only three days after Shell closed a pipeline due to “oil theft and force majeure”, two fresh onshore oil pipeline leaks were found on the trans-Niger pipeline at Akpajo and K-Dere in Ogoniland in Nigeria’s Delta region.
As several resource rich countries begin to nationalize their commodities operations, Glencore´s CEO announced a battle on these resources. After Argentina voted for the nationalization of its YPF by taking shares of Spanish Repsol, Glasenberg threatened that mining companies “could … →
Somo and ICN (both from the Netherlands) published a follow-up report on working conditions in the textile and garment industry in India in April 2012 (“Maid in India“, April 2012).
The first report (“Captured by Cotton“, … →