Here you find news and information about companies excessively and continuously breaching international norms and standards regarding human and labour rights, environmental protection, controversial weapons and corruption.
In the last week of August, Brazilian President Temer, who has previously been arrested for corruption, released a huge nature reserve in the Amazon rainforest… Read More »Brazilian President Temer extinguishes protected Amazon reserve
On 21.10.2016, the Federal Government adopted its National Action Plan on the Implementation of the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights (NAP). The… Read More »No agreement on human rights standards for suppliers of German companies
In February 2017, the Dirty Profits report documented numerous violations by Tahoe Resource Inc at their Escobal mine in Guatemala. Including evidence that since Tahoe… Read More »Tahoe Resources: Licence Suspended for Escobal Mine, Guatemala, for failure to consult indigenous communities. HSBC and other banks continue to provide funds despite clear violation of international norms and standards by the company.
JBS is the world’s largest meat company by revenues, capacity, and production including beef, poultry, lamb and pork. It is the largest beef exporter from… Read More »Syndicate of banks funding meat packing company JBS -amidst allegations of deforestation, slavery, corruption and fraud.
Recent investigations by the South African investigative journalist group, amaBhungane, have found evidence of multinational companies in South Africa providing illegal payments to secure contracts… Read More »Seven companies, including German software multinational SAP, accused of kickbacks and corruption to gain government contracts in South Africa
In 2011 the UN Human Rights Council unanimously endorsed the Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights. These 31 principles are based on three key… Read More »Still no binding regulations on indirect human rights violations committed by German Companies
The manmade fibre viscose, first produced in the early 20th century, is predominantly used in the clothing industry.. It is particularly popular for light and… Read More »Severe environmental pollution in the production of viscose
At the beginning of this year, the informal Thun banking group, consisting of UBS, Credit Suisse, Barclays, BBVA, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, ING, RBS, Standard… Read More »Thun Group of Banks criticised for misguided interpretation of UN Guiding Principles.
In May this year, commodity giants BP and Glencore, as well as their investors, received an open letter from the British environmental organization ClientEarth that… Read More »ClientEarth questions BP and Glencore’s predictions for oil and coal.
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is an association of 15 Southern African States that promotes a variety of projects with the goal of… Read More »South African banks have inadequate lending standards regarding mining projects
