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Help us follow the money behind the climate crisis
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Corruption & Money LaunderingAssad Henchmen's Russian Refuge: Syrian regime financers stashing money in Moscow
Global Witness estimates that prominent members of the powerful Makhlouf family, cousins of dictator Bashar al-Assad, own at least US$40 million worth of property across two Moscow skyscrapers. Some of the same family members have been key in maintaining al-Assad’s grip on power.
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Environmental ActivistsDefending the Philippines
Duterte’s broken promises are leaving activists at the mercy of business at all costs in the Philippines, the country with the most killings of land and environmental defenders in 2018.
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ForestsMoney to Burn: how iconic banks and investors fund destruction of rainforests
More than 300 banks and investors back six of the world’s most harmful agribusinesses to the tune of $44bn
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Oil, Gas & Mining, Climate breakdownThe US is set to drown the world in oil
A staggering 61% of the world’s new oil and gas production over the next decade is set to come from one country alone: the US. This would jeopardize global climate ambition.
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Press release / Dec. 13, 2019
Aux investisseurs et prestataires de services financiers mondiaux
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Press release / Dec. 13, 2019
Global Witness celebrates the news that players of People’s Postcode Lottery have now raised more than half a billion pounds for good causes
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Blog post / Dec. 13, 2019
Momentum growing for legislation to hold companies and finance to account for their impacts on people and planet
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Press release / Dec. 12, 2019
Une nouvelle lettre publiée par 38 organisations exhorte les investisseurs et les banques à prendre acte des risques majeurs associés à l’achat de parts dans les sociétés internationales JBS et Marfrig
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Press release / Dec. 11, 2019
The EU unveils its plan to tackle climate breakdown in its European Green Deal
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Press release / Dec. 11, 2019
New letter from 38 organisations urges investors and banks to note major risks of exposure to Amazon deforestation of buying shares in global meatpackers JBS and Marfrig
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Press release / Dec. 11, 2019
Carta de 38 organizações da sociedade civil do Brasil, da UE e dos EUA pede aos investidores e bancos internacionais que observem os principais riscos ambientais da compra de ações nas companhias JBS e Marfrig
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Press release / Dec. 11, 2019
Aos Investidores Globais e Prestadores de Serviços financeiros
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Press release / Dec. 11, 2019
Open Letter to global investors and financial service providers
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Briefing / Dec. 9, 2019
The final EU rules on investor disclosure and due diligence have come into force