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Oil, Gas & MiningSigned Away: How Exxon’s exploitative deal deprived Guyana of up to US$55 billion
Exxon’s aggressive tactics with inexperienced Guyanese officials will cause Guyana to lose up to US$55 billion in an exploitative oil contract, according to a new analysis.
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Stones, seed and suffrage: Did diamond money help buy votes in Zimbabwe?
Revenues from a diamond company jointly owned by Zimbabwe’s ruling party, ZANU PF, and the Central Intelligence Organisation may have been used to buy cotton seed for distribution in rural areas in the run up to the 2013 elections
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ForestsThe role of French banks in global forest destruction
Since the adoption of the Duty of Vigilance law, three French banks have been backing the companies linked to deforestation highlighted in our Money to Burn report
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Climate breakdownIn Aid of Who?: The obscure investment fund using UK aid money to finance climate change around the world
While the UK government claims to be a ‘climate leader,’ we reveal how a little-known investment group funded by the UK taxpayer has committed over $750 million to fossil fuel projects in some of the world’s poorest countries
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Blog post / March 6, 2020
Celebrating the women who are protecting the planet
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Press release / March 4, 2020
UK Government refuses to release emissions data of taxpayer-funded investment group – until after climate summit
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Press release / March 4, 2020
Congress must have power to subpoena financial documents
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Blog post / March 2, 2020
Four years since Berta Cáceres’ assassination, Honduran defenders face greater danger than ever
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Press release / Feb. 28, 2020
Congo oil project obtained by ‘corruption risk’ magnate threatens climate-critical peatland forest
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Press release / Feb. 28, 2020
Global Witness statement on new Myanmar Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (MEITI) report on disclosure of beneficial ownership information
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Press release / Feb. 27, 2020
Following Heathrow decision UK must now ensure all projects aligned with Paris Climate Agreement
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Briefing / Feb. 24, 2020
Why the EU needs to act to ensure companies are not harming people and planet
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Press release / Feb. 24, 2020
European Commission study on due diligence in supply chains must be followed by binding legislation
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Press release / Feb. 18, 2020
Global Witness appoints Mike Davis as new CEO