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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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Oil, Gas & MiningRigged: where has Republic of Congo’s oil money gone?
Our analysis of previously hidden oil sector documents from Republic of Congo reveals major indicators of corruption and a sector skewed in favour of foreign oil companies, including Total, Chevron and Eni
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ForestsWhy EU action to tackle deforestation should not let finance off the hook
A broad agreement across the EU institutions is emerging that action, including regulatory measures, are now required to ensure that the EU’s supply chains do not contribute to deforestation
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Press release / Feb. 18, 2020
Global Witness appoints Mike Davis as new CEO
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Press release / Feb. 12, 2020
EU takes legal action against eight Member States over anti-money laundering failings
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Press release / Feb. 12, 2020
BP’s “net zero” pledge not credible whilst continuing to drill for new fossil fuels
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Blog post / Feb. 10, 2020
President Macron says he cares about forests – but will he put France’s money where his mouth is?
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Press release / Feb. 10, 2020
BNP Paribas, Natixis and Crédit Agricole implicated in financing global forest destruction
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Blog post / Feb. 6, 2020
A tale of two indabas: Cape Town’s parallel mining conferences and ‘the new scramble for Africa’
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Press release / Feb. 6, 2020
UK taxpayer funded organisation spent $750 million financing climate change
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Press release / Feb. 5, 2020
Second Mexican defender of Monarch butterflies found dead
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Blog post / Feb. 4, 2020
If the EU is committed to tackling deforestation, it should not let finance off the hook
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Press release / Feb. 3, 2020
Exxon’s exploitative oil deal in Guyana will deprive the country of up to $US55 billion