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  • Alice Harrison / Jan. 25, 2021

    “We are going to kill you.” A case study in corporate power left unchecked

    The case of Colombia's Cerrejón coal mine typifies how global corporations consider themselves immune from laws designed to protect people and the environment

    Cerrejon Coal Mine Colombia 2019
  • Shona Hawkes / Jan. 21, 2021

    Why climate risk reporting will not stop the finance industry bankrolling deforestation

    With mounting evidence that self-regulation by financial institutions is failing to curb forest destruction, it is clear that government intervention is needed

    Logging road, FCA 15-03, Open Bay area, East New Britain, PNG; drone still
  • Jan. 15, 2021

    Amid Pro-Trump violence and white supremacy, accountability and justice must prevail

    In this fragile moment, when American democracy hangs in the balance, we must adamantly reject the systems of oppression that embolden perpetrators of violence and hate. The work for a just and equitable future continues.

    US Capitol Riots
  • Alice Harrison / Jan. 7, 2021

    We need new laws to stop companies profiting from murder

    We’re calling for EU laws that protect land and environment defenders, ensure justice for the victims of corporate abuse, and don’t let any companies off the hook

    At What Cost - Ramon
  • Dec. 16, 2020

    The era of anonymous companies in the US is nearly over

    The US is clamping down on the getaway cars for the world’s criminal and corrupt. Unmasking anonymous companies in the US has been over a decade in the making.

    Money laundering graphic
  • Fatima Hassan / Dec. 14, 2020

    “I cannot sell out my people. And if need be, I will die for my people.”

    Fikile Ntshangase’s cold-blooded murder must spark a global effort to better protect human rights, land and environmental defenders

    Fikile Ntshangase - Tendele Mine Story
  • Amy Richards / Dec. 12, 2020

    To meet the Paris climate goals, we need a corporate revolution

    Action on climate change is reliant on delivering systems change, not setting more targets. As we count down to COP26, can Governments rise to the challenge?

    Environmentalists Protest During The World Climate Change Conference
  • Rachel Owens / Dec. 9, 2020

    Bringing the voice of defenders to the EU

    We brought together EU policy makers and an environmental defender from the Brazilian Amazon to discuss problems faced by communities and the need for the EU to bring forward legislation to protect defenders from corporate harm

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  • Jasmin Qureshi / Dec. 2, 2020

    Meet the young Russian activists risking their freedom for the climate

    In Russia, young climate activists face heavy restrictions on the right to protest, as well as the threat of criminalisation and targeting by police

    Rita Naumenko, Russian Fridays for Future activist (cropped)
  • Beibei Yin / Dec. 2, 2020

    China’s major revamp of banking laws falls short of its green ambition, but it can still change that

    Two of the most important laws that govern the Chinese banking sector are due to be revised. China faces a real opportunity to ensure its banks are not putting money where it can harm people, the planet, or exacerbate the climate crisis

    Chinese flag outside government building
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