Filters By campaign All Anonymous companies Banks Climate breakdown Corporate accountability Corruption & money laundering Diamonds Digital threats Forests Forest transparency & IFM Forêts Fossil fuels Governments Greenwashing Land and environmental defenders Land Deals Natural resource governance Oil, Gas & Mining Personas defensoras Pétrole, gaz et minerais Responsible Minerals Rubber in the Mekong Stop Russian oil Timber Trade By country All Afghanistan Angola Azerbaijan Brazil Cambodia Central African Republic China Congo-Brazzaville D.R. Congo Equatorial Guinea European Union Guinea Guyana Honduras Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Liberia Libya Madagascar Malaysia Myanmar Nicaragua Nigeria Papua New Guinea Peru Russia South Sudan Sudan The Philippines Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Zimbabwe Statement | June 2, 2023 Financial institutions representing a combined total of £1.18 trillion in assets under management and advice support the introduction of mandatory forest risk due diligence through the Financial Services and Markets Bill The introduction of mandatory due diligence is an essential enabler in efforts to eliminate commodity-driven deforestation from investment and lending portfolios Press release | June 1, 2023 European Parliament backs climate action for businesses, green due diligence for financial sector MEPs make a critical step towards a strong corporate accountability law Press release | June 1, 2023 Majority of Brits surveyed would reject taking part in hydrogen heating trials, new poll shows Risk of explosion and high-cost leading concerns amongst those polled about hydrogen heating Press release | May 30, 2023 French giant Veolia accused of buying “toxic” Colombian landfill, failed to address the risks faced by environmental defenders The French waste management giant Veolia purchased a “toxic” landfill in a protected area in Colombia and has apparently failed to address the risks faced by environmental defenders who have spoken out against its environmental and health impacts, according to a new report from Global Witness. Statement | May 24, 2023 Attacks against UDEFEGUA: Defenders in Guatemala are under siege to claim democracy back Global Witness is deeply concerned by the situation faced by human rights defenders in Guatemala. Press release | May 23, 2023 British public ‘being ripped off’ as Shell pays just 22p in tax per citizen despite record profits ahead of Shell AGM Outrageous 22p tax per citizen in UK revealed ahead of Shell AGM Press release | May 16, 2023 EU Member States finalise historic anti-deforestation law – now an end to deforestation finance must follow European financing of deforestation remains a serious threat to forests Statement | May 9, 2023 Patrick Alley and Simon Taylor, Global Witness founders, to step down as Executive Directors Patrick Alley and Simon Taylor, two of Global Witness’s founders, will be standing down from their roles as Executive Directors by the end of 2023, the organisation is announcing today. Press release | April 25, 2023 “Time we cannot afford to lose” – MEPs back major delay for landmark corporate accountability law Moderate improvement on environment and human rights standards offset by major delay Press release | April 24, 2023 New tracking tool launched to monitor Amazon deforestation in meatpacker supply chain A new tool has been launched today by Global Witness that tracks Amazon deforestation linked to the indirect supply chain of the world’s biggest meatpacker, JBS. Show Next 10