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 Press release | Feb. 2, 2023 Dutch construction companies will profit from Philippines mega-airport which is devastating local communities and environment Strong EU law needed to stop corporate abuse Press release | Dec. 6, 2022 “A historic moment in the struggle to stop deforestation”: EU agrees anti-deforestation law, putting bloc on the pathway to regulating financial sector New law stops short of stronger protections for Indigenous rights Press release | Dec. 1, 2022 EU Council guts corporate accountability law Member States weaken human rights protections, fail to push companies to make climate plans, and let the financial sector off the hook Statement | Oct. 18, 2022 140+ NGOs urge EU institutions to give teeth to anti-deforestation law Civil society urges the EU to negotiate a strong law to protect forests Press release | Sept. 13, 2022 “A ray of hope for the world’s forests” – European Parliament back stopping banks financing deforestation MEPs also voted to protect indigenous communities and expand a list of deforestation-free products Press release | Sept. 13, 2022 Revealed: how gas boiler companies are misleading the public about pipe-dream hydrogen heating Most so-called “hydrogen-ready” boilers bought in the coming years will likely never use hydrogen Press release | Sept. 6, 2022 Gas companies’ plans for hydrogen heating could double energy bills, pushing €240bn bill for new pipelines on to consumers A draft EU law would support an unaffordable rollout of hydrogen heating for households in Europe – whether they want hydrogen or not Press release | July 12, 2022 MEPs back holding banks accountable in stronger EU anti-deforestation law The EU Parliament’s environment committee also backed stronger protections for Indigenous Peoples Press release | July 6, 2022 “A sick joke at humanity’s expense” – Global Witness reaction to EU Parliament taxonomy vote MEPs failed to object to the inclusion of fossil gas in proposed sustainable investment rules Press release | June 28, 2022 EU governments miss chance to strengthen anti-deforestation law, letting banks and the tyre lobby off the hook Under the EU Environment Council's proposal, big drivers of forest destruction like rubber imports would remain unchecked and banks would continue to be able to get away with financing deforestation. EU countries have also not done enough to fully protect the land rights of Indigenous communities Show Next 10
