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 Oil, Gas & Mining Personas defensoras Pétrole, gaz et minerais Responsible Minerals Rubber in the Mekong Stop Russian oil Timber Trade Transition minerals 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 | March 26, 2024 US imports linked to deforestation the size of Los Angeles An area of tropical forest the size of Los Angeles has been lost in just two years thanks to imports of palm oil, beef, coffee and other products flooding the US market, according to new research by provided by Trase to Global Witness. Statement | Jan. 10, 2024 US must urgently implement FOREST Act to halt import of deforestation commodities Global Witness has endorsed the FOREST Act, which aims to prevent the import of commodities that cause deforestation from entering the US market. Press release | Sept. 19, 2023 Experts issue warning to investors as Brazil’s corrupt Batista family attempt to gain almost full control of world’s biggest meat company Civil society organisations from Brazil, the EU and US with expertise in anti-corruption, climate change, and human rights have issued a warning to more than 200 investors, urging them to steer clear of meat company JBS’s attempt to dual list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange. Press release | Feb. 1, 2023 Energy giant Shell misleading US authorities, investors and the public by labelling fossil fuels as “renewable” Just 1.5% of Shell’s total expenditure in 2021 was invested into wind and solar power generation, despite claims of much higher investment into renewable energy Press release | Jan. 27, 2023 Massive 127% profit rise for Chevron does nothing for ordinary Americans Chevron's profits announcement comes as Californians struggle to rebuild after climate-driven floods earlier this month consumed roads, businesses, and homes Press release | Dec. 1, 2022 Facebook failed to detect death threats against election workers ahead of US midterm elections New investigation exposes how Facebook approved ads inciting violence against US election workers, while YouTube and TikTok were able to detect and reject these ads Press release | Oct. 21, 2022 Facebook and TikTok fail to block deceptive ads with blatant US midterms disinformation Major social media platforms approved disinformation in ads test Press release | Sept. 22, 2022 US gas export industry sees wartime windfall as lobbyists wish list becomes Biden policy Powerful gas industry, with President’s support, exploits Russian war on Ukraine to boost profits Press release | July 21, 2022 President Biden must declare a climate emergency and use his full powers to combat the climate crisis President Biden has yet to declare the patently obvious, that the world is experiencing a climate emergency. Global Witness is among over 1,000 organizations who have urged the US President to issue an emergency declaration that would unleash the full power of the presidential authority to address the greatest existential crisis the world is facing. Statement | July 18, 2022 Seismic change needed at Glencore following a decade of corruption In response to Glencore’s decade of corruption, civil society groups call for urgent action from the company and its partners Show Next 10
