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Blog Post | December 08, 2022
Chinese industry body launches consultation on new grievance mechanism for communities impacted by mining projects

The Responsible Cobalt Initiative has developed a complaint and consultation mechanism to ensure better handling of disputes on environmental, social and governance issues related to mining projects and mineral supply chains
Article | June 07, 2021
Under the spotlight: Chinese banks' risky agribusiness portfolio

Our new analysis sheds a spotlight on the often-overlooked role of Chinese banks as some of the biggest global financiers of deforestation
Press Release | June 07, 2021
Chinese banks are pouring billions into destructive agribusiness linked to global deforestation

Global Witness reveals today that Chinese banks are failing to take adequate measures to ensure their money is not contributing to environmental destruction

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Briefing Document | March 02, 2021
Digging for Disclosure
Briefing Document | December 02, 2020
Legislative actions to tackle global deforestation: progress in Europe and lessons for China
Blog Post | December 02, 2020
China’s major revamp of banking laws falls short of its green ambition, but it can still change that
Country | October 14, 2020
China
Blog Post | August 06, 2020
How to tackle the illegal timber trade? New rules on implementing China’s Forest Law could hold the key
Blog Post | January 27, 2020
New Chinese rules on illegal timber could help safeguard the world’s climate critical forests
Blog Post | July 31, 2019
China’s role in global forest governance and the revision of its Forest Law
Briefing Document | April 01, 2019
Lessons from China’s global forest footprint

Briefing Document | March 02, 2021
Digging for Disclosure
Briefing Document | December 02, 2020
Legislative actions to tackle global deforestation: progress in Europe and lessons for China
Briefing Document | April 01, 2019
Lessons from China’s global forest footprint
Briefing Document | November 20, 2017
China's high-risk timber trade: Lessons from Papua New Guinea
Briefing Document | October 23, 2017
Rubber supply chains: Risks and opportunities for building a more responsible business
Briefing Document | October 02, 2015
Promising Chinese guidelines for mineral supply chain checks – public consultation begins

Press Release | June 07, 2021
Chinese banks are pouring billions into destructive agribusiness linked to global deforestation
Press Release | March 11, 2019
New analysis shows a worrying surge in exports of tropical timber to Vietnam and China from the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2018
Press Release | October 18, 2018
Alarm bells sound for China’s trade reputation, as new report reveals destructive logging of Solomon Islands’ rainforests risks illegality
Press Release | October 23, 2017
Chinese industry takes bold step to tackle land grabs with launch of new rubber guidelines
Press Release | October 23, 2014
New Chinese Guidelines offer mineral companies chance to reduce conflict, corruption risks and show value to host communities
Press Release | September 13, 2016
Public consultation announced on promising Chinese industry guidelines for rubber companies
Press Release | August 30, 2016
Congo’s Mines Minister calls for “genuine clean up” of gold sector following Global Witness investigation into chaotic boom in country’s east
Press Release | December 02, 2015
Global Witness welcomes progressive new Chinese mineral supply chain guidelines

Report | October 18, 2018
Paradise Lost
Report | July 30, 2018
A Major Liability
Report | October 24, 2014
Tackling Conflict Minerals
Report | February 06, 2015
The Cost of Luxury

Blog Post | December 08, 2022
Chinese industry body launches consultation on new grievance mechanism for communities impacted by mining projects
Blog Post | December 02, 2020
China’s major revamp of banking laws falls short of its green ambition, but it can still change that
Blog Post | August 06, 2020
How to tackle the illegal timber trade? New rules on implementing China’s Forest Law could hold the key
Blog Post | January 27, 2020
New Chinese rules on illegal timber could help safeguard the world’s climate critical forests
Blog Post | July 31, 2019
China’s role in global forest governance and the revision of its Forest Law
Blog Post | February 18, 2019
A glimmer of hope in protecting our climate-critical forests
Blog Post | January 29, 2019
Looking ahead to the new year of the pig – our China programme priorities
Blog Post | September 07, 2018
On way to improving resource management