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Data-driven and digital approaches are an increasingly important strand of our research and campaigning. We use a range of techniques to scrape and analyse data from open source and leaked datasets, social media and other online sources.

Article | July 12, 2022
“Nature-based solutions”: using digital methods to investigate corporate greenwashing

Are big polluters using so-called "nature-based solutions" to present false solutions to their climate-damaging practices and help them to maintain their social license? We decided to investigate
Article | July 11, 2022
As sanctions bite, Abramovich associate keeps Russian oil flowing to UK

A former banker with a house in Highgate and links to the sanctioned billionaire Roman Abramovich is behind millions of barrels of Russian oil set to be shipped to the UK
Article | May 05, 2022
Leaked data: Shell paid $2bn to three big companies for Russian crude in 2020

Shell paid almost $2 billion to three of Russia’s biggest crude oil producers – Rosneft, Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegaz – in 2020, according to leaked accounting data seen by Global Witness

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Article | April 11, 2022
Busy March at Russian ports for some of the world’s biggest oil traders
Blog Post | April 08, 2022
Despite Putin’s atrocities in Ukraine, insurers enable the export of 40 million barrels of Russian oil
Article | March 23, 2022
TotalEnergies ships Russian crude on Russian tanker, despite chief exec promise
Article | March 20, 2022
Facebook approves adverts containing hate speech inciting violence and genocide against the Rohingya
Press Release | March 21, 2022
New investigation shows Facebook approves ads containing hate speech inciting genocide against the Rohingya
Press Release | March 21, 2022
Rohingya Youth Wait in World’s Largest Refugee Camp to Hear from Facebook, as Platform Fails to Detect Hate Speech Against Them
Article | November 08, 2021
Flooding the zone: Hundreds of fossil fuel lobbyists granted access to COP26
Article | September 09, 2021
How Facebook’s ad targeting may be in breach of UK equality and data protection laws

Briefing Document | July 22, 2020
Out of the shadows
Briefing Document | May 06, 2019
Getting the UK's house in order

Press Release | March 21, 2022
New investigation shows Facebook approves ads containing hate speech inciting genocide against the Rohingya
Press Release | March 21, 2022
Rohingya Youth Wait in World’s Largest Refugee Camp to Hear from Facebook, as Platform Fails to Detect Hate Speech Against Them
Press Release | February 19, 2021
Global Witness reveals fraudulent Libyan Letters of Credit money entering international financial system via London

Report | February 19, 2021
Discredited
Report | October 23, 2015
Jade: Myanmar's "Big State Secret"

Blog Post | April 08, 2022
Despite Putin’s atrocities in Ukraine, insurers enable the export of 40 million barrels of Russian oil
Blog Post | September 06, 2021
Chart in focus: Mapping buildings across Africa with AI
Blog Post | July 02, 2021
Chart in focus: New UK planting initiative can't see the forest for the trees
Blog Post | June 03, 2021
Innovative tracking tool trained on fossil gas lobbyists
Blog Post | May 26, 2021
Chart in focus: New data shows that the world’s biggest polluters are still failing to put their money where their mouth is
Blog Post | February 17, 2021
Chart in focus: New data shows deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon at 12 year high
Blog Post | December 02, 2020
Brazilian beef: inside the supply chain
Blog Post | November 30, 2020
Facebook banned new political ads in the week before the US election. We took a closer look

Longform | July 24, 2018
The Companies We Keep