MEPs back holding banks accountable in stronger EU anti-deforestation law
The EU Parliament’s environment committee also backed stronger protections for Indigenous Peoples
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Press Release | July 12, 2022
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Press Release | July 06, 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
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Blog Post | July 05, 2022 Brussels takes on Big Tech: The good, the bad and the ugly
The Digital Services Act is the most sweeping set of rules to regulate tech companies anywhere in the world. Our take on what these rules do, and don’t, achieve
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Press Release | June 28, 2022 EU governments miss chance to strengthen anti-deforestation law, letting banks and the tyre lobby off the hook
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Press Release | June 16, 2022 New investigation reveals rubber is the European import that poses biggest threat to West and Central Africa’s tropical forests, linked to 520km2 of deforestation since 2000
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Blog Post | May 30, 2022 How Europe can stop funding land grabs in Brazil
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Press Release | May 31, 2022 EU Council agrees “reckless” gas plans that threaten the climate and vulnerable communities
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Press Release | May 31, 2022 Russian oil embargo agreement an important step forward, but EU must go further
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Press Release | May 23, 2022 “Appallingly lax” EU hydrogen plans would lead to more fossil fuels being burned
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Press Release | April 23, 2022 Groundbreaking EU rules herald a new era for tech accountability
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Press Release | April 01, 2022 European gas lobby groups representing Total, Shell and Eni reject call to back EU plans to quit Russian gas
Briefings
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Briefing Document | April 04, 2022 Can the EU hold companies to account?
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Briefing Document | September 06, 2021 Upholding human rights in the fight against deforestation
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Briefing Document | June 11, 2021 Greenwashed Hydrogen
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Briefing Document | May 12, 2021 Protecting the planet through EU legislation
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Briefing Document | May 06, 2021 EU proposals to address the EU’s role in global deforestation: Joint NGO recommendations
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Briefing Document | April 21, 2021 Holding companies to account – a blueprint for European legislation
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Briefing Document | April 15, 2021 Preventing corporate corruption through EU legislation
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Briefing Document | March 27, 2020 Europe's Golden Doors
Press Releases
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Press Release | July 12, 2022 MEPs back holding banks accountable in stronger EU anti-deforestation law
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Press Release | July 06, 2022 “A sick joke at humanity’s expense” – Global Witness reaction to EU Parliament taxonomy vote
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Press Release | June 28, 2022 EU governments miss chance to strengthen anti-deforestation law, letting banks and the tyre lobby off the hook
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Press Release | June 16, 2022 New investigation reveals rubber is the European import that poses biggest threat to West and Central Africa’s tropical forests, linked to 520km2 of deforestation since 2000
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Press Release | May 31, 2022 EU Council agrees “reckless” gas plans that threaten the climate and vulnerable communities
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Press Release | May 31, 2022 Russian oil embargo agreement an important step forward, but EU must go further
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Press Release | May 23, 2022 “Appallingly lax” EU hydrogen plans would lead to more fossil fuels being burned
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Press Release | April 23, 2022 Groundbreaking EU rules herald a new era for tech accountability
Blogs
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Blog Post | July 05, 2022 Brussels takes on Big Tech: The good, the bad and the ugly
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Blog Post | May 30, 2022 How Europe can stop funding land grabs in Brazil
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Blog Post | October 22, 2021 How much money are EU banks and investors making from deforestation and related human rights abuses?
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Blog Post | October 13, 2021 New polling shows massive support for EU law to hold corporations to account
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Blog Post | October 04, 2021 Calling Europe...Let's end the toxic spin of the fossil fuel industry
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Blog Post | September 21, 2021 Spotlight on Big Tech’s lobbying in Brussels
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Blog Post | April 15, 2021 Do people really want personalised ads online?
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Blog Post | March 05, 2021 Global voices join together to call for corporate accountability