Alarm bells of authoritarianism sounding in the UK
The UK government’s proposed ‘Policing Bill’ erodes human rights and stifles the critical action needed to tackle the climate crisis
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Blog Post | May 12, 2022
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Press Release | March 10, 2022 Environment Act rules could allow UK consumption to continue fuelling rapid global deforestation and lag behind EU proposals, despite government promises of ‘world-leading’ law
New analysis indicates that the Environment Act could fail to tackle much of the UK’s deforestation footprint abroad, despite the UK government’s claims of a ‘world-leading’ law
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Press Release | October 28, 2021 New data highlights importance of including beef in Environment Bill to tackle UK’s complicity in global deforestation
Today, new UK government data showed UK consumption of beef and leather accounts for the biggest share of the UK’s imported deforestation footprint
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Article | September 09, 2021 How Facebook’s ad targeting may be in breach of UK equality and data protection laws
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Press Release | September 09, 2021 Global Witness calls on EHRC and ICO to investigate Facebook for breaking anti-discrimination and data protection laws
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Statement | September 06, 2021 Open letter to the UK Prime Minister: Take action to protect the Amazon
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Blog Post | September 03, 2021 The Amazon and its people are under threat – the UK must act
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Blog Post | July 09, 2021 The UK government has a chance to make its supply chains deforestation free – will it step up?
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Press Release | June 28, 2021 Facebook ad targeting could be used to incite sectarian violence
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Article | June 28, 2021 The Big Tech business model poses a threat to democracy
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Press Release | May 26, 2021 Cross-party support for UK Environment Bill to tackle role of UK banks in funding global deforestation, with £900m funnelled into forest-risk commodities in 2020
Briefings
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Briefing Document | January 18, 2021 Parliamentary Briefing: Three Key Improvements Needed to UK Deforestation Law
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Briefing Document | January 11, 2021 World cannot meet climate targets relying on carbon capture and storage
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Briefing Document | June 12, 2020 Why UK taxpayer support for fossil fuels overseas must end
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Briefing Document | June 05, 2020 Strengthening Corporate Responsibility
Press Releases
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Press Release | March 10, 2022 Environment Act rules could allow UK consumption to continue fuelling rapid global deforestation and lag behind EU proposals, despite government promises of ‘world-leading’ law
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Press Release | October 28, 2021 New data highlights importance of including beef in Environment Bill to tackle UK’s complicity in global deforestation
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Press Release | September 09, 2021 Global Witness calls on EHRC and ICO to investigate Facebook for breaking anti-discrimination and data protection laws
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Press Release | June 28, 2021 Facebook ad targeting could be used to incite sectarian violence
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Press Release | May 26, 2021 Cross-party support for UK Environment Bill to tackle role of UK banks in funding global deforestation, with £900m funnelled into forest-risk commodities in 2020
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Press Release | April 26, 2021 Joint statement on the UK's new anti-corruption sanctions regime
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Press Release | January 11, 2021 Majority of global CCS plants being used to extract more fossil fuels
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Press Release | October 10, 2020 YouGov poll finds majority of British public want the UK to lead world on tackling climate change
Blogs
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Blog Post | May 12, 2022 Alarm bells of authoritarianism sounding in the UK
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Blog Post | September 03, 2021 The Amazon and its people are under threat – the UK must act
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Blog Post | July 09, 2021 The UK government has a chance to make its supply chains deforestation free – will it step up?
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Blog Post | May 20, 2021 Green spaces deserve to be protected – in the UK and around the world
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Blog Post | May 01, 2021 Two years on from the UK’s declaration of climate emergency, we need less bluster and more action from the UK government
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Blog Post | January 21, 2021 Why climate risk reporting will not stop the finance industry bankrolling deforestation
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Blog Post | September 11, 2020 The UK government’s move to legislate to tackle imported deforestation is a welcome step but must go further
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Blog Post | June 11, 2020 Our commitments on racial justice
