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dREPORT: Malaysian Palm oil - green gold or green wash?
a commentary on the sustainability claims of malaysia's palm oil lobby Read more (07 Oct. 2008) NEW

e Poison Fire
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Watch our film about Gas flaring in Nigeria NEW

d Secrecy and Corporate dominance: Commission's expert groups
ALTER-EU writes letters to Commissioners (08 August 2008) NEW
- letter to Barroso & Kallas
- letter to Verheugen
- letter to Potocnik
- letter to Piebalgs
- letter to Vassiliou
- letter to Dimas

d  Greenwashing by oil and gas group OMV
OMVadvertising claim ruled misleading after our complaint Read more (03 July 2008) NEW

d EU and business ruled guilty for human rights violations in Latin America Permanent Peoples' Tribunal in Lima, Peru at the Peoples' Summit 'Enlazando Alternativas' (13-17 May)

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d Complaint against Burson-Marsteller
Friends of the Earth Europe complains to the Belgian government (7 May 2008) and to EPACA (8 April 2008) Read more

dNew coalition releases report against ArcelorMittal Read more

d Friends of the Earth Europe files a complaint against Cabinet of Mr. Mandelson
Read more (30 April 2008)

d REPORT: Extracting the Truth: oil industry efforts to undermine the Fuel Quality Directive
Read report

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d Action at launch of Shell's 'Energy Scenarios to 2050'
Exhibition displays the reality of Shell's operations (07 April 2008)

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d Secrecy and corporate dominance ALTER-EU study on composition and transparency of European Commission Expert Groups (25 March 2008)

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ed European Commission fails to act on conflicts of interests
ALTER-EU says the new Communication on ethics is far too weak ( 06 March 2008)
- Read the press release
- Read the critique on the background study Regulating Conflicts of Interest for Holders of Public Office in the European Union

as Stop Greenwashing the Economy!
Action and exhibition exposing greenwashing at the 6th European Business Summit
(21 February 2008) Read more

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Examples of Corporate Irresponsibility

arrow Monsanto

Who benefits from GM crops? Monsanto and the corporate-driven genetically modified crop revolution (Jan 2006) 
- Executive summary
- Full report
- Key facts

   
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Toyota, Peugeot, Citroen

Autocompanies run over rules and law.

     
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SA Rougier, SFID

No environmental justice for communities .
     
arrow Vattenfall, Mibrag German village threatend by lignit coalmine.
     
arrow Suez, Ondeo Water - at What cost?
     
arrow Bayer How a major chemical company grenwashes its image

 


 

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