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Big business and its impacts on society

 

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Shell - gas flares are the biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Sub-saharan Africa [more]
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Lufthansa & KLM - aviation is by far the most greenhouse gas intensive form of transport [more] lufthansa_klm
Gazprom - the Sakhalin II project is the biggest threat to the last 100 western gray whales [more] gazprom
Fortis - the world's most polluting gold mine is financed by Fortis [more] fortis
E.on - coal power stations are the most polluting energy producers [more] eon
BMW & Volvo - manufacture the dirtiest cars in Europe [more] bmw_volvo

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What's new?

 Complaint against Burson-Marsteller for failure to comply with a ruling by the European Public Affairs Consultancies Association (EPACA) NEW (08 April 2008)

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

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 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

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

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 Commission backtracking on lobby transparency
ALTER-EU rings alarm bell
NEW (13 February 2008)
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Read the letter to Commission president Barroso
- read the press relase

 Saab warned to withdraw 'greenwash' ads or face legal challenge
Read more
Read the text of the summons sent to Saab in English and in French (10 January 2008)

Malaysian plam oil industry condemned for greenwashing
'Sustainable palm oil' advert false, says watchdog (January 2008). Read more

Hellfire Economics
Multinational companies and the contract dispute over Kashagan, the world's largest undeveloped oilfield (December 2007). Read more

Worst EU Lobbying and Greenwash Awards 2007
German car trio and nuclear lobby shamed for worst lobbying and worst greenwashing in Europe
(04 December 2007) Read more

Kashagan oil field development
Toxic chemicals linked to development of the Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan are polluting the Caspian Sea environment and damaging the health and livelihoods of local communities (5 December 2007) Read more

ExxonMobil's slick Greenwashing
FoEE with the support of 644 signatories ask the Belgian government to take down Exxon's misleading advertising at Brussels Airport (19 Nov 2007)
- read the complaint
- see the signatories
- read more

Too close for comfort: The relationship between the biotech industry and the European Commission
An analysis (October 2007)

Greenwash Confronted -
Misleading Advertising Regulation in the EU and its Member States
new report (26 Sept 2007)

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 Extractive Industries: Fact Sheets

Climate Impacts EN, FR
Financing EN, FR
Gender Issues EN, FR
Mining EN, FR
Oil and Gas EN, FR
Social Impacts EN, FR

FoEE complains to European Ombudsman
European Commission fails to provide requested documents on meetings with car industry
(25 September 2007)

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