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REPORT:
Malaysian Palm oil - green gold or green wash?
A commentary on the sustainability claims of malaysia's palm oil lobby
Report: Malaysian Palm Oil
(07 Oct. 2008) NEW

REPORT:
Fuelling destruction in Latin America
A report on the social impacts of the agrofuels boom

(16 SEP. 2008) NEW

Poison Fire

Watch our film about Gas flaring in Nigeria NEW

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

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

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)

enlazando alternativas

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

New coalition releases report against ArcelorMittal Read more

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

REPORT: Extracting the Truth: oil industry efforts to undermine the Fuel Quality Directive
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Action at launch of Shell's 'Energy Scenarios to 2050'
Exhibition displays the reality of Shell's operations (07 April 2008)

shell_exhibition

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

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

read more here

Stop the Greenwash!

Expose companies' misleading advertising

In the wake of the public's increasing awareness that climate change needs to be addressed, many companies strive to remodel their image to blend in with the environmental consciousness of their customers. Over the past year or two, more and more companies make environmental claims in their advertising, trying to greenwash their image and cover up the real environmental impacts of the core business behavior. Especially oil companies such as Shell and ExxonMobil (Esso), whose businesses by their nature have huge climate impacts, spend major sums on slick advertising campaigns instead of actually investing to clean up their act.

	Greenwashing exhibition - featuring Shell, Lufthansa, KLM, Gazprom, Fortis, e.on, BMW, Volvo
	Stop greenwashing the economy! Action and exhibition at the European Business Summit (21 Feb 2008)
	Worst EU Lobbying and Greenwash Awards - This year's Worst EU Lobbying Award This year's event also includes a special 'Worst EU Greenwash' Award for the company whose advertising, PR and lobbying lingo is most at odds with the real environmental impacts of their core business activities (Dec 2007)
	Greenwash confronted - Misleading Advertising Regulation in the EU and its Member States. Background report (Sept 2007)

Company greenwash

ExxonMobil: "We are working to reduce our emissions"
Shell: "Don't throw anything away, there is no away"
Malaysian Palm Oil: "Sustainably produced since 1917"
Saab: Biopower' cars make the roads "finally turn green"
OMV: "WHO is investing in sustainable oil and gas projects?"