Home | About us | Members | Campaigns | Events | Media | Publications | Links | Contact | Internal


title

Big business and its impacts on society

Quick Navigator


What's new?

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
poison_fire
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)

enlazando alternativas

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

extracting the truth

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

shell_exhibition

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

expertgroups_report

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

lufthansa_klm_greenwashing

read more here

 

 

 

Press releases

7 October 2008
NEW REPORT: Malaysian palm oil: Green gold or green wash?

9 July 2008
Europe's lobbyists under the spotlight as nominations open for the Worst EU Lobbying Awards

3 July 2008
Oil and gas company guilty of greenwashing - OMV advertising claim ruled misleading

23 June 2008
ALTER-EU: One step forward, two steps back? New Commission register is weak and unbalanced

17 June 2008
Toyota zero emissions ad ruled misleading

3 June 2008
Transparency campaigners appeal to Barroso to fix flawed lobbyists' register

29 May 2008 ECCJ
Justice possible for victims of European companies around world - New legal study details potential for legal reforms to enable victims of corporate abuse to find justice in Europe

19 May 2008
NEW REPORT: European banks financing damaging agrofuels in Latin America - Friends of the Earth International urges banks to stop fuelling harmful agrofuel boom

13 May 2008
EU and business on trial for crimes in Latin America

La Unión Europea y sus empresas en el banquillo por crimenes en América Latina

6 May 2008 ALTER_EU
European Parliament plenary votes for mandatory lobbyists register; Christian Democrats and Liberals weaken resolution

29 April 2008
Oil industry accused of undermining emissions reduction efforts - Fuel Quality Directive target achievable without agrofuels, new report shows

25 March 2008
Commission Expert Groups dominated by industry - ALTER-EU calls for unbalanced advisory groups to be dissolved

06 March 2008
ALTER-EU: European Commission fails to act against conflicts of interest

21 February 2008
European Business told to 'Stop Greenwashing the Economy' at 6th European Business Summit

13 February 2008
ALTER-EU rings alarm bell over European Commission backtracking on lobbying transparency

21 January 2008
Kazakhstan loses $5 bn from oil deal as more delays emerge - Oil companies accused of 'hiding bad news' over Kashagan oilfield

10 January 2008
Saab warned to withdraw 'greenwash' ads or face legal challenge

9 January 2008
'Sustainable palm oil' advert false, says watchdog - Malaysian palm oil indsutry condemned for greenwashing

5 December 2007
UNCOVERED: Dirty impacts of Kashagan oil field - Legal violations and health and environmental problems revealed by NGOs

4 December 2007
German car trio and nuclear lobby shamed for worst lobbying and worst greenwashing in Europe

15 October 2007
Greenwash and EU lobby scandals exposed for public vote - Launch of online voting for the "Worst EU Lobbying" Awards 2007 at www.worstlobby.eu

9 October 2007
RSPO: Stop destructive Palm Oil - EU must say no to palm oil for energy and transport fuel

5 October 2007
EU must ban European companies from supporting Burmese regime

26 September 2007
Exxon exposed for twisting facts - Friends of the Earth Europe launches animation spoof and online action against ExxonMobil's greenwashing

13 September 2007
Kashagan oil operations should not resume - NGOs- NGOs express grave concerns about environmental, health and social impacts of the Kashagan oil field development

5 July 2007
Shell told to stop "greenwashing" - Dutch Advertising Authority accepts Friends of the Earth complaint against misleading advert

3 July 2007
World's biggest palm oil trader shamed - Company involved in forest fires, deforestation and illegal activities

21 June 2007
Major international banks finance catastrophic mud volcano - Lapindo is shirking its responsibility for the damage

8 May 2007
Shell's misleading ad: complaint submitted - Oil refineries emit smoke not flowers

3 May 2007
Shell still flaring gas, defying Nigerian courts - EU should rein in Shell's reckless behaviour outside Europe

21 March 2007
Commision proposal on voluntary lobby register - an important but too timid step towards EU lobbying transparency

13 March 2007
MEPs call on Commission to strengthen Corporate Social Responsibility policy

31 January 2007
Shell: Use your profit to clean up your mess -
New report about damage to the environment and communities inflicted by Shell

13 December 2006
Exxonmobil and DG Internal Market win Worst EU Lobby Awards 2006

08 December 2006
Corporations must sbe truly accountable - NGO demand for regulation is supported by a broad range of stakeholders (ECCJ)

30 November 2006
Lobby Scandal: David Earnshaw accused of conflicting interests

6 November 2006
EU lobby scandals exposed for public voting - Online Voting for the Worst EU Lobbying Awards 2006 starts

17 October 2006
EU Commissioners in Bed with Business - Cut corporate power over the EU
SEE PHOTOS

 
16 October 2006
Why should Europe care about lobby transparency - New report: Campaigners denounce damaging impacts of corporate lobby on trade policies
 
01 June 2006

New Friends of the Earth report reveals loopholes in existing and proposed EU lobbying rules

23 May 2006
Trade and transparency campaigners slam secret cocktail deals - Activists offer alternative cocktails to EU officials before exclusive lobby meeting
SEE PHOTOS
 
03 May 2006

EU fails to develop credible transparency rules
 
22 March 2006
New communication on CSR - NGOs denounce “verbal concessions to other stakeholders, which will however have no real impact”

13 March 2006
Commissioner Verheugen hijacks EU process on CSR - Corporate Social Responsibility plan EU totally lacks substance
 
17 January 2006
NGOs bring out recommendations to avoid lobby scandals

  
10 January 2006

Monsanto target's Europe's maize - 10 years of biotech crops fail to deliver benefits for consumers and environment
(version Française disponible)

    
10 November 2005
Chemicals Industry - stop wrecking REACH  - Report reveals misleading and unsubstantiated statements by chemical industry

     
9 November 2005
Campaigners call for concrete measures to end lobbying secrecy
     
22 September 2005
OECD Guidelines failing to deliver Corporate Accountability, five-year review concludes
    
19 July 2005
Lobbying transparency key to EU democratic legitimacy, say NGOs
    
29 June 2005
Shell Neighbours Demand Justice

 

 

 

 


 

Home | About us | Members | Campaigns | Events | Media | Publications | Links | Contact | Internal