Investigations

• (Non-)Development

  Perenco in the Democratic Republic of Congo: when oil makes the poor poorer

  1 September 2014
  

  Perenco’s operations in Bas-Congo are an example of how oil extraction can destroy the environment and the livelihoods of local communities, (...)

• Trade agreements

  Ilana Solomon: "In terms of climate and energy policy, TTIP takes us exactly in the wrong direction"

  11 July 2014
  

  There’s been a lot of talk recently about the risks of the transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP) project for Europe and its (...)

• World Cup

  Working conditions on construction sites in Qatar: the role of Bouygues and Vinci

  23 June 2014
  

  After Brazil this year, it will be Qatar’s turn to host football’s greatest ritual in 2022. Giant construction projects - stadiums, metros, (...)

• Coal industry

  « If Société Générale was genuine about its own social and environmental principles, there’s no way they would remain involved in the Alpha Coal project »

  23 June 2014
  

  Alpha Coal: it is the name of a megaproject in Queensland, Australia. Alpha Coal would involve extracting millions of tonnes of coal, (...)

• Responsible investment?

  French banks blithely financing the fracking industry

  3 June 2014
  

  All, or nearly all, claim that they are sensitive to environmental concerns. This does not, however, stop French banks, most prominently Société (...)

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