The Koch-funded Atlas Network is also targeting Europe
The influence of the Atlas Network – a web of libertarian and ultraconservative think tanks funded by billionaires such as the Kochs – has been well documented in the US, the UK, and more recently Argentina following the election of Javier Milei. Its growing presence in the EU has been less examined. But the next EU elections could deliver a political landscape even more favourable to their ideas. This article takes a look at some of the Atlas Network’s partners in Brussels and their activities.
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TotalEnergies: This is what a total phaseout looks like
New report by 350.org and the Multinationals Observatory outlines how to reclaim control over the fossil fuel industry. Using TotalEnergies as a case study, the report “TotalEnergies: This is what a total phaseout looks like” calls on policymakers to dare to imagine a shut down of the fossil fuel industry, and puts forward concrete pathways to make it happen.
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Critical raw materials for whom?
The EU Critical Raw Materials Act, or CRMA, is in the final stages of its adoption. While it is framed as the European law to secure our green and digital transitions, a new report, “Blood on the Green Deal” published today by two lobby watchdogs, the Observatoire des Multinationales in Paris and Corporate Europe Observatory in Brussels, questions those green credentials.
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- 13.09.2016 In Bangladesh, Rana Plaza Survivors Set Up Own Cooperative
- 13.09.2016 France’s Blatant Disregard for the Health of its People – How the Government and Lobby Groups have been Pushing Diesel Cars
Multinationals Dissected
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Carrefour
A French retail giant that carries a heavy responsibility to protect the environment and human rights.
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L’Oréal
The global cosmetics giant knows how to keep up appearances, but can it be trusted?
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Saint-Gobain
A historic pillar of French industry, still highly influential, with a tight control over the building materials sector
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Bouygues
A construction group at the heart of French capitalism, which has diversified into telecommunications and media.
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Safran
A French champion at the juncture between the arms and aeronautics industries
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LVMH
The global luxury goods giant headed by Bernard Arnault is now Europe’s largest market capitalisation.
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EssilorLuxottica
The world’s eyewear master, formed from the merger of leading lens manufacturer Essilor and top global frame producer Luxottica
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Renault
Ghosn scandal, Covid-19, pollution standards, Russia... The automotive group has had to face several crisesin recent years, and its workers have been the first to pay the price.
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Our investigations
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Who’s after the French “Citizens’ Climate Convention”?
This report lifts the veil on the large-scale and particularly violent lobbying offensive against the proposals of the French Citizens’ Climate Convention.
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CAC40: The True Annual Report (2020)
A dissection of major French corporations from an economic, but also social, ecological and democratic point of view
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Extractive Industries and the Right to Water: The Responsibility of Multinationals
This report is the conclusion of a series of investigations and articles on extractive industries and water.
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