Women on the Frontline. Stories of dispossession and survival from TotalEnergies’ EACOP project and Uganda’s oil development
TotalEnergies seeks to justify its oil projects in Uganda by claiming that they help the cause of women. We put the question to the women on the ground, who tell a very different story.
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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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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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Multinationals Dissected
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Schneider Electric
The distant heir to the prestigious industrial group founded in 1836 in Le Creusot is now managed from Hong Kong.
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Stellantis
The automotive giant born from the merger of PSA and FiatChrysler continues to cut jobs while paying executives and shareholders handsomely.
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TotalEnergies
The French oil and gas giant, one of the world’s biggest polluters, as powerful as it is contested.
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Pernod Ricard
The world’s number 2 for wines and spirits has expanded by acquiring prestigious brands.
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Eurofins
The world leader in health and food testing has joined the CAC40 index following the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Crédit agricole
Funding of fossil fuels, financial speculation... Is the "green bank" all that green?
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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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Atos
A digital tech and services specialist that cultivates close connections to government.
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Chiffres
L’État français, actionnaire discret mais substantiel de TotalEnergies
Actualités
La présence discrète de l’État français au capital de TotalEnergies
Alors que s’ouvre ce jeudi un procès climatique historique visant TotalEnergies, l’Observatoire des multinationales révèle que l’État français - via son bras financier, la Caisse des dépôts et (…)
Our investigations
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Democratic Information in an Age of Corporate Power
Independent information on big business and corporate power has never been more critical to our democracy.
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Under the Influence: The Distorted Priorities of the French EU Council Presidency
A Presidency prepared in close collaboration with the French corporate sector which is setting a policy agenda that strongly reflects business demands.
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Our Public Water Future. The global experience with remunicipalisation
A growing wave of cities putting water back under public control has now spread to dozens of countries impacting 100 million people.
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