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.
All the articles
- 06.02.2018 After their attacks on climate science, industrial lobbyists target the scientific evidence on air pollution
- 13.09.2016 When Prisons, Inmates and Detention Policies Become Investment Products
- 13.09.2016 How to recognize a truly alternative, ethical and socially useful bank
- 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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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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Legrand
Based in Limoges, the electrical equipment heavyweight keeps a low profile but knows how to cultivate its market power.
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BNP Paribas
’Systemic’ mega-bank, funder of controversial industries, facilitator of speculation and tax avoidance... A financial giant at the centre of criticism.
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Sanofi
A pharma giant that has become synonymous with job cuts and prioritising shareholders over public health.
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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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Crédit agricole
Funding of fossil fuels, financial speculation... Is the "green bank" all that green?
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Teleperformance
The global call centre giant has built its fortune on exploiting a young, abundant and cheap workforce.
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Worldline
A global leader in payment services, built through successive acquisitions and restructuring
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Actualités
Deloitte, le cabinet de conseil qui aide à la traque des immigrés aux États-Unis
Deloitte figure parmi les principaux partenaires de l’Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), dont les raids anti-migrants sont de plus en plus contestés.
Chiffres
Les « pantoufleurs » ne font en majorité que passer de l’autre côté de la table
Our investigations
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GAFAM Nation. Big Tech’s web of influence in France
A dive into the formidable lobbying and influence machine of Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple and Facebook in France.
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Shale gas: how Algerians rallied against the Regime and Foreign Oil Companies
Fracking in the Algerian Sahara, environmental justice and the role of France and of its oil major Total.
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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
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