GAFAM Nation. Big Tech’s web of influence in France
Rapidly increasing lobbying expenses, revolving doors, secret contacts at the Elysée Palace, financial partnerships with media, think tanks and research institutions... A dive into the formidable lobbying and influence machine of Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple and Facebook in France.
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Allô Bercy? Corporate Welfare in a Time of Pandemic
The French government offered unprecedented financial support to businesses in response to the Covid pandemic, and large corporations of the CAC40 stock index have greatly profited from it. With very few strings attached, whether in terms of dividend payouts or of climate commitments.
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CAC40: the true annual report, 2022 edition
Super-profits, GHG emissions, taxation, dividends and share buybacks, jobs, pay, discrimination, dealings with political authorities... The 2022 edition of our “true annual report” of CAC40 corporations is a thorough, data-based exploration of major French corporations and their role and impact both in France and globally.
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- 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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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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Eurofins
The world leader in health and food testing has joined the CAC40 index following the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Orange
The former public service France Télécom has become a multinational like any other, while maintaining close links with the French government.
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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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Pernod Ricard
The world’s number 2 for wines and spirits has expanded by acquiring prestigious brands.
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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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LVMH
The global luxury goods giant headed by Bernard Arnault is now Europe’s largest market capitalisation.
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Hermès
France’s third luxury goods company alongside Kering and LVMH, owned by the founder’s heirs, is thriving against a backdrop of growing inequality.
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Our investigations
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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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Know your Billionaires ! A Portrait of Europe Through Its Richest Citizens
A collaborative report by civil society and media organisations sheds light on Europe’s richest, how they built their wealth and how they use it.
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Finance lobby’s risky plans for post-Brexit Europe exposed
Any future EU-UK trade agreement post-Brexit will have to deal with the financial sector; and the long-term consequences of such a deal could be dire.
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