MAX OPRAY One year after an iron ore tailings dam part-owned by BHP Billiton burst its banks, locals of a Brazilian village lament ruined livelihoods and uncertain health risks. When local surfer Leonardo Zorzal paddles out into…
Infographic illustrates the stunning conflict of interest between business groups, UNFCCC BOSTON— Just one week before countries descend on Marrakech for the negotiations of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), a new infographic by Corporate Accountability…
Juan Hernández Zubizarreta & Pedro Ramiro (OMAL, 2016) Operating and marketing contracts signed by large corporations, trade treaties and investment protection agreements negotiated between States, fiscal adjustment policies imposed by the International Monetary Fund, conditional loans granted by…
Roundtable: The right to health: The fight of indigenous and peasants for the future generations The cases of Chevron and Syngenta Thursday 27th October 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Maison des associations – Room Wangari Muta Maathai 15,…
Concepts of peace in dispute 30 September 2016 Article The end of Colombia’s armed conflict will not mean real peace if the neoliberal status quo persists. The peoples of Colombia have real solutions to the country’s environmental and social…
27 September by Jérôme Duval Nicknamed the “Big Four” Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young (EY), KPMG and Price Water House Coopers (PwC) are the big four audit firms that operate in concert as an inescapable cartel in the…
“What is at stake with the attacks against the BDS movement is the possibility of a myriad of social justice movements to hold corporations accountable: if Israel’s logic aimed at suppressing the BDS movement passes, it will shield corporations…
While Global Transnational Corporations (TNCs) source more than 60% of the world garment production from Asia, the conditions of workers in the garment industry in Asia are amongst the worst in the world. Given the ability of TNCs to quickly move production…
While tens of thousands of refugees have died fleeing terrible violence and hardship to get to Europe, not everyone has lost out. This report exposes the military and security companies that have profited from the tragedy, winning contracts to…
New EU proposal will perpetuate investors’ attacks on health and environment Report The European Commission says that its new investment proposal –the Investment Court System – will protect governments’ abilities to regulate on crucial matters such as…
TNI’s fifth annual State of Power 2016 report explores the intersect of power and democracy. Featuring prominent activists and academics, its essays feature the long battle between economic power and popular democracy, expose the different powers seeking to undermine…
Brazil’s Vale corporation masks brutal exploitation with the language of South-South solidarity. by Judith Marshall Both during and after his two terms in office, former Brazilian president Luis Inácio Lula da Silva staked much of his legacy on…