Story
3 Apr 2016
Facing Finance report investigates abuses by 20 companies & ties to financial institutions
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Anglo American
Allianz
Alstom
Airbus
BHP
BMW
Coca-Cola
Deutsche Bank
Posco International (part of POSCO)
Daewoo Group
ExxonMobil
EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space)
Grupo México
HSBC
HeidelbergCement
Inditex
Lockheed Martin
Motorola (now Motorola Solutions & Motorola Mobility)
Nestlé
Pfizer
Posco
Rheinmetall
Rolls-Royce plc
Syngenta
Sanofi
TotalEnergies (formerly Total)
Verizon
Volkswagen
Vanguard
Vale
Zara (part of Inditex)
Motorola Solutions
Audi (part of Volkswagen)
China Gold International Resources
Samarco (joint venture BHP Billiton and Vale)
Nautilus Minerals
Agriculture & livestock
Cement
Chemical: General
Chocolate & cocoa
Clothing & textile
Food & beverage
Pesticide
Sugar
Retail
Arms/Weapons
Logging & lumber
Drug-testing
Pharmaceutical
Military/defence
Transport: General
Automobile & other motor vehicles
Finance & banking
Hydropower & dam projects
Security companies
Technology, telecom & electronics
Waste disposal
Aircraft/Airline
Mining
Oil, gas & coal
Palm trees & oil
Global
Afghanistan
Argentina
Bangladesh
Brazil
Côte d'Ivoire
China
United Kingdom
Indonesia
Israel
India
Iraq
Iran
Kenya
South Korea
Kuwait
Lebanon
Morocco
Mexico
Malaysia
Nigeria
Peru
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
El Salvador
Syria
Eswatini
Thailand
Taiwan
Tanzania
United States of America
Vietnam
Yemen
South Africa
Zambia
Deaths
Freedom of Expression
Violence
Freedom of Movement
Climate Crisis
Indigenous Peoples
Migrants & Immigrants
Restricted access to medicines
Project financing & loans
Socially-responsible investing & shareholder activism
Freedom of Association
Labour Rights
Child labour
Forced Labour & Modern Slavery
Living Wage
Security Issues & Conflict Zones
Access to Water
Free, prior & informed consent
Land Rights
Right to Privacy
Protests
Right to Food
Supply Chains
Humanitarian Law
Ownership of Property & Possessions
Displacement
Clean, Healthy & Sustainable Environment
Personal Health
Corruption
Certification
Lawsuits & regulatory action
Facing Finance’s report “Dirty Profits 4” focuses on 20 multinational companies regarding allegations of abuse of human rights and environmental standards, and investigates the links between these companies and 4 financial institutions. The report finds that these companies’ and banks’ voluntary social commitments are not sufficient to prevent abuse, exploitation, corruption, and environmental destruction. Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited the companies to respond - their responses and the full report can be found below.