The Pinocchio Awards are organised by Friends of the Earth France, in partnership with the CRID and Peuples Solidaires-Action Aid France.  These organizations state that these awards aim to "highlight and denounce the negative impact of multinational companies" and "the gap between their discourse and concrete activities."

This year, the Pinocchio Awards focus on companies having an impact on climate and communities throughout the world.

The following companies are nominated in three categories:

Local impacts

Anglo American

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- See Anglo American's January 2015 response on Cerrejón and its impacts on the environment

BNP Paribas

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Shell

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- See Shell's May 2015 response about its approach to climate change

Lobbying

Avril

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Chevron

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- See Chevron's response on the lawsuit regarding oil pollution in Ecuador

Total

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- See Total's June 2015 response (in French) on the social and environmental impacts of its activities

Greenwashing

EDF

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- See EDF's July 2015 response (in French) on the social and environmental impacts of its activities

Engie

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Yara

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The awards ceremony will take place on 3 December at 7pm in Paris, France.