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Ukrainian activists taken to court by longstanding EBRD client after sounding the alarm on impacts of planned wood processing factory
Author: CEE Bankwatch Network
7 April 2020...
- Related stories: Ukraine: Activists face defamation charges for allegedly alerting public to potential adverse impacts of planned wood processing factory owned by Kronospan; incl. company comments
- Related in-depth areas: Human rights defenders
- Related companies: Kronospan Technoprivod Invest Group
Author: Prensa Latina (Colombia)
Una ola de 26 metros y el aumento del caudal del río Cauca a 250 mil metros cúbicos por segundo podría derivarse del colapso de la hidroeléctrica de Ituango en el departamento colombiano de Antioquia. El gobernador de Antioquia, Luis Pérez, alertó a la...
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- Related in-depth areas: Últimas noticias
Papua New Guinea: US retailers of timber products commit to product changes following allegations of links to indigenous rights abuses and illegal logging activities
In its report “Stained Trade”, Global Witness claims that indigenous communities across Papua New Guinea (PNG) are experiencing environmental destruction and loss of their livelihoods through land grabs as ancient rainforests are harvested by foreign-...
Papua New Guinea activist to receive global prize for environment & human rights - has been threatened & beaten for opposing logging by Rimbunan Hijau
Author: Global Witness (UK)
As activist receives global award for fighting deforestation, Global witness calls for urgent halt to rainforest destruction across Papua New Guinea, 29 Sep 2016...
- Related in-depth areas: Latest news on human rights defenders Latest News on Pacific Business & Human Rights
- Related companies: Rimbunan Hijau
Three killed, several injured in Switzerland factory shooting
Author: Reuters
[Video transcript:] Three people are dead and at least seven are injured following a shooting at [a Swiss] factory...Emergency teams were on the scene at the wood processing plant shortly after it started. The suspected gunman is believed to be among...
- Related companies: Kronospan
Author: WWF France
Pour éliminer l’exploitation illégale du bois et améliorer la gestion forestière, en particulier en milieu tropical, le WWF-France lance le Réseau Forêt et Commerce France, déclinaison à l’échelle nationale du Réseau International Forêt et Commerce ...
- Related in-depth areas: Supply chain/"Fair trade" - an introduction
- Related companies: Castorama (part of Kingfisher) Fournier Kingfisher Leroy Merlin Nature & Découvertes
Author: Rouba Naaman, Novethic
Deux jours après le renforcement des sanctions économiques contre la junte au pouvoir en Birmanie, le groupe Total confirme ne pas souhaiter quitter son activité d’exploitation de gaz dans le pays, mais se refuse à y faire de nouveaux investissements....
EU must ban European companies from supporting Burmese regime
Author: Friends of the Earth Europe
Big European companies such as Alcatel, Siemens, Total, Maersk and Rolls-Royce, and a number of timber companies, are still doing business with Burma - despite the Burmese junta's human rights violations and environmental destruction, Friends of the...
More European Companies Switch to Green Power
Author: Green Power Market Development Group-Europe, World Resources Institute & Climate Group
A growing number of European companies are switching to renewable energy for their manufacturing plants, stores and office facilities... The Green Power Market Development Group – Europe (GPMDG-EU) today announced the completion of its first 100...