Filters By campaign All Anonymous companies Banks Climate breakdown Corporate accountability Corruption & money laundering Diamonds Digital threats Forests Forest transparency & IFM Forêts Fossil fuels Governments Greenwashing Land and environmental defenders Land Deals Oil, Gas & Mining Personas defensoras Pétrole, gaz et minerais Responsible Minerals Rubber in the Mekong Stop Russian oil Timber Trade Transition minerals By country All Afghanistan Angola Azerbaijan Brazil Cambodia Central African Republic China Congo-Brazzaville D.R. Congo Equatorial Guinea European Union Guinea Guyana Honduras Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Liberia Libya Madagascar Malaysia Myanmar Nicaragua Nigeria Papua New Guinea Peru Russia South Sudan Sudan The Philippines Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Zimbabwe Press release | April 24, 2018 Land European Union Mandatory due diligence is the missing link to EU sustainable finance The report explicitly calls for financiers to carry out mandatory due diligence on their investments. Press release | March 8, 2018 Land Banks European Union New EU sustainable finance initiative – strong on rhetoric, weak on regulation The eye-catching rhetoric of the European Commission’s Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth must be matched by a robust reality of regulation’ to fully tackle the environmental and social harm caused by the financial sector. Press release | Feb. 7, 2018 Forests European Union Global Witness joins other NGOs to call on EU to urgently commit to tackle deforestation Global Witness joins other NGOs to call on EU to urgently commit to tackle deforestation Press release | Feb. 6, 2018 Land European Union NGOs welcome the EU’s sustainable finance road-map but call for tougher regulatory action NGOs welcome the EU’s sustainable finance road-map but call for tougher regulatory action Press release | Dec. 15, 2017 Anonymous Companies Corruption & Money Laundering Banks European Union EU agrees on new ground-breaking rules to end anonymous companies, but falls short on trusts Today the EU agreed on new rules to reveal the true owners of EU companies and trusts connected to the EU, through changes to the EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive Press release | Nov. 14, 2017 Corruption & Money Laundering Banks European Union Joint CSO statement on failed negotiations for EU anti-money laundering rules after Paradise Papers scandal Today, a week since the Paradise Papers, the EU has failed to come to agreement on improving its anti-money laundering rules, after months of negotiations around revisions to the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive. Press release | Nov. 5, 2017 Anonymous Companies Corruption & Money Laundering European Union Paradise Papers pile pressure on EU anti-money laundering negotiations ICIJ's 'Paradise Papers' leak piles huge pressure on the EU to finally crack down on corporate secrecy, corruption and money laundering ahead of crucial negotiations in Brussels next week. Press release | June 7, 2017 Responsible Minerals European Union Responsible companies should act on EU mineral law now, not drag their feet for four year phase-in The new EU law on responsible mineral sourcing is an important but half-hearted attempt to bring change to the sector, not least because many important companies are exempt, says Global Witness. Press release | June 13, 2016 Responsible Minerals European Union Open letter to the Dutch Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the Member States of the European Union Minerals are key components in many everyday products, from mobile phones, laptops, and jewellery, to cars and light bulbs. In too many cases, however, the extraction and trade of these resources is linked to conflicts and human rights abuses. Press release | Feb. 1, 2016 Responsible Minerals European Union Central African Republic D.R. Congo EU governments in danger of missing crucial opportunity to reduce global conflict EU governments in danger of missing crucial opportunity to reduce global conflict Show Previous 10 Show Next 10