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 | May 3, 2019 Guinea Revealed: secret dealings tying UK Conservatives’ CEO to billionaire embroiled in bribery scandal A company fronted by the Chief Executive of the British Conservative Party is set to pay $50 million to seal a deal between the government of Guinea and a mining firm that has engaged in high-level bribery there Press release | April 26, 2019 Corruption & Money Laundering Oil, Gas & Mining D.R. Congo Global Witness welcomes investigation into Glencore by US commodities regulator The investigation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is another promising step towards holding Glencore to account for its suspect dealings and showing that this corporate behemoth is not above the law. Press release | April 25, 2019 Oil, Gas & Mining Nigeria New analysis shows Shell and Eni used Nigeria’s share of oil to fund alleged billion dollar bribery scheme Press release: Shell and Eni used Nigeria's share of oil to fund alleged bribery scheme Press release | April 23, 2019 Responsible Minerals Global Witness statement on launch of London Metal Exchange responsible sourcing roadmap Global Witness welcomes responsible sourcing rules for LME brands and particularly requirements for brands to publicly report on financial crime and corruption risks in line with EITI and OECD standards, and on named individuals directly responsible for supply chain due diligence within their supplier networks. Press release | April 23, 2019 Oil, Gas & Mining Entire $4.9 trillion investment in new oil and gas is incompatible with global climate goals All of the $4.9 trillion the oil and gas industry is forecast to spend on exploration and extraction from new fields over the next decade is incompatible with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C goal, according to new analysis. Press release | April 18, 2019 Environmental Activists European Union Investors issue strong call to action – as European Parliament votes in new rules to ensure finance doesn’t cause human rights abuses and environmental destruction A major EU vote and a direct call to action from investors with assets worth €1.7 trillion signals the start of a transformation of the financial sector. Press release | April 16, 2019 Forests D.R. Congo Congolese General sanctioned by U.S. and EU for human rights abuses is trading in illegal logging permits over DRC’s climate-critical forests, Global Witness reveals A notorious Congolese army officer illegally traded timber licences in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the run-up to disputed presidential elections at the end of last year, Global Witness reveals today. Press release | April 10, 2019 Forests Peru Peru’s forest inspection agency regains independence The Peruvian government yesterday published a decree that restores the independence of vital forest crime agency OSINFOR. Press release | April 10, 2019 Anonymous Companies Corruption & Money Laundering Congo-Brazzaville Trump Organization profited from tainted money used to buy an apartment at Trump’s flagship hotel in New York City First daughter of the Republic of Congo used millions of dollars of apparently stolen Congolese state funds to buy a luxury apartment at the Trump International Hotel & Tower in New York City, a new Global Witness investigation exposes. Press release | April 3, 2019 Environmental Activists Global Witness responds to the death of environmental activist Paul McAuley Global Witness expresses its deepest sadness at the sudden death of environmental activist Paul McAuley in Peru. Show Previous 10 Show Next 10