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 | Nov. 12, 2018 Diamonds Responsible Minerals Diamond industry fails to clean up its act Reforms to diamond industry guideline on human rights and responsible business practice fail to meet international standards. Press release | Nov. 8, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining Brazil World’s biggest oil traders paid middlemen accused in ‘Car Wash’ mega-scandal, Global Witness reveals The world’s top two commodity traders used middlemen notorious for their role in Brazil’s mammoth “Car Wash” bribery scandal. Press release | Nov. 5, 2018 Land European Union Historic vote sees Europe paving the way for more ethical financial investment European Parliament votes for a stronger due diligence regime Press release | Nov. 1, 2018 Corruption & Money Laundering Global Witness responds to US Justice Department’s charges against former Goldman Sachs bankers and Malaysian Financier Jho Low Rarely are charges filed against individual bankers for facilitating corruption and money laundering – but today is a definitely an important exception. We are now one step closer to justice being served in one of the biggest corruption scandals in the world... Press release | Nov. 1, 2018 Corruption & Money Laundering Government’s New Economic Crime Strategy Announced - Global Witness Response The UK’s Security Minister has vowed to go after the gatekeepers of dirty cash - but more needs to be done Press release | Oct. 30, 2018 Environmental Activists Brazil International NGOs issue stark warning to Bolsonaro on climate change & human rights Global Witness joins international NGOs to issue a warning to Bolsonaro on climate change & human rights Press release | Oct. 30, 2018 Responsible Minerals Global Witness statement for London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) and Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) annual conferences The LBMA and RMI must use their annual gatherings to ensure that member smelters, refiners and traders prioritize improving responsible sourcing practices to bring them in line with international responsible sourcing standards in practice, not just on paper. Press release | Oct. 18, 2018 Forests China Papua New Guinea Alarm bells sound for China’s trade reputation, as new report reveals destructive logging of Solomon Islands’ rainforests risks illegality Hugely unsustainable rates of logging and the high risk of illegal practices on the once pristine paradise of the Solomon Islands are putting China’s reputation as a global trading partner at risk. Press release | Oct. 10, 2018 UK Government climate targets branded ‘laughable’ as UK Export Finance supports new oil refineries abroad The near-simulanteous announcement of the IPCC's report on how time is running out to stop climate change, and new UK Export Finance support for oil and gas abroad has been labelled “staggering.” Press release | Oct. 10, 2018 Governments Target of UK's first unexplained wealth order named - Global Witness response The subject of the UK’s first unexplained wealth order has been revealed as Zamira Hajiyeva, the wife of the former chairman of a state-owned bank in Azerbaijan. Show Previous 10 Show Next 10