Press Releases
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TikTok approves misleading election disinformation ads for publication in Ireland ahead of EU elections TikTok approved 16 advertisements targeted to Ireland containing election disinformation ahead of the European parliamentary elections, a new investigation by Global Witness has found.04 June 2024
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New investigation reveals the alarming expansion of heavy rare earth mining in Myanmar, and the devastating cost for communities and the environment The world’s dependence on heavy rare earths from Myanmar’s conflict-affected Kachin state has rapidly increased and is having a devastating impact on communities and the environment23 May 2024
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BP Q1 2024: Shareholders enriched to the tune of £22.3 billion since invasion of Ukraine Since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, BP has paid out a staggering £22.3 billion ($27.4 billion) to shareholders, buoyed by high energy prices linked to Russia’s brutal aggression, according to new analysis by Global Witness as BP announces its profits for the first quarter of this year.07 May 2024
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Shell Q1 2024: Sky high profits for polluters a permanent fixture of the fossil fuel system Shell’s announcement today that it made £6.1 billion ($7.7 billion) in the first three months of this year reveals that the climate-wrecking fossil fuelled energy system continues to benefit big polluters02 May 2024
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The EU’s gas love-in with Azerbaijan is a gift for the Russian oil giant Lukoil Russian oil giant Lukoil is set to make $7 billion in profits over the coming decade from a gas field in Azerbaijan that supplies the EU.30 April 2024
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“A new chapter for corporate accountability” – European Parliament approves CSDDD Today, the European Parliament approved the final Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), which was renegotiated earlier this year.24 April 2024
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Concern grows for Tanzanian communities opposing TotalEnergies’ oil pipeline Global Witness is growing increasingly concerned for the safety of communities and campaigners challenging the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), with reports of police repeatedly harassing and intimidating those who voice their opposition to the project18 April 2024
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Justice restored after historical ruling upheld in retrial for murder of four Indigenous leaders Almost a decade after the murder of four Saweto Indigenous leaders near the Peruvian border with Brazil, families have finally been brought justice, with five men convicted of the killings.12 April 2024
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YouTube approves disinformation ads in India ahead of general election New investigation into election disinformation ads in India reveals ineffective policy enforcement on YouTube.02 April 2024
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Ministers cannot continue to ignore blueprint to end UK's role in global deforestation The UK government has today rejected recommendations by the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) to improve much-delayed deforestation trade regulations26 March 2024
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US imports linked to deforestation the size of Los Angeles An area of tropical forest the size of Los Angeles has been lost in just two years thanks to imports of palm oil, beef, coffee and other products flooding the US market, according to new research by provided by Trase to Global Witness26 March 2024
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Scottish renewables jobs have jumped 70%, oil and gas jobs down over a third New Global Witness analysis released today shows Scotland’s renewable energy jobs soared 70% between 2015 and 2022, according to Office of National Statistics (ONS) estimates.22 March 2024
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Corporate accountability law: EU countries give free pass to two-thirds of companies EU Member States today agreed to back a renegotiated Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive that includes major concessions15 March 2024
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Shell CEO’s £8 million pay would take UK worker 227 years to earn New Global Witness analysis shows that Sawan’s pay packet would take an average UK worker 227 years to earn or could pay for 4,700 household energy bills in the UK.14 March 2024