Press Releases
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Major global banks complicit in widespread destruction of the Amazon rainforest linked to Brazilian beef companies, and international audits flawed A new report from Global Witness shows how major Brazilian meat traders are failing to remove huge swathes of Amazon deforestation from their supply chains, which flawed audits by DNV-GL and Grant Thornton then did not pick up02 December 2020
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YouGov poll finds majority of British public want the UK to lead world on tackling climate change More than two thirds of the British public want to see the UK as world leader on climate change10 October 2020
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Global Witness welcomes calls by major businesses for stronger UK legislation on global deforestation Global Witness welcomes today’s open letter by major businesses including McDonalds, Unilever, Marks & Spencer , Morrison's, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Lidl, Nando's and Nestle, calling for tougher new rules to tackle deforestation in UK supply chains05 October 2020
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Isle of Man tax regime allows super-rich to avoid up to £1 billion in VAT on private jets Global super-rich have avoided paying up to £1 billion in VAT on the purchase of private jets by using advantages including financial secrecy in the Isle of Man15 August 2020
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Mega deal between Gécamines and Chinese state-owned company CNMC for one of DRC’s flagship copper mines could be leaving the country short-changed An $800 million deal for one of Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) flagship copper mines risks leaving the country short-changed, Global Witness reveals06 August 2020
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Global Witness records the highest number of land and environmental activists murdered in one year – with the link to accelerating climate change of increasing concern Our report sheds a light on the urgent role land and environmental defenders play in fighting climate breakdown29 July 2020
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New Global Witness investigation reveals how one of the world’s leading gold refiners, Switzerland’s Valcambi, sources from UAE’s Kaloti, which is linked to Sudanese ‘conflict gold’ The world’s largest gold refiner, the Swiss company Valcambi, has sourced significant quantities of gold from notorious UAE-based refiner Kaloti16 July 2020
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Controversial billionaire Dan Gertler appears to have used suspected international money laundering network to dodge US sanctions and acquire new mining assets in DRC Global Witness uncovers evidence indicating controversial mining magnate Dan Gertler used an international money laundering network to attempt to evade US sanctions and continue doing business in DRC.02 July 2020
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New gold refinery in DRC links a senior employee of Erik Prince’s security firm to a close associate of ex-President Joseph Kabila and a reported gold smuggler, Global Witness reveals A new gold refinery in DRC links a senior employee of Erik Prince’s security firm to a close associate of ex-President Joseph Kabila, and a reported gold smuggler23 April 2020
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Alarm raised over re-appointment of accused in corruption trial as Eni CEO Today the Italian government re-nominated Claudio Descalzi as CEO of Eni, Italy’s largest multinational company and the largest foreign oil producer in Africa21 April 2020
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Congo oil project obtained by "corruption risk" magnate threatens climate-critical peatland forest Investigation reveals world’s largest tropical peatlands under threat from oil drilling by a company with close links to Republic of Congo’s ruling family28 February 2020
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Second Mexican defender of Monarch butterflies found dead Days after the funeral of prominent Mexican butterfly conservationist Homero Gómez González, the body of a second environmental defender is found at a butterfly sanctuary in Michoacán state, Central Mexico.05 February 2020
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Secret documents reveal financial network supporting Sudan’s most powerful militia - responsible for the Khartoum massacre A new exposé by international NGO Global Witness has uncovered how Sudan’s most powerful military leader – Mohammed ‘Hemedti’ Hamdan Daglo – and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia he controls, uses front companies and banks based both in Sudan and the UAE.09 December 2019