Global Witness
British high street banks accepted millions of pounds in deposits from corrupt Nigerian politicians, raising serious questions about their commitment to tackling financial crime.
In 2011, Shell and Eni paid US$1.1bn for one of West Africa’s largest oil fields, situated off the coast of Nigeria, but the money did not benefit the country’s citizens.
Credibility test for global transparency standard as £4bn lost to anonymous oil and mining companies.
The briefing outlines the recent legal developments in Italy relating to Shell and Eni and provides background on the OPL 245 deal.
Emails show senior executives at world’s fifth largest company knowingly took part in a vast bribery scheme that robbed the Nigerian people of $1.1billion.
New analysis shows oil giants Shell and Eni set up a deal to deprive Nigeria of $6 billion
We campaigners are idealistic. But that doesn’t mean our arguments don’t make business sense
Last week, Prime Minister Renzi of Italy said that reporting about a major case of alleged corruption should not be allowed to endanger jobs or economic policies.
The most senior managers at oil giant Eni appear to have misled shareholders over the company’s actions in a corrupt oil deal at the company’s 2014 AGM.
To make sound and responsible investment decisions investors need to know who they are dealing with and what their track record is.