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The company’s New York Stock Exchange debut is overshadowed by its soaring legal liabilities and transparency concerns, ...
To reverse the climate crisis, COP30 must address the unforeseen consequences of the critical mineral boom, which is adding ...
If introduced on time, the law will require companies to prove their products aren’t linked to deforestation and human rights ...
Cutting flood defence spending could cost more than leaders think. Making polluters pay is a fair way to protect communities and rebuild trust Ahead of Wednesday’s spending review, the chancellor ...
Fossil fuel companies have our future in a chokehold. They’ve captured our politicians’ ears, infiltrated climate summits and fuelled and funded war. All this while preserving their industry’s ...
Global Witness is celebrating the decision by a Municipal Trial Court in the Philippines to dismiss state-brought defamation charges against Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro on 5 June 2025. The two women ...
The renewable energy boom has triggered a new rush for resources, as countries race to secure their supply of transition minerals. But this push for clean technology could quickly turn dirty, unless ...
The climate non-profit, Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands), have just launched a court case against Shell after their research, conducted together with Global Witness, showed the fossil ...
Recent data shows that Chinese banks have become the largest creditors to “forest-risk” companies, after major producing countries Brazil and Indonesia Cattle in Pará State of Brazil. 60% of tropical ...
A man casts his ballot during the first round of the presidential elections on May 18, 2025 in Warsaw, Poland. Omar Marques / Getty Images With days to go before Poland’s presidential election runoff ...
Attacks on land and environmental defenders in the Caribbean have often been overshadowed by the dangers faced by defenders in mainland Latin America, but protecting their rights is just as crucial ...