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SOMO welcomes Audrey Gaughran as its new Executive Director
Audrey Gaughran has been appointed as the new director of SOMO. Mid February, she succeeds Ronald Gijsbertsen, who has held the position for the past 17 years. With a long track record of successful campaigning…
Electric vehicle boom taking heavy social and environmental toll
Mass adoption of electric vehicles is widely seen by governments and businesses as a key element of the energy transition. But the soaring demand for batteries to propel these vehicles comes with devastating social and…
The battery paradox
How the electric vehicle boom is draining communities and the planet
Transparency is a fundamental pillar for the success of the EU Vaccines Strategy
A group of 39 civil society organisations, including SOMO is calling on the European Commission and EU national governments to ensure a maximum degree of transparency in the EU’s exchanges, negotiations and deals with pharmaceutical…
COVID-19 pandemic accelerates the monopoly position of Big Tech companies
The covid-19 pandemic will be yet another powerful catalyst that will deepen the power of Big Tech companies. Research on the business models of Alphabet (Google), Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Alibaba and Tencent shows how…
The financialisation of Big Tech
Engineering digital monopolies
Busting the myths around the Energy Charter Treaty
This week, members of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) will hold their annual conference and assess ongoing attempts to reform the controversial agreement. Amidst growing concerns that the ECT undermines urgent climate action, its corporate…
New research reveals large-scale tax avoidance by coronavirus test manufacturer Qiagen
New research by the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) shows that the German coronavirus test producer Qiagen has been able to dodge millions of euros in tax since 2010 thanks to tax avoidance…
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