Tax avoidance or state aid? How the Dutch tax authority gave Shell’s foreign shareholders a gift of more than 7 billion euros.
On July 16 and 17, Buenos Aires (Argentina) will be the venue for the ‘People 20’ conference: a new initiative which will unite (finance, investment, trade and sustainability) experts from all over the world to…
This week, SOMO joined a group of European and Indonesian civil society organisations (including trade unions) in Brussels on the occasion of the 5th round of negotiations for an Indonesia-EU Comprehensive Partnership Agreement (IEU CEPA)….
A group of civil society organistions welcomes the European Commission’s proposed directive on Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs). This directive represents a valuable opportunity to tackle UTPs across the Union and ensure that food supply chains work…
Publication / June 15, 2018 Sustainable finance in new EU legislation: focus on climate investment The European Commission (EC) launched its “Financing Sustainable Growth” action plan on sustainable finance on 8 and 22 March 2018….
A new age of debt crises in emerging economies is on the horizon. Debt levels have been rising across developing countries since the 2008 global financial crisis, on the back of favourable monetary policies in…
This week the OECD launched its new Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct (the Guidance). Due diligence has emerged as the fundamental and essential behaviour expected of any responsible business. The 2011 revision of…
