Overview of Controversial Business Practices 2008
This company briefing provides an overview of business practices that could be considered as unsustainable or irresponsible which occurred (or might have been addressed) in 2008. In addition, it may describe developments on some issues identified in a similar overview for 2006, which was also prepared by SOMO.
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Photo: Center for Biological Diversity As Rio Tinto prepares for its 9 April Annual General Meeting, campaign groups from five continents have come together to pressure the company to meet its commitments and answer demands…
European and North American tour operators regularly visit Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT) and misleadingly market them as being in Israel, according to a report by the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN)…
SOMO is co-organising two debates (in Dutch) in the run-up to the Dutch elections on 17 March. Het Grote Buitenlanddebat – 24 February During the “Grote Buitenlanddebat”, candidate MPs will debate the role of the…
Many countries are adopting or considering mandatory human rights due diligence legislation. In April 2020, the EU Commissioner for Justice committed to an EU-wide initiative on corporate due diligence, to be presented in 2021. These…
The final week of October saw the sixth round of negotiations for a Binding UN Treaty to regulate the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises. As in previous years, SOMO participated. However, this…
The power of multinationals will be discussed online on Friday 30 October, to mark the departure of Ronald Gijsbertsen as SOMOs executive director after 17 years. Speakers including, Channah Samkalden (law firm Prakken D’Olivera) and…
Oil trader Vitol is one of the world’s biggest companies, yet its operations have largely remained under the radar. A new report by SOMO and CISLAC sheds light on Vitol’s activities in the high-risk oil…
