Vattenfall
SOMO assists Colombian coal miners and unions with OECD Guidelines complaint to defend workers’ rights
Lack of transparency in the biomass supply chain
The combustion of biomass for electricity generation is becoming a prominent alternative to fossil fuels. The Netherlands plays a key role in the global biomass industry as one of the largest consumers of wood pellets…
From Whence the Wood?
Supply chain transparency and the origin of solid biomass for electricity generation in the Netherlands
Vattenfall’s exit from Liberia jeopardises local livelihoods
Farmers in Liberia have been negatively affected by the decision by Vattenfall and Swedfund to terminate their involvement in the Liberian biomass company Buchanan Renewables. Publication / March 1, 2013 Cut and Run Update on…
Cut and Run
Update on the impact of Buchanan Renewables' operations and Vattenfall's divestment
Electricity companies less transparent than claimed
There are systematic, widespread and significant discrepancies between what electricity companies claim they are reporting on and the information they actually provide in their sustainability reports. These discrepancies diminish the accuracy and credibility of the…
Use of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) in Sustainability Reporting by European Electricity Companies
New dispute: Vattenfall vs. Germany. German nuclear phase-out put to the test?
The Swedish energy company Vattenfall has now followed through on its threat to bring an international arbitration claim against Germany in relation to that country’s recent decision to phase out nuclear power. On May 31,…
Burning Rubber
Buchanan Renewables’ Impact on Sustainable Development in Liberia
Greenpeace: Nuon and Essent do not do enough for sustainable electricity
Nuon and Essent do not do enough for sustainable electricity supply. Dong appears to be willing to switch to clean electricity, and has cancelled plans to build new coal-fired power stations. These are the main…
Sustainability in the Power Sector 2010 Update – The Netherlands
Sustainability in the Power Sector 2010 Update – Europe
Sustainability in the Power Sector 2010 Update – Belgium
