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News / July 17, 2022

In memoriam Cecilia Viscayno Tuico

On July 6th, long standing SOMO partner Cecilia Viscayno Tuico passed away and was laid to rest in her hometown in Laguna, Philippines. The terrible news of Cecil’s passing came as a shock to all…

News / July 14, 2022

Dutch parliament ratifies CETA

This week, the Dutch Senate approved CETA, the trade agreement between the European Union and Canada, with a very small majority (40 for; 35 against). This means that the Dutch parliament has ratified the trade…

News / July 12, 2022

New civil society toolkit to counter harmful corporate strategies

The Mind the Gap project has launched a new toolkit for civil society to deal with strategies commonly used by corporations to avoid responsibility for human rights abuses and environmental damage across their supply chains….

Garment factory in Myanmar.
News / July 11, 2022

Comprehensive reaction to outcome C&A complaints procedure

Disappointing outcome of grievance procedure against C&A Workers at Myanmar garment factory don’t profit Reaction of SOMO, CCC, and Myanmar labour rights organisation to the verdict in the complaints procedure concerning C&A This week the…

News / July 7, 2022

Disappointing outcome of complaints procedure against C&A – workers not helped

Today the Complaints and Disputes Committee of the former Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile published its final ruling on the complaint that SOMO, Clean Clothes Campaign Netherlands, and a labour rights organisation in…

News / June 15, 2022

SOMO welcomes two new supervisory board members

SOMO is pleased to announce the appointment of Claire Fernandez and Radboud van Delft to the SOMO Supervisory Board. Both Claire and Radboud bring a wealth of experience, knowledge and passion to the role. Claire…

News / June 15, 2022

Shareholder remuneration up by 500% in 20 years

Over the last 20 years, Dutch listed companies have spent more and more of their (borrowed) money on distributing profits to shareholders. Debt increased, investments stagnated and wages fell behind. Publication / June 15, 2022…

Fearless Girl Statue by Kristen Visbal New York City Wall Street
News / May 2, 2022

SOMO welcomes new funding from the Ford Foundation

SOMO is pleased to announce a substantial investment by the Ford Foundation in our work and organisational development. In 2022, SOMO will receive $1,395,000. Ford’s Building Institutions and Networks (BUILD) grants focus on helping social justice…

News / April 5, 2022

How Dutch pension are disposing of their Russian investments

Together with Follow the Money, SOMO investigated how pension funds are disposing of their investments in Russian bonds and shares. A month ago, PFZW (one of the biggest Dutch pension funds) and other pension funds…

News / March 17, 2022

At least sixteen Gazprom subsidiaries in the Netherlands

The largest gas company in the world, Gazprom, has at least sixteen Dutch subsidiaries in Amsterdam, SOMO-research finds. The Russian state-owned company falls outside the current sanction rules, which means that Gazprom’s Dutch letterbox companies…

News / March 16, 2022

CEO salaries rise sharply despite corona crisis

Despite the corona crisis, the incomes of CEOs and other top managers of the biggest publicly listed Dutch companies have increased, according to research by the University of Groningen and SOMO. Even though average company…

News / March 14, 2022

Financially strong investor ready to take the Dutch housing market by storm

Blackstone has more than US$ 46.1 billion ready to buy worldwide real estate such as offices and residential property. Currently Blackstone is a small player in the Netherlands, but the company has the potential to…

Telenor in Myanmar
News / March 4, 2022

Norway and Telenor could be held responsible under international law for human rights abuses resulting from Myanmar deal: legal experts

In a legal memo released today, two renowned international law experts recommend that Telenor Group and M1 Group suspend the proposed sale of Telenor’s subsidiary in Myanmar, while they conduct suitable due diligence and allow…

Store of Norwegian telco Telenor in downtown Yangon, Myanmar, one of first three companies offering a cellphone network in the country.
News / February 8, 2022

Myanmar citizen files data protection complaint against Telenor for dangerous breach of privacy

A Myanmar citizen has filed a complaint at the Norwegian Data Protection Authority against telecom multinational Telenor Group, seeking to halt the dangerous transfer of control over sensitive user data in the sale of its…

News / December 7, 2021

Delivery companies need more ambitious goals to help curb global warming

Despite the fact that the fastly growing e-commerce sector has a big and increasing impact on global warming, six leading delivery companies to date have failed to formulate goals that are sufficiently ambitious. In “Parcel…

News / November 11, 2021

Re-cap: 2021 negotiations over binding treaty on business and human rights

From 25 until 29 October, states convened at the UN Human Rights Council  in Geneva to negotiate on the third revised draft treaty on business and human rights. Compared to the previous draft, this text…

News / October 27, 2021

Powerful financial industry lobby group frustrates structural debt relief for poorest countries

As the world’s poorest countries face dangerously high debt burdens, a powerful global interest group of the financial industry, the International Institute of Finance (IIF), frustrates structural debt relief initiatives by the G20. This is…

News / October 20, 2021

Webinar Human Rights Due Diligence beyond the first tier

Wednesday 17 November 2021 3.00 – 4.30pm CET / 9.00 – 10.30am EST Register for webinar * indicates required Organisation First Name * Last Name * Email Address * You will receive the Zoom link…

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