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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…
In order to meet the climate targets of the Paris Agreement and encourage more environmentally friendly investments, a new EU law establishes clear EU definitions of what ‘green’ actually is. This EU Taxonomy Regulation wants…
More than hundred civil society organizations, including SOMO, signed this open letter to the European Parliament and national parliaments that calls for support for the proposal that ensures equal and affordable access for all people…
The Amsterdam Collective for Democracy in Brazil, together with SOMO, the Transnational Institute (TNI), and Both ENDS, invite you to a live online event of inspiring and challenging testimony, reflection and analysis on November 16,…
On 12 November at 16:00 pm, the Dutch coalition ‘Handel Anders’ (of wich SOMO is a member), releases a proposal for an alternative trade policy. Publication / November 12, 2020 Alternative Trade A call for…
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 US-based Solidarity Center The Solidarity Center is a U.S.-registered non-profit organization affiliated with the American Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrialized Organizations (AFL-CIO), which is the largest trade union federation in the United States representing…
79 Kenyans have filed a lawsuit against the British agro-multinational Camellia, the parent company of the Kenyan company Kakuzi. This company is accused of having committed systematic human rights violations against workers and inhabitants of…
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…
One of the largest exporters of chicken products to the European Union, the Ukrainian poultry giant MHP uses letterbox companies in tax havens Luxembourg and Cyprus to avoid taxes at home, new research by SOMO…
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…
