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Corona chronicles
The impacts of the Covid-19 crisis on leather workers in Bangladesh, Pakistan and India
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Apply Open Data Principles in EU legislation on corporate reporting
Current corporate sustainability reporting is badly flawed as open data principles are not applied. SOMO supports the call on the EU Commission and the European Parliament to make sure that stakeholder access, interoperability and collaboration…
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Call to release Daw Myo Aye from Myanmar
We have serious concerns about the safety and wellbeing of Daw Myo Aye (also known as Myo Myo), leader of Solidarity Trade Union of Myanmar (STUM), who has been detained since April by the military…
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Pull the plug on the Energy Charter Treaty
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Webinar on the future of EU fiscal policy
In this special one-off we focus on European fiscal policy, following FiscalMatters’ week of debate in which the future of the EU fiscal framework is discussed: “Too often important policy decisions happen behind closed doors….
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Telenor’s exit from Myanmar – a cautionary tale for the just transition
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Complaint accepted against Norwegian company Telenor for its actions in Myanmar
A complaint filed by 474 Myanmar-based civil society organisations against Telenor Group in July 2021 has been declared material and substantiated by the Norwegian National Contact Point (NCP) for Responsible Business Conduct. Telenor, which is…
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We moved!
Today we started work in our new office at KNSM-laan 17 in Amsterdam. Find the complete address in the footer of this website.
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In Memoriam Melanie Peters
Sadly, our former Board member Melanie Peters passed away on 11 August 2021. She was a passionate and active member of the Board of SOMO from 2009 to 2014, and stepped down from this role…
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Leather products from Bangladesh
Trends in production and trade
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Complaint against Telenor for irresponsible disengagement from Myanmar
Hundreds of Myanmar-based civil society organisations submitted a complaint with Norwegian authorities against telecom multinational Telenor for putting the security and human rights of the Burmese people at risk as it rushes to sell its…
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In conversation with the Ngäbe-Bugle community in Panama, after five years of Barro Blanco dam
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Biomass production for the Netherlands is causing serious damage to Estonia’s natural environment
The production of wood pellets for biomass used in Dutch coal-fired power plants is causing serious damage to forests and biodiversity in Estonia. This does not comply with Dutch sustainability criteria on biomass. The full…
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Interim decision on complaint against C&A leaves much to be desired
On 2 July 2020, SOMO, Clean Clothes campaign Netherlands (SKC) and a Myanmar labour rights organisation For security reasons this organisation must remain anonymous, which is necessitated by the current situation in Myanmar since the…
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Recommendations on ODA eligibility of spending related to Covid-19 vaccines
As some Development Assistance Committee (DAC) donors are considering using their Official Development Aid (ODA) budgets to cover expenditures related to Covid-19 vaccines, the work of the DAC is critical to ensure that ODA eligibility…
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Moderna vaccine profits channelled to tax havens
Vaccine manufacturer Moderna is employing tax avoidance structures to shift its profits to Switzerland and the US state of Delaware, research by SOMO in cooperation with Wemos. The European Union ordered $10.3 billion worth of…
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Moderna’s free ride
Pocketing tax free profits from publicly funded jabs
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Responsible disengagement from coal as part of a just transition
Exploring due diligence, disengagement and contribution to grave human rights violations associated with coal mining in Cesar Department, Colombia
