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The Ministers of Finance and the Governors of the Central Banks of the G20 countries gathered for a meeting in Buenos Aires on 20-21 July in a secure, fully sealed off area. The participants discussed…
Quantitative easing (QE) programs were implemented by the central banks to stimulate the Western economies after the financial crisis of 2008. Central banks bought bonds with newly created money that was earmarked for circulation among the…
On Tuesday, nine NGOs and experts filed an amicus brief before the US Supreme Court in support of the Indian fishing communities and farmers who are challenging the International Finance Corporation (IFC)’s claim to absolute…
Recent events surrounding the Dutch dividend tax have made it abundantly clear: with strong enough lobbying, you can eliminate taxes totalling 1.4 billion euros. Therefore, for LobbywatchNL -a Dutch consortium to make lobbying more transparent…
Mercedes-Benz has decided to prioritise mica on the list of fity raw materials with a high risk in the area of human rights. Terres des Hommes calls this decision “an excellent result in the mica…
On Friday 20 July, two researchers of SOMO were denied access into Israel at Ben Gurion airport (Tel Aviv). The stated reason for the denial of entry was their alleged Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) activism….
On July 16 and 17, Buenos Aires (Argentina) will be the venue for the ‘People 20’ conference: a new initiative which will unite (finance, investment, trade and sustainability) experts from all over the world to…
This week, SOMO joined a group of European and Indonesian civil society organisations (including trade unions) in Brussels on the occasion of the 5th round of negotiations for an Indonesia-EU Comprehensive Partnership Agreement (IEU CEPA)….
A group of civil society organistions welcomes the European Commission’s proposed directive on Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs). This directive represents a valuable opportunity to tackle UTPs across the Union and ensure that food supply chains work…
Publication / June 15, 2018 Sustainable finance in new EU legislation: focus on climate investment The European Commission (EC) launched its “Financing Sustainable Growth” action plan on sustainable finance on 8 and 22 March 2018….
A new age of debt crises in emerging economies is on the horizon. Debt levels have been rising across developing countries since the 2008 global financial crisis, on the back of favourable monetary policies in…
This week the OECD launched its new Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct (the Guidance). Due diligence has emerged as the fundamental and essential behaviour expected of any responsible business. The 2011 revision of…
New report finds that complaint mechanisms have not remedied labour rights violations affecting girls and young women. Social Accountability International (SAI)Social Accountability International (SAI) – a social certification organisation for factories and organisations and the Ethical…
In the run-up to the general debate on Medicines policy on Thursday June 21st 2018, eight organizations in the Netherlands jointly sent a letter to the Dutch Parliament to inform them abouth their position concerning…
How the Dutch tax authority gave Shell’s foreign shareholders a gift of more than 7 billion euros. If the recent upheaval about the dividend tax in the Netherlands has taught us anything, it’s that Royal…
