http://www.foei.org Rights for people, rules for big business As corporations have proven incapable of regulating themselves, we are calling for rights for communities and citizens to choose their local economies and to hold corporations legally accountable for bad practices. We also challenge the powerful role of corporations in institutions like the World Trade Organization, the World Bank, the UN system and the World Economic Forum. Check out the Friends of the Earth International Website to stay up to date with the latest corporate news. daily 1 2007-12-15T06:09:11Z http://www.foei.org/en/media/archive/2008/banks-financing-agrofuels Many major European banks are funding the rapid expansion of agrofuel production in Latin America, leading to large scale deforestation, increasing human right abuses and threatening food sovereignty, according to a new report released today. No publisher NiccoloSarno climate biodiversity finance corporates food agrofuels forests 2008-06-27T11:23:44Z News Item http://www.foei.org/en/media/archive/2008/european-crimes-face-latin-american-trial Environmental and human rights violations committed by European companies in Latin America are being examined at a people's tribunal in Lima, Peru this week (13-16 May). No publisher DanBillingham water agrofuels energy corporates trade 2008-06-25T13:55:59Z News Item http://www.foei.org/en/media/archive/2008/corporations-threaten-biotech-talks A last minute attempt by six biotech giants to undermine international negotiations on biotech crops was condemned today by environmental group Friends of the Earth International as a proposal to ‘privatise international law’. No publisher DanBillingham food agrofuels gmos corporates 2008-06-25T13:56:18Z News Item http://www.foei.org/en/media/archive/2007/chevrons-nigeria-pipeline-under-investigation 3 JULY 2007 – An official inspection will begin on July 15 on the West-African Gas Pipeline, a project led by US oil giant Chevron with support from the World Bank. No publisher SisiNutt climate finance corporates 2008-06-25T13:49:38Z News Item http://www.foei.org/en/media/archive/2007/shells-advert-misleading July 5th - The Dutch Advertising Authority has instructed oil giant Shell to stop misleading the public, after Friends of the Earth Netherlands filed a complaint against a “greenwash” advertisement that claimed that Shell uses its waste carbon dioxide to grow flowers. No publisher SisiNutt corporates 2008-06-25T13:51:14Z News Item http://www.foei.org/en/media/archive/2007/worlds-biggest-palm-oil-trader-shamed 3 July 2007 - Wilmar, the world’s biggest trader in palm oil, is illegally logging rainforests, setting forests on fire and violating the rights of local communities in Indonesia, according to a new report published today by Friends of the Earth Netherlands. No publisher SisiNutt forests corporates 2008-06-25T13:53:49Z News Item http://www.foei.org/en/media/archive/2007/banks-finance-mud-volcano 21 June 2007 - Major international banks such as Credit Suisse, Barclays, Fortis Group, Merrill Lynch & Co. and Natixis are injecting hundreds of millions of Euros into a set of companies responsible for a catastrophic mud volcano in Indonesia, Friends of the Earth International/Europe has revealed in two new reports launched today. No publisher SisiNutt forests corporates 2008-06-11T15:07:35Z News Item http://www.foei.org/en/publications/pdfs/losingground.pdf The human rights impacts of oil palm plantation expansion in Indonesia. A report by Friends of the Earth England, Wales & Northern Ireland, LifeMosaic and Sawit Watch February 2008 No publisher DebraBroughton maritime env-rights corporates forests 2008-02-14T16:27:37Z File http://www.foei.org/en/media/archive/2008/2008-photo-competition-launch Friends of the Earth International announces the launch today of its annual photo competition, which will gather photos from around the world on the theme of “Inspiration, Hope and Possibilities for a Better World.” No publisher NiccoloSarno climate biodiversity corporates energy gmos forests water mining 2008-06-25T13:59:44Z News Item http://www.foei.org/en/media/archive/2008/davos-elites-must-listen Friends of the Earth International will urge world leaders on 26 January to listen to citizens from around the globe taking part in the 2008 'Day of Action' of the World Social Forum [1] to protest against the flawed corporate-driven globalisation model embodied by the World Economic Forum (WEF). No publisher NiccoloSarno Kyoto climate energy corporates ecodebt 2008-06-25T13:25:19Z News Item http://www.foei.org/en/media/archive/2008/palm-oil-advert-misleading Friends of the Earth International has welcomed a ruling today by the UK advertising watchdog that describing palm oil as “sustainably produced” is false advertising. No publisher NiccoloSarno climate biodiversity corporates Bali Kyoto forests COP13 agrofuels 2008-06-25T13:25:39Z News Item http://www.foei.org/en/who-we-are/testimonies/south-africa-living-near-an-oil-refinery No publisher Aine Hickey communities energy video testimonies corporates 2008-06-11T15:13:40Z News Item http://www.foei.org/en/who-we-are/testimonies/nigeria-oil-should-be-making-us-rich-but-we-dont-see-any-of-that Meet Tina and Ifie from Bayelsa. They have been busy collecting testimonies about the devastating effects of the oil business on their community. No publisher Aine Hickey communities energy video testimonies corporates 2008-06-11T15:13:40Z News Item http://www.foei.org/en/who-we-are/testimonies/scotland-constant-pollution-on-my-doorstep No publisher Aine Hickey climate corporates energy video testimonies communities 2008-06-11T15:13:40Z News Item http://www.foei.org/en/who-we-are/testimonies/scotland-living-near-an-petrochemical-plant No publisher Aine Hickey climate corporates energy video testimonies communities 2008-06-11T15:13:39Z News Item