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The resources here are specifically designed for the press and media. They are arranged by type:
Friends of the Earth's press releases for the Corporates campaign.
Agrofuels: Fuelling or Fooling Europe?
(PDF† 174K) October 2007
Friends of the Earth Europe's position on agrofuels/ biofuels.
Mining Madagascar - forests, communities and Rio Tinto's white wash
(PDF† 63K) Oct 2007
This briefing highlights how, contrary to the claims of Rio Tinto and the World Bank, Rio Tinto's mining project is in fact creating economic insecurity, social upheaval, and environmental destruction in Madagascar, depriving local people of their land and livelihoods while yet to demonstrate any real benefits in return.
Shell: Use your profit to clean up your mess
(PDF† 1.2M) February 2007
Report on how Shell should fund local solutions for the environmental and social destruction caused by its projects.
Shell. Wildlife Destroyer of the Year?
(PDF† 60K) October 2006
This briefing outlines some of the impacts that Shell is currently having on wildlife, as well as highlighting the hypocracy of Shell sponsoring the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
Corporate Conquest
(PDF† 150K) September 2006
Why the UK and its EU partners must stop forcing Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) upon developing countries.
The use of palm oil for biofuel and as biomass for energy
(PDF† 67K) August 2006
Friends of the Earth's position on the use of palm oil for biofuel and as biomass for energy.
Broken Promises
(PDF† 79K) June 2006
This briefing outlines how Shell’s non-compliance with the
OECD Guidelines harms people and the
environment, and why voluntary self regulation is not enough to protect them from the activities of companies like Shell.
How
Public Money Funds Oil
(PDF† 88K) October 2004
This briefing explains how UK taxpayer fund oil extraction projects
overseas with case studies of new BP and Shell developments.
Every
Little Hurts: Why Tesco needs to be tamed
(PDF† 60K) June 2004
This briefing sets out some of the growing evidence that Tesco’s
success is coming at a high price to local communities, UK farmers and
overseas workers, in stark contrast to the Tesco's claims.
HSBC
- financing forest destruction and social conflict
(PDF† 156K) May 2004
This briefing reveals that customers and shareholders of HSBC are unaware
that through their mortgages, overdrafts and shares they have unwittingly
financed companies destroying rainforests and damaging communities in
Indonesia.
Cadbury's
chocolate and palm oil
(PDF† 119K) May 2004
Confectionary giant Cadbury-Schweppes considers itself an international
leader in corporate social responsibility, however this briefing shows
that their use of palm oil can leave a bitter taste.
Rio Tinto
- What's yours is mine
(PDF† 114K) April
2004
A media briefing looking at two examples of the company’s activities
which clearly illustrate why concerns about the company’s greenwash
persist.
AGM
Season 2004
(PDF† 133K) April
2004
An introduction to Friends of the Earth's activities at Annual General
Meetings throughout Spring 2004. Contains a list of the companies being
targetted and the reasons why.
Older briefings are available here.
Development recast?
(PDF† 1.67MB) Oct 2007
A review of the impact of the Rio Tinto ilmenite mine in Southern Madagascar.
Shell: Use your profit to clean up your mess
(PDF† - 1.26 MB) Feb 2007
Report on how Shell should fund local solutions for environmental and social destruction caused by its projects
A Big Deal? - Corporate Social Responsibility and the Finance Sector in Europe
(PDF† - 353 KB) Dec 2005
This report discusses the limitations of Corporate Social Responsibility and proposes an alternative agenda that is far more likely to deliver greater accountability and lasting sustainable development.
The
oil for ape scandal: How palm oil is threatening the orang-utan
(PDF† 448K) Sept
2005
This summary report links the demand for palm oil to the impending extinction
of the orang-utan, rainforest destruction and human rights abuses.
Easy Listening -
a research summary
(PDF† - 340 KB) July
2005
This summary shows why the Government needs a new playlist featuring
more than the CBI's old favourites.
Full report - Hidden
voices
Lessons not
learned- the other Shell Report
(PDF† - 505 KB) June
2005
This report tells
the real story of living on Shell's doorstep around the world, that
Shell's reports fail to mention.
BAT
in its own words
(PDF†)
April 2005
This report uses BAT's own internal documents to expose how it uses
Corporate Social Responsibility to make a profit at the expense of people,
their health and the environment.
Xposé
Awards 2004 Ceremonial Brochure
(PDF† - 537K) Sept
2004
Full details of all companies and lobby groups nominated for Xposé
Awards at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton 2004.
Xposé
Award Winners
(PDF† - 150K) Sept
2004
Details of the award-winning companies and lobby groups at the Xposé
Awards.
Behind
the shine - the other Shell report
(PDF† - 840K) June
2004
Highlights Shell's poor performance in the area of corporate social
responsibility using accounts from people who live next door to Shell
around the world.
BAT's big wheeze
(PDF† - 900K) April
2004
The alternative British American Tobacco social and environmental report.
Older reports are available here.
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