TotalEnergies: This is what a total phaseout looks like
New report by 350.org and the Multinationals Observatory outlines how to reclaim control over the fossil fuel industry. Using TotalEnergies as a case study, the report “TotalEnergies: This is what a total phaseout looks like” calls on policymakers to dare to imagine a shut down of the fossil fuel industry, and puts forward concrete pathways to make it happen.
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GAFAM Nation. Big Tech’s web of influence in France
Rapidly increasing lobbying expenses, revolving doors, secret contacts at the Elysée Palace, financial partnerships with media, think tanks and research institutions... A dive into the formidable lobbying and influence machine of Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple and Facebook in France.
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Critical raw materials for whom?
The EU Critical Raw Materials Act, or CRMA, is in the final stages of its adoption. While it is framed as the European law to secure our green and digital transitions, a new report, “Blood on the Green Deal” published today by two lobby watchdogs, the Observatoire des Multinationales in Paris and Corporate Europe Observatory in Brussels, questions those green credentials.
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- 13.09.2016 France’s Blatant Disregard for the Health of its People – How the Government and Lobby Groups have been Pushing Diesel Cars
Multinationals Dissected
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TotalEnergies
The French oil and gas giant, one of the world’s biggest polluters, as powerful as it is contested.
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Carrefour
A French retail giant that carries a heavy responsibility to protect the environment and human rights.
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Société générale
From the financial crisis of 2008 to the Panama Papers and the financing of fossil fuels, a bank struggling to restore its image
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Sanofi
A pharma giant that has become synonymous with job cuts and prioritising shareholders over public health.
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Air Liquide
A global leader in industrial gases, Air Liquide is intent on putting hydrogen at the centre of the climate transition.
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Engie
The energy giant, heir to France’s public service for gas, now seems enslaved to financial markets.
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EssilorLuxottica
The world’s eyewear master, formed from the merger of leading lens manufacturer Essilor and top global frame producer Luxottica
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Bouygues
A construction group at the heart of French capitalism, which has diversified into telecommunications and media.
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Our investigations
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CAC40: the true annual report, 2022 edition
Super-profits, GHG emissions, taxation, dividends and share buybacks, jobs, pay, discrimination, dealings with political authorities... A thorough, data-based survey of major French corporations and their role and impact both in France and globally.
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Under the Influence: The Distorted Priorities of the French EU Council Presidency
A Presidency prepared in close collaboration with the French corporate sector which is setting a policy agenda that strongly reflects business demands.
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Extractive Industries and the Right to Water: The Responsibility of Multinationals
This report is the conclusion of a series of investigations and articles on extractive industries and water.
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