Weekly Updates: Companies we have invited to respond to concerns
Section 2: Companies beginning with CF
(10 Feb 2005 – 8 Aug 2012)
The following chart lists companies we invited to respond to concerns raised by civil society and highlighted in
our Weekly Updates – indicating the country, issue, and whether or not the company has sent us a response
– with a link to the allegations and any response. Any company that has not yet responded is welcome to do
so at any time.
This section of the chart covers companies with names beginning C-F; the other five alphabetical sections are
here: http://www.business-humanrights.org/Documents/Update-Charts
Our free Weekly Updates include the latest news and reports on companies’ human rights impacts: positive
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When we plan to include allegations of misconduct in a Weekly Update, we invite the named company to
respond, and any response appears in the Update. This helps ensure balance and encourages companies to
address concerns raised by civil society. Since we launched the Updates in February 2005, over 75% of
companies have responded. In some cases this has led to further comments, and then a further response by
the company. In this way the Updates can help to keep issues alive until they have been addressed on the
ground.
A list of the positive steps by companies that have been featured in our Weekly Updates is available here:
www.business-humanrights.org/Documents/Update-Charts
Company
(C-F)
Country
Caixabank
(Spain)
Cales y Morteros
del Grijalva
(Mexico)
Calyon
(France)
Mexico
Mexico
Date of
our
Update
18 Jan
2012
7 Dec
2011
Angola
12 Oct,
16 Nov
2005
USA & Dem.
Rep. of
Congo
Mongolia
18 July
2012
Cargill
(USA)
Carlsberg
(Denmark)
Côte d'Ivoire
7 Mar
2012
7 June
2006
Carlsberg
(Denmark)
China
Canon
(Japan)
Centerra Gold
(Canada)
Cambodia
4 Apr
2012
18 Apr
2007
Issue
Response?
Alleged abuses at wind farm project in Mexico. Click
here (Spanish only)
Cales y Morteros de Grijalva re negative impacts on
health, environment in Mexico. Click her (Spainsh only)
No
Global Witness report & Financial Times article raise
concerns that loan to Angola’s state oil company
Sonangol will perpetuate corruption & poverty. Click
here
Electronics companies must break from US Chamber on
conflict minerals", say NGOs. Click here
NGOs lodge complaint with Canadian Govt. over
environmental & health hazards posed by company
operations Click here
"Bloody Valentine: Child Slavery in Ivory Coast's Cocoa
Fields". Click here
Australian Council of Trade Unions campaign raises
concerns about health & working conditions of "beer
promotion women". Click here
CCTV footage shows joint-venture involving Carlsberg
polluting local water supplies. Click here
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Carlsberg
(Denmark)
Carrefour
(France)
Lithuania
Bangladesh
15 Feb
2012
11 May
2005
Carrefour
(France)
Bangladesh
12 Oct,
19 Oct
2005
Carrefour
(France)
China
17 Jan
2007
Carrefour
(France)
Asia
18 Mar,
22 Jul
2009
Carrefour
(France)
Turkey
3 Jun
2009
Casio
(Japan)
Bahrain
18 Apr
2012
Caterham
(UK)
Bahrain
18 Apr
2012
Caterham F1
(Malaysia)
Bahrain
18 Apr
2012
Caterpillar
(USA)
Israel/
Occupied
Territories
23 Mar
2005
Caterpillar
(USA)
Catlin
(Bermuda)
Israel
25 Jan
2012
20 Aug
2008
Burma
Celio
(France)
Bangladesh
20 Jun
2012
Cellusys
(Ireland)
Syria, Iran,
Israel
occupied
territories
Colombia
28 Mar
2012
Cementos Argos
(Colombia)
Cemex
(Mexico)
Cemex
(Mexico)
Centerra Gold
(Canada)
Israel & the
Occupied
Territories
Mexico
Global
7 Mar
2012
29 Jun
2011
1 Feb
2012
20 Jan
2010
Carlsberg accused of preventing workers from
exercising right to collective bargaining. Click here
Factory of supplier Spectrum Sweater in Dhaka,
Bangladesh, collapses, killing 64 workers – Global
textiles union (ITGLWF) and Clean Clothes Campaign
raise concerns about working conditions prior to
collapse. Click here
Clean Clothes Campaign update on Spectrum-Shahriyar
factory collapse in which 64 workers died (April 05): lists
companies allegedly supplying from the factory that have
not yet pledged to contribute to compensation fund
(including Carrefour). Click here
Labor groups raise concerns about positions of
multinational & their business organizations regarding
China’s proposed labour law reform. Click here
Clean Clothes Campaign report "Cashing in" says
discount model leads to labour abuses at factories in
Asia supplying Aldi, Carrefour, Lidl, Tesco, Wal-Mart.
Click here
Menderes Textil factory, Turkey: Clean Clothes
Campaign raises concerns of anti-union activity, other
labour abuses. Click here
Concerns raised by NGOs about Formula One and its
teams going ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, given
the human rights situation in the country. Click here
Concerns raised by NGOs about Formula One and its
teams going ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, given
the human rights situation in the country. Click here
Concerns raised by NGOs about Formula One and its
teams going ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, given
the human rights situation in the country. Click here
Bulldozers used by Israeli army for destroying homes &
trees, causing homelessness & poverty, according to
report by War on Want & letter from UN Special
Rapporteur on the right to food. Click here
Report criticizes company over alleged complicity in
Israel's demolitions of Palestinians' houses. Click here
Burma Campaign UK says firms providing insurance to
companies operating in Burma "support dictators". Click
here
Institute for Global Labour & Human Rights calls on
major fashion brands to stop beatings & imprisonment of
workers in supply chain. Click here
Dealings by companies in repressive countries raise
concerns about business and human rights. Click here
Movement of victims say company involved in land
grabs. Click here (Spanish only)
Cemex accused of violating intl. law, OECD Guidelines,
UN Global Compact - mining activities said to infringe on
Palestinians' rights to self-determination. Click here
Evaluation of 2012 sustainability report notes strengths
and weaknesses regarding human rights. Click here
(Spanish only)
CEE Bankwatch report says gold mining projects
financed by European Bank for Reconstruction &
Development harm environment, local communities in
Armenia, Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan. Click here
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Centerra Gold
(Canada)
Centerra Gold
(Canada)
Cermaq
(Norway)
Cerrejón
(Colombia)
Kyrgyzstan
Mongolia
Chile
Colombia
15 Feb
2012
2 May
2012
12 Jul
2006
7 Jul
2010
Cerrejón
(Colombia)
Colombia
25 May
2011
Cerrejón
(Colombia)
Cerrejón
(Colombia)
Colombia
21 Dec
2011
25 Jan
2012
Charming
Shoppes
(USA)
Australia,
Colombia &
Indonesia
Guatemala
18 Mar
2009
Charming
Shoppes
(USA)
Chevron
(USA)
Guatemala
27 Oct
2010
Ecuador
23 Mar
2005
Chevron
(USA)
Chad/
Cameroon
7 Sep &
21 Sep
2005
Chevron
(USA)
Dem. Rep.
of Congo
10 Oct
2007
Chevron
(USA)
Ecuador
6 Aug
2008
Chevron
(USA)
Ecuador
10 Sep
2008
Chevron
(USA)
Global
17 Jun
2009
Chevron
(USA)
USA /
Armenia
24 Jun
2009
Chevron
(USA)
Burma
Chevron
(USA)
Burma
30 Sep,
4 Nov
2009
26 May
2010
Chevron
(USA)
Angola
21 Jul
2010
Centerra Gold's Kumtor mine contaminates local ground
& water used for drinking, says report. Click here
Company's full response to OECD Guidelines complaint
regarding environmental, other concerns at its Boroo
Mine / Gatsuurt gold deposit (further to previous update)
Click here
Serious concerns about working conditions in salmon
industry, including workplace deaths. Click here
Report alleges Cerrejón coal mine, which supplies
DONG Energy and Vattenfall, causes diseases,
pollution, and poverty. Click here
Cerrejón’s union condemns new threats, harassment
and attacks against two of their leaders. Click here
(Spanish only)
Alleged negative impacts in Guajira, Colombia. Click
here (Spanish only)
London Mining Network & Friends of the Earth released
BHP Billiton: Dirty Energy ‘Alternative Annual Report
2011'. Click here
Natl. Labor Committee (US) alleges women workers'
rights abused at Nicotex factory, supplying Lane Bryant
(part of Charming Shoppes), Briggs New York (part of
Kellwood). Click here
Natl. Labor Committee (US) alleges labour abuses at
Alianza Fashion factory - including forced overtime, low
wages, denial of freedom of association. Click here
Shareholder resolution by Amnesty USA & others
requests Chevron to prepare report on its initiatives to
address health & environmental concerns where Texaco
operated in Ecuador. Click here
Chad-Cameroon pipeline: Amnesty International says
governments, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Petronas are
“contracting out” of their human rights obligations. Click
here
Community group concerned about toxic waste that
Chevron buried between 1986-1990 & recently
excavated. Click here
Chevron responds to Newsweek article on lobbying US
Govt. to cut Ecuador trade preferences over toxic waste
lawsuit. Click here
Commentary on Chevron's stance in Ecuador
environmental lawsuit, by Daniel Taillant (Center for
Human Rights & Environment - Argentina). Click here
Joint NGO report “True Cost of Chevron” raises
concerns about its social & environmental impacts
worldwide. Click here
Companies including Chevron "likely lobbied" against
US bill to name Turkey's killing of Armenians in early
1900s genocide. Click here.
Two EarthRights reports accuse Chevron & Total's
Yadana pipeline of links to forced labour & killings,
undermining sanctions. Click here
Mary Robinson and 167 other individuals &
organizations call on Chevron, PTTEP, Total to practice
revenue transparency in Burma. Click here.
Activists worried that existing safeguards leave
communities vulnerable to major oil spills; allege
negative environmental impact from Chevron's
operations in Cabinda. Click here
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Chevron
(USA)
Burma
21 Jul
2010
Chevron
(USA)
Burma
19 Jan
2011
Chevron
(USA)
USA
25 May
2011
Chevron
(USA)
Chevron
(USA)
Ecuador
25 Jan
2012
25 Jan
2012
Chevron
(USA)
Chevron
(USA)
Burma
(Myanmar)
Kazakhstan
21 Mar
2012
20 Jun
2012
Chi Fung
(El Salvador)
El Salvador
17 Feb
2010
China
31 Aug
2011
EarthRights Intl. report alleges Total, Chevron, PTTEP
complicit in killings and forced labour in Burma. Click
here
EarthRights says Norwegian Govt. complicit in abuses in
Burma through investment in oil companies operating
there, including Chevron. Click here
Disclosures to investors on risks associated with
Ecuador oil pollution judgment – questioned by NGOs.
Click here
Articles on environmental pollution trial against Chevron
in Ecuador. Click here
Shareholder activists pressure Chevron for increased
transparency about its payments to Burmese Govt.
Click here
Shareholders’ letter raises concerns regarding
company’s operations in the country. Click here
NGO says KPO (part-owned by Chevron) pollutes local
environment causing health issues, also alleges
workplace discrimination by contractors. Click here
National Labor Committee alleges labour abuses at Chi
Fung Factory supplying Reebok & National Football
League. Click here
NGOs' report rates banks on environmental
responsibility in lending. Click here
China
31 Aug
2011
NGOs' report rates banks on environmental
responsibility in lending. Click here.
Yes
Burma
20 Feb
2008
No
Burma
25 Nov
2009
Burma
17 Mar
2010
Construction of Myitsone dam (China Power Investment,
Burmese Govt.) begins - concerns of extortion & abuse
of villagers by army. Click here
Kachin Development Networking Group calls for stop to
Irrawaddy dam project (joint venture between China
Power Investment, Asia World Company and the State
Peace and Development Council of the Burmese military
government), due to major human rights, environmental
impacts. Click here
Kachin Development Networking Group says China
Power Investment dam will displace 15,000. Click here
Burma
27 Jul
2011
No
Ecuador
2 May
2012
23 Mar
2011
29 Jun
2011
Burma: China Power Investment accused of ignoring
internal report calling for cancellation of Myitsone Dam.
Click here
Company response regarding regarding impacts of
mining in Ecuador Click here
Alleged human rights abuses at project of its subsidiary
Corriente Resources. Click here
Cemex accused of violating intl. law, OECD Guidelines,
UN Global Compact - mining activities said to infringe on
Palestinians' rights to self-determination. Click here
Congolese workers at Chinese cement factory allege
labour abuses including nationality discrimination, denial
of freedom of association. Click here
Bishkek-Torugart road builders employed by Chinese
company Sinzyan-Basin (part of China Road and Bridge)
protest against discrimination, other labour abuses.
Click here
NGO says Chiquita's political connections in Colombia &
China
Construction
Bank
(China)
China Merchants
Bank
(China)
China Power
Investment
(China)
China Power
Investment
(China)
China Power
Investment
(China)
China Power
Investment
(China)
China Railway
(China)
China Railway
(China)
Cemex
(Mexico)
China Road &
Bridge (CRBC)
(China)
China Road &
Bridge (CRBC)
(China)
Chiquita
Burma
Ecuador
Israel & the
Occupied
Territories
Rep. of
Congo
22 May
2007
Kyrgyzstan
20 Jul
2011
Colombia
12 Nov
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
(USA)
Chiquita
(USA)
Chemaf (Shalini
Resources)
(DRC)
Cicam
(Cameroon)
Cimpor
(Portugal)
Cimpor
(Portugal)
Cintas
(USA)
Cisco
(USA)
Cisco
(USA)
2008
Guatemala
DRC
Cameroon
Mozambique
Africa
(general)
Global
Global
Pakistan
12 Jan
2011
18 Apr
2012
9 Aug
2006
19 Jul
2006
9 May
2012
9, 23
Jul
2008
19 Jan
2011
7 Mar
2012
Citic Group
(China)
Burma
26 Oct
2011
CITIC
(China)
Burma
14 Dec
2011
Clarks
(UK)
China
31 Aug,
7 Sep
2005
CMT-Windfield
(France)
Bangladesh
12, 19
Oct
2005
CNBC
(USA)
Bahrain
CNN
(USA)
CNN
(USA)
CNN
(USA)
Angola
Angola
Bahrain
18 Apr
2012
8 Feb
2012
22 Feb
2012
18 Apr
2012
CNOOC
(China)
Burma
19 Jan
2011
CNPC
(China)
Burma
16 Feb
2011
CNPC
(China)
Burma
15 Jun
2011
USA contribute to stalling of case against firm for
payments to paramilitaries. Click here
"Working for Scrooge: Worst Companies of 2010 for the
Right to Associate". Click here
Report accuses mining companies in Katanga (DRC)
of negative impacts such as relocation, land grabbing
and violence Click here
Residents of Douala accuse Cicam & other firms of
chemical pollution of their neighbourhood. Click here
Cimpor cement factory says high dust pollution is due to
filter damage caused by local electricity company environmentalists say factory could do more. Click here
Report alleges that carbon offset projects in Africa
benefit corporations, not victims of pollution Click here
"Subsidizing Sweatshops" report says companies
supplying US state uniforms source from firms "engaged
in serious human rights & labor violations". Companies
mentioned include Cintas. Click here
Weak human rights risk management and poor response
to investor concerns. Click here
Pakistan Govt. calls for proposals for internet filtering,
blocking system - Pakistan-based NGO Bolo Bhi calls on
tech firms not to bid. Click here
Shwe Gas Movement report claims displacement, forced
labour, violence, deaths in the construction of the gas
pipeline. Click here
Shwe Gas Movement rejoinder to companies regarding
report claiming displacement, forced labour, violence,
deaths in construction of gas pipeline. Click here
Global textiles union (ITGLWF) accuses Kingmaker
Footwear of labour abuses & cover-up to mislead
workplace monitors – supplies Clarks & Skechers. Click
here
Clean Clothes Campaign update on Spectrum-Shahriyar
factory collapse in which 64 workers died (April 05): lists
companies allegedly supplying from the factory that have
not yet pledged to contribute to compensation fund
(including CMT-Windfield). Click here
Concerns raised by NGOs about Formula One and its
teams going ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, given
the human rights situation in the country. Click here
Petition asks CNN to stop accepting money for
advertisements promoting corrupt regime while citizens
live in poverty. Click here
Maka Angola rejoinder to CNN, regarding petition calling
on CNN to stop accepting money for advertisements
promoting corrupt regime while citizens live in poverty.
Click here
Concerns raised by NGOs about Formula One and its
teams going ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, given
the human rights situation in the country. Click here
EarthRights says Norwegian Govt. complicit in abuses in
Burma through investment in oil companies operating
there including CNOOC. Click here
CNPC allegedly complicit in abuses such as forced
labor, killings, and land confiscation in Burma. Click
here
CNPC connected to abuses at Shwe pipeline, according
to EarthRights International report. Click here
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
CNPC
(China)
Burma
26 Oct
2011
CNPC
(China)
Burma
14 Dec
2011
Coal India
(India)
India
Coca-Cola
(USA)
India
28 Jan,
11 Feb
2009
24 Aug
2005
Coca-Cola
(USA)
India,
Colombia,
USA
26 Jul,
2 Aug
2006
Coca-Cola
(USA)
Sudan
12 Dec
2007
Coca-Cola
(USA)
Colombia
8 Oct
2008
Coca-Cola
(USA)
China
30 Sep
2009
Coca-Cola
FEMSA
(Mexico)
Coca-Cola
FEMSA
(Mexico)
Coca-Cola
FEMSA
(Mexico)
Coles/Wesfarmer
s,
(Australia)
Colsubsidio
(Colombia)
Mexico
7 Sep
2005
Mexico
1 Feb
2006
Colombia
1 Feb
2012
Bangladesh
20 Jun
2012
Colombia
7 Dec
2011
Columbia
Sportswear
(USA)
Combined
Systems
(USA)
Commerzbank
(Germany)
El Salvador
23 Feb
2011
Egypt
7 Dec
2011
Angola
ConocoPhillips
(USA)
USA
12 Oct,
16 & 23
Nov
2005
24 May
2005
ConocoPhillips
(USA)
USA
15 & 22
Aug
2007
Shwe Gas Movement report claims displacement, forced
labour, violence, deaths in the construction of the gas
pipeline. Click here
Shwe Gas Movement rejoinder to companies regarding
report claiming displacement, forced labour, violence,
deaths in construction of gas pipeline. Click here
Coal India allegedly failing to address dangerous
subsidence, & using mining techniques that encourage
increased hazardous illegal mining. Click here
India Resource Center says over 1500 people from
communities in Tamil Nadu hold a protest against
proposed plant of Coca-Cola franchisee, over concerns
it will further exacerbate water scarcity in Gangaikondan
village. Click here
TIAA-CREF divests from Coca-Cola after its removal
from KLD Broad Market Social Index over worker rights
in Colombia, water issues in India, health issues. Click
here
Olympic Dream for Darfur calls on Olympic corporate
sponsors, including Coca-Cola, to raise Sudan concerns
with Chinese Govt. Click here
Excerpt of new book alleging bottling plants supplying
Coca-Cola are linked with killings of trade unionists.
Click here
Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior
demands improved conditions for contract workers at
Coca-Cola bottlers Swire Beverages. Click here
Roberto Mendoza, senior manager at Coca-Cola’s
Mexican bottler, accuses the company of firing him
because he is gay. Click here
Rejoinder by Roberto Mendoza to Coca-Cola’s first
response regarding alleged sexual orientation
discrimination. Click here
12 workers at Proservis, contractor to Coca-Cola Femsa,
dismissed for unionising; other union leaders under
investigation by authorities. Click here (Spanish only)
Institute for Global Labour & Human Rights calls on
major fashion brands to stop beatings & imprisonment of
workers in supply chain. Click here
Workers report that Caja de Compensación Colsubsidio
fired 22 workers for trying to form a union. Click here
(Spanish only)
Columbia Sportswear supplier Ocean Sky accused of
forced overtime, filthy drinking water, poverty wages.
Click here
Tear gas used by security forces against pro-democracy
protesters. Click here
Global Witness report & Financial Times article raise
concerns that loan to Angola's state oil company
Sonangol will perpetuate corruption & poverty. Click
here
"Toxic 100" list of corporate air polluters, prepared by
Univ. of Massachusetts research institute (PERI):
ConocoPhillips in top 10. Click here
Mossville, Louisiana residents have high levels of toxic
chemicals in their blood & environment, according to US
Govt. data - NGO report says nearby factories, including
a ConocoPhillips oil refinery, are responsible. Click here
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
ConocoPhillips
(USA)
Peru
27 May
2009
Cosworth
(UK)
Bahrain
18 Apr
2012
Cotton Group
(Belgium)
Bangladesh
11 May
2005
Creativity
Software
(USA)
Middle East
7 Dec
2011
Global
30 Jan
2008
Credit Suisse
(Switzerland)
Indonesia
11 Jul
2007
Credit Suisse
(Switzerland)
Credit Suisse
(Switzerland)
Global
12 May
2010
20 Jul
2011
Crescent
Security
(Kuwait)
Crew Gold
(UK)
Global
30 Jan
2008
Amazon Watch & Save America's Forests report urges
ConocoPhillips to withdraw from Peruvian Amazon
concession, citing human rights, environmental
concerns. Click here
NGO concerns over oil industry lobbying against Section
1504 of US Dodd-Frank Act on disclosure of payments
to governments. Click here
Report alleges that carbon offset projects in Africa
benefit corporations, not victims of pollution Click here
Tibetans-in-exile protest Continental Minerals' Tibet
project - concerns over environmental damage, lack of
consultation. Click here
Swedwatch/Fair Trade Center report alleges poor
working conditions at toy factories. Click here
Report alleges human rights abuses at Corriente
Resources mining projects, including complicity in
violence by security forces. Click here (English)
Click here (Spanish)
EU figures show 5 companies lead in carbon pollution,
including Corus. Click here
More than 40 construction firms allegedly bought
personal data on workers to blacklist job applicants,
including details of trade union activities. Click here
Concerns raised by NGOs about Formula One and its
teams going ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, given
the human rights situation in the country. Click here
Factory of supplier Spectrum Sweater in Dhaka,
Bangladesh, collapses, killing 64 workers - Global
textiles union (ITGLWF) and Clean Clothes Campaign
raise concerns about working conditions prior to
collapse. Click here
Human Rights First says companies providing
surveillance technology to oppressive regimes in the
Middle East contribute to human rights abuses. Click
here
Amnesty Intl. calls on French banks to strengthen
policies on anti-personnel mines & cluster munitions.
Click here
Friends of the Earth calls on major banks, including
Credit Suisse, to withhold further loans from Lapindo
Brantas gas project until it compensates people
displaced by Sidoarjo mud volcano disaster. Click here
Berne Declaration report: "Without Map or Compass Credit Suisse, UBS and Human Rights". Click here
Berne Declaration report alleges that Credit Suisse fails
to fulfil corporate responsibility to respect human rights.
Click here
"Private Security Contractors at War: Ending the Culture
of Impunity", report by Human Rights First. Click here
ConocoPhillips
(USA)
Global
29 Feb
2012
ConocoPhillips
(USA)
Continental
Minerals
(Canada)
Coop
(Sweden)
Corriente
Resources
(Canada)
Africa
(general)
Tibet
9 May
2012
29 Jul
2009
China
15 Jun
2005
16 Mar
2011
Philippines
7 & 14
Feb
2007
28 Mar
2012
Report by coalition of indigenous, environmental, human
rights & religious groups finds mining in Philippines is
“destructive” of environment & livelihoods. Click here
Dealings by companies in repressive countries raise
concerns about business and human rights. Click here
Yes
14 Dec
2011
Villagers fear Cronimet’s plans for molybdenum mine
because of potential health risks & displacement. Click
Yes
Corus
(UK)
Costain
(UK)
Crédit Agricole
(France)
CRH
(Ireland)
Cronimet
(Germany)
Ecuador
UK
UK
Global
Syria, Iran,
Israel
occupied
territories
Armenia
17 May
2006
18 Mar
2009
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cronimet
(Germany)
Cummins
(USA)
Custer Battles
(USA)
CVC Capital
Partners
(UK)
CWE (China
International
Water & Electric)
(China)
Daewoo
International
(Korea)
Armenia
8 Feb
2012
USA
22 Aug
2007
30 Jan
2008
18 Apr
2012
Global
Bahrain
Sudan
26 Apr,
17 May
2006
Burma
13 Dec
2006
Burma
15 Jun
2011
Burma
26 Oct
2011
Burma
14 Dec
2011
Peru
14 Sep
2011
De Beers
(So. Africa)
De Beers
(So. Africa)
Botswana
30 Sep
2009
29 Oct
2008
De Beers
(So. Africa)
Canada
22 Feb
2012
Debenhams
(United Kingdom)
United
Kingdom
19 Oct
2011
UK
10 Mar
2010
Pakistan
7 Apr
2010
Daewoo
International
(Korea)
Daewoo
International
(Korea)
Daewoo
International
(Korea)
Daimi
(Ecuador)
Dechert
(USA)
Defence Housing
Authority
(Pakistan)
Del Monte
Produce
(USA)
Dell
(USA)
Dell
(USA)
Botswana
19 Jan
2011
China
10 Jan,
21 Mar
2007
China
11 Feb
2009
here
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
(PACE) condemns mining projects in Armenia that
disregard citizens' rights. Click here
Union report accuses Cummins of violating workers'
basic labour rights. Click here
"Private Security Contractors at War: Ending the Culture
of Impunity", report by Human Rights First. Click here
Concerns raised by NGOs about Formula One and its
teams going ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, given
the human rights situation in the country. Click here
3 civilians killed during protests over Merowe dam. Click
here
Earthrights Intl. calls on sponsors of Shwe gas pipeline
to conduct environmental & human rights impact
assessments; 15 Korean NGOs raise concerns about
project. Click here
Daewoo Intl. connected to abuses at Shwe pipeline,
according to the EarthRights International report. Click
here
Shwe Gas Movement report claims displacement, forced
labour, violence, deaths in the construction of the gas
pipeline. Click here
Shwe Gas Movement rejoinder to companies regarding
report claiming displacement, forced labour, violence,
deaths in construction of gas pipeline. Click here
Concerns about the potential impacts of Perenco,
Repsol operations on indigenous communities. Click
here
Bench Marks Foundation report says De Beers has not
benefited communities in which it operates. Click here
Survival Intl. says De Beers returns to mine Central
Kalahari Game Reserve while Bushmen are still
displaced. Click here
Mining Watch Canada says De Beers profits at expense
of indigenous communities living in poverty & deprives
them of resource revenue. Click here
Labour Behind the Label report examines to what extent
workers in supply chains of UK high street brands are
being paid a living wage. Click here
Protesters in UK say law firm Dechert's representation of
"vulture funds" harms poor countries, call profits from
"vulture" cases "shameful". Click here
Judicial inquiry reports serious abuses by property
developers Bahria Town, Defence Housing Authority,
Habib Rafique - alleges forced evictions, killings. Click
here.
"Working for Scrooge: Worst Companies of 2010 for the
Right to Associate". Click here
Students and Scholars against Corporate Misbehaviour
(SACOM) report alleges widespread labour abuses
among suppliers of major technology & electronics
brands including Dell. Click here
"High Tech Misery in China": Natl. Labor Committee
(US) alleges labour abuses at Mae Tay keyboard factory
supplying Dell, HP, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft. Click here
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Dell
(USA)
Bahrain
18 Apr
2012
Concerns raised by NGOs about Formula One and its
teams going ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, given
the human rights situation in the country. Click here
No
Dell
(USA)
USA & Dem.
Rep. of
Congo
23 May
2012
Yes
Dell
(USA)
USA
11 July
2012
Delta Electronics
(Taiwan)
China
10 & 17
Jan
2007
Deno Gold
(Armenia)
Deutsche Bank
(Germany)
Armenia
9 Mar
2011
24 Aug
2005
Deutsche Bank
(Germany)
Angola
Deutsche Bank
(Germany)
Deutsche Post
DHL
(Germany)
Global
Concerns raised over companies trying to undermine
implementation of the US Dodd Frank 1502 requiring
companies to carry out supply chain due diligence on
minerals sourced from Dem. Rep. of Congo or adjoining
countries. Click here
Global Witness, Enough Project & others call on
electronics & automotive firms to make public
statements against US Chamber of Commerce position
on conflict minerals. Click here
Students and Scholars against Corporate Misbehaviour
(SACOM) report alleges widespread labour abuses
among suppliers of major multinational technology &
electronics brands. Click here
Waste from Deno Gold allegedly pollutes communities
by Norashenik River. Click here
South China Morning Post article alleges wig
manufacturer Henan Rebecca uses forced prison labour
– says major banks, including Deutsche Bank, among its
top shareholders. Click here
Global Witness report & Financial Times article raise
concerns that loan to Angola's state oil company
Sonangol will perpetuate corruption & poverty. Click
here
European financial institutions fuel food price volatility &
hunger, says new report. Click here
Concerns raised by NGOs about Formula One and its
teams going ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, given
the human rights situation in the country. Click here
Dexia
(Belgium)
Dezheng
Resources
(China)
DHL
(Germany)
DHL
(Germany)
Diageo/
Guinness
(UK)
Disney
(USA)
China
Bahrain
Global
Cambodia
12 Oct,
16 Nov,
14 Dec
2005
8 Feb
2012
18 Apr
2012
18 Jan,
1 Feb
2006
3 Aug
2011
South Africa
18 May
2011
So. Africa
8 Jun
2011
2 & 23
Aug
2006
28 Feb
2007
Cameroon
China
Disney
(USA)
China
22 Oct
2008
Djoser Reisen
(Germany)
DSM
(Netherlands)
Doe Run
(USA)
Burma
21 Jan
2009
4 Jan
2006
2 Mar
2005
India
Peru
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Major European banks have invested over $8 billion in
“companies that abuse human rights”, according to NGO
report. Click here
Reports allege Erdos Hungjun Investment (in which
Dezheng Resources is involved) is involved in forced
displacement of residents at Boeung Kak. Click here
Union accuses DHL of intimidating workers who attempt
to join unions, & of suspending manager because of
union membership. Click here
Rejoinder re alleged harassment of union members in
So. Africa. Click here
Residents of Douala accuse Guinness & other firms of
chemical pollution of their neighbourhood. Click here
Yes
800 lose jobs after Disney licensee ends contract with
factory, following allegations of labour abuses. Click
here
Investigative report into working conditions in factories
manufacturing products for Disney reveals numerous
abuses. Click here (French only)
Burma Campaign UK adds 30 firms to "Dirty List",
including Djoser Reisen. Click here
Times of India article says pharmaceutical plants poison
ground water in Punjab village. Click here
Production at La Oroya mine pollutes local area,
provides few benefits to local residents, says Christian
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Doe Run
(USA)
Peru
15 Feb
2006
Doe Run
(USA)
Peru
25 Oct
2006
Doe Run Peru
(Peru)
Global
1 Feb
2012
Dolce & Gabbana
(Italy)
Turkey
28 Sep
2011
Dole
(USA)
Colombia
7 Mar
2007
Dole
(USA)
Latin
America
11 Nov
2009
Dole
(USA)
Sri Lanka
14 Sep
2011
Philippines,
Colombia
Global
12 Jan
2011
8 Feb
2012
Kenya,
Ethiopia
15 Jun
2011
China
16 Mar
2011
USA, India
2 May
2007
Dow Chemical
(USA)
USA
30 April
2008
Dow Chemical
(USA)
India
1 Feb
2012
Drax
(UK)
Dream Pharma
(UK)
Drummond
(USA)
UK
17 May
2006
22 Jun
2011
8 Nov
2006
Dole
(USA)
DONG Energy
(Denmark)
Dongfang
Electric
(China)
Dongguan Heng
Li Tian Tou
Chuang Ying
Toys
(China)
Dow Chemical
(USA)
Dundee Precious
USA
Colombia
Bulgaria
6 Jan
Aid report, “Unearthing the truth”. Click here
Peruvian congressman accuses Doe Run of using
townspeople of La Oroya to pressure government to
approve delays in environmental protection measures.
Click here
Blacksmith Institute lists La Oroya (site of Doe Run
smelter) as one of 10 “World’s Worst Polluted Places”.
Click here
Natural resource companies bringing more arbitrations
against govts. when they "seek to increase benefits for
their own people", says report. Click here
Campaign calls on fashion manufacturers to "Stop the
Killer Jeans" & ban sand-blasting over concerns about
lung disease. Click here
NGOs & unions allege widespread labour rights abuses
at Dole flower plantations, including compulsory
pregnancy tests, exposure to pesticides, excessive
hours. Click here
Labour coalition says abuses of workers' rights persist
on Dole's plantations & those of its suppliers. Click here
[also available in Spanish]
Concerns that Dole plantation in Northern area cleared
by army did not conduct environmental assessment.
Click here
"Working for Scrooge: Worst Companies of 2010 for the
Right to Associate". Click here
Report alleges lack of transparency by Dutch electricity
firms about sources of their coal - which could be linked
to human rights abuses. Click here
Gibe 3 Dam being built by Dongfang Electric will
displace hundreds of thousands from farmland, threaten
them with poverty & hunger, according to NGOs. Click
here
Labour group accuses toy industry's certification scheme
of "shielding labour violations" at toy factories including
Dongguan Heng Li Tian Tou Chuang Ying Toys. Click
here
Amnesty USA calls for Securities & Exchange
Commission to investigate Dow Chemical's disclosures
to shareholders regarding Bhopal disaster & aftermath.
Click here
"Toxic 100" list of top air polluters, by Political Economy
Research Institute, Univ. of Massachusetts - we invited
top 10 to respond, including Dow. Click here
Statement by Amnesty Intl. on the recognition by London
Olympics organisers that 1984 Bhopal disaster was
human tragedy - disputes organisers' understanding that
outstanding issues re Bhopal do not concern Dow. Click
here
EU figures show 5 companies lead in carbon pollution,
including Drax. Click here
Regarding supplying lethal injections to US death row.
Click here
Colombia Journal alleges continued paramilitary
presence around Drummond mine & says the mine's
social programmes do not offset its negative social and
health impacts. Click here
Residents of Chepelare form a public council
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Metals
(Canada)
Dundee Precious
Metals
(Canada)
Dundee Precious
Metals
(Canada)
DuPont
(USA)
2010
Armenia,
Bulgaria,
Kyrgyzstan
20 Jan
2010
Armenia
8 Dec
2010
USA
24, 31
May
2006
17 Jan
2007
DuPont
(USA)
China
DuPont
(USA)
USA
30 April
2008
Dyncorp
(USA)
USA
14 Sep
2011
Global
8 Feb
Uganda
25 July
2012
Global
9, 16
Jul
2008
Israel &
Occupied
Palestinian
Territories
Morocco
23 May
2012
DynCorp
(USA)
DynCorp (USA)
Eagle Industries
(USA)
easyJet
(UK)
Ebro Foods/
Rivera del Arroz
(Spain)
Eco Oro Minerals
(Canada)
Ecology Control
Centre
Colombia
8
August
2012
11 July
2012
Russia
21 Sep
2011
Ecopetrol
(Colombia)
Colombia
5 Nov
2008
Ecuavital Biox
(Ecuador)
EcuaCorriente
(Ecuador)
EcuaCorriente
(Ecuador)
EDF
(France)
Ecuador
4 Jul
2007
11 Apr
2012
2 May
2012
23 Feb
& 2 Mar
2005
Ecuador
Ecuador
Laos
opposing Dundee Precious Metals mine due to
environmental concerns. Click here
CEE Bankwatch report says gold mining projects
financed by European Bank for Reconstruction &
Development harm environment, local communities in
Armenia, Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan. Click here
NGO fears Deno Gold (part of Dundee Precious Metals)
mine will release toxic pollution, quickly leave nearly
1000 workers jobless. Click here
"Toxic 100" list of corporate air polluters, prepared by
Univ. of Massachusetts research institute (PERI):
DuPont in top 10. Click here
Labor groups raise concerns about positions of
multinational & their business organizations regarding
China’s proposed labour law reform. Click here
"Toxic 100" list of top air polluters, by Political Economy
Research Institute, Univ. of Massachusetts - we invited
top 10 to respond, including DuPont. Click here
Documents in court case in USA reportedly "illustrate in
minute detail" how Richmor, Sportsflight
& Dyncorp assisted the US Govt. with its rendition
programme. Click here
Sexual violence by private military companies remains a
problem; raises allegations against DynCorp. Click here
New on our Business, Conflict & Peace Portal: Report
criticises UN's growing use of private security companies
known for their violence. Click here
"Subsidizing Sweatshops" report says companies
supplying US state uniforms source from firms "engaged
in serious human rights & labor violations". Companies
mentioned include Eagle Industries. Click here
Airlines cancel Israel flights for over 60% of proPalestinian fly-in protesters after receiving passenger
blacklist from Israeli Govt. Click here
Morocco: Local residents injured by security forces while
protesting rice company Rivera del Arroz's planting on
land it had said it would not use. Click here
NGOs file complaint before World Bank grievance
mechanism over IFC investment in Eco Oro Mineral
project - alleges failure to evaluate "potentially severe
social & environmental impacts". Click here
Environmentalists say that Plastkard plastics firm underrated classification of its hazardous waste – the
assessment was carried out by Ecology Control Centre.
Click here
Amazon Watch urges US investors not to buy Ecopetrol
shares due to concerns over impacts on Colombian
indigenous community. Click here
Ecuatival Biox security guards accused of intimidating
human rights officials. Click here
Article raises concerns re: impacts of mining in Ecuador
Click here
Company response regarding impacts of mining in
Ecuador Click here
EDF did not conduct detailed enough environmental
impact assessment for Nam Theun 2 dam project, says
OECD Guidelines complaint by Proyecto Gato & Amis
de la Terre. Click here
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
EDF Energy
(UK)
Edinburgh
Woollen Mill
(UK)
Electric Power
Development
Company
(Japan)
Electricaribe/Gas
Natural Fenosa
(Colombia)
Eli Lilly
(USA)
Eli Lilly
(USA)
Emgesa
(Colombia)
Emgesa
(Colombia)
Emgesa
(Columbia)
Emirates
(United Arab
Emirates)
Enbridge
(Canada)
UK
United
Kingdom
17 May
2006
19 Oct
2011
Yes
No
Burma
21 Jan
2009
Colombia
29 Feb
2012
Unions protection for workers under death treat for their
work at subsidiary. Click here
Yes
Global
23 Aug,
6 Sep,
8 Nov
2006
12 Dec
2007
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility rates 15
pharmaceutical firms on HIV/AIDS, including Eli Lilly finds none has comprehensive approach. Click here
No
Oxfam report "Investing for Life" says drug companies
not doing enough to provide access to medicines for the
poor - makes recommendations for "responsible
business practices". Click here
Social and environmental impacts of hydropower
construction. Click here (Spanish only)
Police repression against protesters over dam
construction in Colombia. Click here (Spanish only)
Report highlights community protests to company’s
hydroelectric project due to alleged humanitarian
abuses[Spanish only] Click here
Javier Vázquez alleges he was told not to apply for job
at Emirates due to his age. Click here
No
Global
Colombia
Colombia
Columbia
18 Jan
2012
7 Mar
2012
28 Mar
2012
Mexico
15 Oct
2008
Canada
1 Feb
2012
Endesa
(Spain)
Latin
America
3 Mar
2010
Endiama
(Angola)
Angola
1 Oct
2008
Endiama
(Angola)
Angola
13, 20
Sep
2006
11 Jul
2007
Energi Mega
Persada
(Indonesia)
EU figures show 5 companies lead in carbon pollution,
including EDF Energy. Click here
Labour Behind the Label report examines to what extent
workers in supply chains of UK high street brands are
being paid a living wage. Click here
Burma Campaign UK adds 30 firms to "Dirty List",
including Electric Power Development Company. Click
here
I
ndonesia
ENI
(Italy)
Kazakhstan
4 Feb
2009
ENI
(Italy)
Rep. of
Congo
29 Jul
2009
ENI
(Italy)
Rep. of
Congo
11 Nov
2009
ENI
(Italy)
Nigeria
13 Jul
2011
Enbridge should be required to conduct comprehensive
human rights impact assessment of its Northern
Gateway project, says Frank Seier, Right2Respect.
Click here
Greenpeace report criticises the social & environmental
impacts of Spanish multinationals in Latin America.
Click here (Spanish only)
Report says mining companies' arbitrary seizure &
destruction of farmlands causing widespread hunger &
deepening poverty. Click here
Security companies for diamond mining operations in
Cuango responsible for killings, torture, beatings & other
abuses, says report. Click here
Friends of the Earth calls on major banks to withhold
further loans from Lapindo Brantas gas project (owned
by companies including Energi Mega Persada) until it
compensates people displaced by Sidoarjo mud volcano
disaster. Click here
Report raises concerns about environmental, social &
health effects of Kashagan oil field development. Click
here
Report by Heinrich Böll Foundation & NGOs raises
serious social, environmental concerns over Eni's
planned tar sands & agro-fuel projects. Click here
Report by Congolese & intl. NGOs says ENI's oil sands
& biofuel projects threaten tropical forests, local people
& climate. Click here
Niger Delta community threatens to sue Agip (part of
Eni) over deaths of 20 youth allegedly as a result of oil
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ENI
(Italy)
Nigeria
9 Nov
2011
ENI
(Italy)
ENI
(Italy)
Africa
(general)
Nigeria
9 May
2012
16 May
2012
ENI
(Italy)
Kazakhstan
4 July
2012
ENI/Agip KCO
(Italy)
Kazakhstan
13 Jun
2012
ENRC
(UK)
Entergy
(USA)
Envoy Group
(Bangladesh)
E.ON
(UK)
Ericsson
(Sweden)
Congo,
DRC,
Zimbabwe
USA
8
August
2012
15 Aug
2007
Bangladesh
12 Jan
2011
17 May
2006
17 Jan
2007
UK
China
Ericsson
(Sweden)
China
14 Jul,
4 Aug
2010
Ericsson
(Sweden)
Ericsson
(Sweden)
China
6 Oct
2010
7 Dec
2011
Middle East
Erdos Group
(China)
Cambodia
3 Aug
2011
Erdos Hongjun
Investment
(China)
Erinys
(UK)
Erinys
(UK)
Cambodia
5 Oct
2011
Iraq
16 Apr
2008
14, 21
Jan
2009
19 Jan
2011
Iraq
Essar Oil
(India)
Burma
Eutelsat
(France)
Iran
20 Oct
2010
Eutelsat
(France)
Iran
4 Jan
2012
operations and over non-payment of compensation.
Click here
Stephen Yeboah’s rejoinder to Eni's response re alleged
unfair treatment of Etiama Community in Nigeria by Eni,
including deaths. Click here
Report alleges that carbon offset projects in Africa
benefit corporations, not victims of pollution. Click here
Company response to criticism that its carbon offset
projects in Nigeria do not benefit local communities.
Click here
North Caspian Operating Company’s contractors
continue dumping toxic waste water in Atyrau, says local
journalist. Click here
Agip KCO (part of Eni) accused of using drinking water
for its operations, dumping contaminated water in Atyrau
sewage system. Click here
Report examines how companies can trade on UK stock
markets regardless of conduct in conflict zones. Click
here
Mossville, Louisiana residents have high levels of toxic
chemicals in their blood & environment, according to US
Govt. data - NGO report says nearby factories, including
an Entergy power plant, are responsible. Click here
"Working for Scrooge: Worst Companies of 2010 for the
Right to Associate". Click here
EU figures show 5 companies lead in carbon pollution,
including E.ON. Click here
Labor groups raise concerns about positions of
multinational & their business organizations regarding
China’s proposed labour law reform. Click here
Coalition of Chinese NGOs issues report alleging IT
brands are using suppliers who pollute China's water
bodies with heavy metals; update criticises companies
for non-responsiveness. Click here
New report on heavy metal pollution of water bodies by
suppliers to major technology brands. Click here
Human Rights First says companies providing
surveillance technology to oppressive regimes in the
Middle East contribute to human rights abuses. Click
here
Reports allege Erdos Hungjun Investment (in which
Erdos Group is involved) is involved in forced
displacement of residents at Boeung Kak. Click here
Forced evictions resume at Boeung Kak Lake, to make
way for property development by Shukaku Inc, Erdos
Hongjun Investment. Click here
Erinys response to War on Want allegations of abuses in
Iraq. Click here
Private security firm Erinys sued in UK over shooting of
civilians in Iraq. Click here
EarthRights says Norwegian Govt. complicit in abuses in
Burma through investment in oil companies operating
there including Essar Oil. Click here
Eutelsat comments on allegations regarding obstruction
of freedom of information, following Nokia Siemens'
decision to halt work on monitoring centres. Click here
Human rights activists criticise satellite providers for
enabling broadcasts of coerced confessions. Click here
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Excellon
Resources
(Canada)
Excellon
Resources
(Canada)
Excellon
Resources
(Canada)
Excellon
Resources
(Canada)
Excelsior
Electronics
(China)
Excelsior Hotel
Baku (Azerbaijan)
Exotissimo
(Thailand)
Exportadora de
Pantalones
(Mexico)
ExxonMobil
(USA)
Mexico
17 Aug
2011
Mexico
5 Jan
2011
Mexico
22 Feb
2012
Mexico
20 Jun
2012
China
29 Apr
2009
Azerbaijan
16 May
2012
21 Jan
2009
23 Nov
2011
Burma
Mexico
Chad/
Cameroon
7 Sep &
21 Sep
2005
ExxonMobil
(USA)
Chad
15 Mar
2006
ExxonMobil
(USA)
USA
ExxonMobil
(USA)
USA
24, 31
May
2006
30 April
2008
ExxonMobil
(USA)
Global
22 Feb
2012
ExxonMobil
(USA)
USA
21 Mar
2012
Falcon Private
Bank
(Switzerland)
Bahrain
18 Apr
2012
FCC
(USA)
Mexico
9 Nov
2011
Fechheimer
Brothers
(USA)
Global
9 Jul
2008
Ferrari
(Italy)
Fiat
Bahrain
Global
18 Apr
2012
24 Mar
Alleged labour abuses at Excellon Resources mine including harassment of workers wanting to form union.
Click here
NGO says local Excellon Resources management has
threatened, intimidated recently unionised workers. Click
here
Local govt., NGO & communities ask company to
comply with the law & agreements to protect water, land
rights. Click here
Mexican workers & local landowners file complaint under
OECD Guidelines against Excellon Resources over
alleged labour rights and land disputes. Click here
NGOs say Excelsior Electronics and buyer Fujitsu
Siemens provided weak responses to report of factory
labour abuses. Click here
Concerns about hidden cameras in hotel rooms as
Eurovision Song Contest approaches. Click here
Burma Campaign UK adds 30 firms to "Dirty List",
including Exotissimo. Click here
Civil society organizations denounce threats and
harassment against workers from “Obreras Insumisas
del Valle de Tehuacán”. Click here (Spanish only)
Chad-Cameroon pipeline: Amnesty International says
governments, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Petronas are
“contracting out” of their human rights obligations. Click
here
Publish What You Pay coalition & Columbia Law School
Human Rights Clinic call on ExxonMobil to refuse
Chad’s request to pay oil revenues directly to
government instead of into escrow account for poverty
reduction. Click here
"Toxic 100" list of corporate air polluters, prepared by
Univ. of Massachusetts research institute (PERI):
ExxonMobil in top 10. Click here
"Toxic 100" list of top air polluters, by Political Economy
Research Institute, Univ. of Massachusetts - we invited
top 10 to respond, including ExxonMobil. Click here
NGO concerns over oil industry lobbying against Section
1504 of US Dodd-Frank Act on disclosure of payments
to governments. Click here
Human Rights Campaign Foundation publishes report
containing Corporate Equality Index 2012 ranking
American workplaces on LGBT equality. Click here
Concerns raised by NGOs about Formula One and its
teams going ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, given
the human rights situation in the country. Click here
Organizations denounce possible shifts in the
construction of the dam Zapotillo by FCC. Click here
(Spanish only)
"Subsidizing Sweatshops" report says companies
supplying US state uniforms source from firms "engaged
in serious human rights & labor violations". Companies
mentioned include Fechheimer Brothers. Click here
Concerns raised by NGOs about Formula One and its
teams going ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, given
the human rights situation in the country. Click here
SOMO report says top 10 auto-makers allegedly failing
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
(Italy)
Fiat
(Italy)
Bahrain
2010
18 Apr
2012
to address supply chain conflict minerals. Click here
Concerns raised by NGOs about Formula One and its
teams going ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, given
the human rights situation in the country. Click here
"The Heavy Load" report alleges continuing abuses on
Firestone rubber plantation. Includes rejoinder by Save
my Future Foundation & further response by Firestone.
Click here
Burma Campaign UK adds 30 firms to "Dirty List",
including First Cabin. Click here
SOMO/WISE "Uranium in Africa" report says mines
threaten human health, environment. Click here
Wixárika indigenous say First Majestic Silver failed to
properly consult them in land devolution process. Click
here
Students and Scholars against Corporate Misbehaviour
(SACOM) report alleges widespread labour abuses
among suppliers of major multinational technology &
electronics brands. Click here
Cividep raises concerns about working conditions in
mobile phone manufacturing plants in Sriperumbudur,
near Chennai. Click here
Flextronics response to Cividep rejoinder re working
conditions in mobile phone manufacturing plants in
Sriperumbudur, Chennai. Click here
FMC excluded from Norwegian Govt. Pension Fund
Global's "investment universe" over purchases of
phosphates from Western Sahara. Click here
Concerns raised by NGOs about Formula One and its
teams going ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, given
the human rights situation in the country. Click here
Firestone Natural
Rubber
(USA)
Liberia
30 Jul,
27 Aug
2008
First Cabin
(USA)
First Uranium
(Canada)
First Majestic
Silver
(Canada)
Fittec
(China)
Burma
21 Jan
2009
20 Jul
2011
20 Jun
2012
Africa
Mexico
China
10 Jan
2007
Flextronics
(Singapore)
India
24 Nov
2010
Flextronics
(Singapore)
India
23 Feb
2011
FMC
(USA)
Force India
Mercedes
(UK)
Morocco /
Western
Sahara
Bahrain
Ford
(USA)
USA
Ford
(USA)
Argentina
Ford
(USA)
Ford
(USA)
Global
Ford
(USA)
Formula One
Group of
Companies
(USA)
Fort-S
(Russia)
Fortis
(Netherlands/
USA & Dem.
Rep. of
Congo
USA & Dem.
Rep. of
Congo
Bahrain
21 Dec
2011
18 Apr
2012
24, 31
May
2006
14 Mar
2007
24 Mar
2010
23 May
2012
18 July
2012
18 Apr
2012
Russia
6 Jan
2010
Indonesia
11 Jul
2007
"Toxic 100" list of corporate air polluters, prepared by
Univ. of Massachusetts research institute (PERI): Ford in
top 10. Click here
Ford statement regarding legal claims brought by former
employees who say they were kidnapped and tortured
on Ford Argentina premises during the 1976-83 military
dictatorship. Click here
SOMO report says top 10 auto-makers allegedly failing
to address supply chain conflict minerals. Click here
Concerns raised over companies trying to undermine
implementation of the US Dodd Frank 1502 requiring
companies to carry out supply chain due diligence on
minerals sourced from Dem. Rep. of Congo or adjoining
countries. Click here
Electronics companies must break from US Chamber on
conflict minerals", say NGOs. Click here
Concerns raised by NGOs about Formula One and its
teams going ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, given
the human rights situation in the country. Click here
Protesters at Gazprom construction site beaten by FortS security guards after climbing scaffolding to unveil
banner. Click here
Friends of the Earth calls on major banks, including
Fortis, to withhold further loans from Lapindo Brantas
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Belgium)
Fortuna Silver
(Canada, Peru)
Mexico
15 Feb
2012
Forza
(Peru)
Peru
17 Jan
2007
Foxconn
(Taiwan)
China
30 Aug,
6 Sep
2006
Foxconn
(Taiwan)
China
14 Jul
2010
Foxconn
(Taiwan)
India
24 Nov
2010
Foxconn
(Taiwan)
China
19 Jan
2011
Foxconn
(Taiwan)
India
23 Feb
2011
Foxconn
(Taiwan)
China
3 Aug
2011
Foxconn
(Taiwan)
Foxconn
(Taiwan)
Foxconn
(Taiwan)
Foxconn
(Taiwan)
Fred Meyer
(USA)
Czech Rep.
1 Feb
2012
7 Mar
2012
16 May
2012
13 Jun
2012
8 Mar
2006
Frederick’s of
Hollywood
(USA)
Freeport
Indonesia
(USA)
FreeportMcMoRan
(USA)
FreeportMcMoRan
(USA)
FreeportMcMoRan
(USA)
Philippines
27 Apr
2005
Indonesia
2 Nov
2011
West Papua/
Indonesia
4 Jan
2006
Philippines
1 Apr
2009
Philippines
28 Oct
2009
1
China
India
China
Global
gas project until it compensates people displaced by
Sidoarjo mud volcano disaster. Click here
One person killed & another injured during protest
against Minera Cuzcatlan (part of Fortuna Silver Mines)
over lack of consultation, impact on water resource.
Click here
Human rights groups & news articles allege Forza
involved in spying operation & intimidation against local
environmentalists opposed to Yanacocha mine. Click
here
Foxconn lawsuit against two journalists who reported on
working conditions at Foxconn iPod factory sparks
concerns for journalists’ rights among Chinese media.
Click here and here
Coalition of Chinese NGOs issues report alleging IT
brands are using suppliers who pollute China's water
bodies with heavy metals; update criticises companies
for non-responsiveness. Click here
Cividep raises concerns about working conditions in
mobile phone manufacturing plants in Sriperumbudur,
near Chennai. Click here
Foxconn nominated for “Public Eye on Davos" award in
“worst corporate offenses against human rights and the
environment” category. Click here
Foxconn response to Cividep rejoinder re working
conditions in mobile phone manufacturing plants in
Sriperumbudur, Chennai. Click here
Alleged abuses in Foxconn's internship programme,
including 14-hour days in standing position, poor living
conditions. Click here
Worker raises concerns about workplace health & safety
at Foxconn factory. Click here
Article raises concerns about Fair Labour Association
audit of company operations in China units. Click here
Report on "How poorly paid mobile phone workers in
South India Try To Make Ends Meet". Click here
SACOM report alleges labour rights abuses still taking
place in Foxconn factories. Click here
No Dirty Gold campaign calls on 8 “laggard” jewellery
retailers to sign on to social & environmental standards
on gold sourcing. Click here
Behind the Label (USA) alleges poor working conditions
at Frederick’s supplier Gelmart Industries. Click here
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No
West Papua: Police accused of killing 1 union activist &
injuring others in shootings during protest at Freeport
Indonesia. Click here
NY Times front-page report raises concerns about
payments to Indonesian military, environmental impacts
of Grasberg mine. Click here
NGO report says mining causes "large-scale ruin,
particularly undermining food production". Click here
Yes
Working Group on Mining comments on company
responses to "Mining or Food?" report – FreeportMcMoRan declined to comment further. Click here
No
Situation resolved before Foxconn responded.
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Yes
FreeportMcMoRan
(USA)
FreeportMcMoRan
(USA)
FreeportMcMoRan
(USA)
Fresh Del Monte
Produce
(USA)
Friosur
(Chile)
Fujitsu
Technology
Solutions
(Netherlands)
Full Start
(China)
Fynch-Hatton
(Germany)
West Papua
2 Nov
2011
Global
18 Jan
2012
DRC
18 Apr
2012
Costa Rica,
USA
12 Jan
2011
Chile
China
China
Bangladesh
Indonesian national police confirm they received
payments from Freeport Indonesia- activists, lawmakers
call for investigation. Click here
Greenpeace Switzerland & Berne Declaration nominate
6 companies for 2012 "Public Eye Awards for the worst
cases of contempt for the environment and human
rights". Click here
Report accuses mining companies in Katanga (DRC) of
negative impacts such as relocation, land grabbing and
violence Click here
"Working for Scrooge: Worst Companies of 2010 for the
Right to Associate". Click here
Yes
12 Jul
2006
29 Apr
2009
Serious concerns about working conditions in salmon
industry, including workplace deaths. Click here
NGOs say Excelsior Electronics and buyer Fujitsu
Siemens provided weak responses to report of factory
labour abuses. Click here
Yes
19 Dec
2007,
16 Jan
2008
20 Jun
2012
Workers in Junxingye factory (owned by Full Start)
making crucifixes for religious gift shops in US work 15hour days in poor conditions, says Natl. Labor
Committee (USA). Click here
Institute for Global Labour & Human Rights calls on
major fashion brands to stop beatings & imprisonment of
workers in supply chain. Click here
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No
No
Yes
Yes