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European Parliament signals increased scrutiny of oil, gas and mining companies, but proposal is light on details, say activists
Today, the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament voted on its report on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), giving priority to developing transparency rules for oil, gas and mining industries. This is welcomed by the Publish What You Pay coalition, the global movement for open and accountable extractive industries. However, by refusing to […]
Civil society advocacy strengthens public oversight of oil and gas deals
In 2017, the Lebanese Oil and Gas Initiative (LOGI), a civil society organisation member of PWYP, conducted an analysis of laws governing the recently developed oil and gas sector in Lebanon. This identified gaps in the legal framework that could enable corruption – in particular, risks arising from the secrecy of oil contracts and obscurity […]
Contract disclosure is key to tackling the corruption marring the extractive industries
It is clear that no country or sector is immune to corruption. However, according to the OECD, one in five cases of transnational bribery occur in the extractive sector. This is particularly concerning as we move to a low carbon world, requiring an equitable phase out of fossil fuels and accelerating the rush for minerals […]
Registering fossil fuels, a key ingredient for a fair energy transition
The Global Registry of Fossil Fuels will enable country governments to track and report information on fossil fuel reserves, along with historic and planned future fossil fuel production, and expressed in terms of the carbon dioxide embedded within each project and extraction site.
Transparency’s next frontier – Why extractive industry procurement should be a focus of civil society
It is remarkable how far the global movement for transparency in extractive industries has come. The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is now at fifty-five member countries, and civil society has successfully pressured governments in the United Kingdom, Europe, and Canada to adopt laws requiring their headquartered mining and oil and gas companies report revenue […]
It’s time for Brazil to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
This article was originally published by Mongabay on 29 October 2021 “It’s like we don’t exist,” say people living near giant mines like Minas-Rio in Brazil’s mining heartland state of Minas Gerais. Though residents largely don’t benefit and live in fear of yet another environmental catastrophe caused by such mines like the Samarco Mariana & […]
Lifting the veil of secrecy on rights abuses caused by Brazil’s mining industry
This article was originally published by Open Global Rights on 28 October 2021 Mining companies must tackle human rights abuses or risk communities saying no to their operations Brazil has been struck by two devastating mining dam disasters in recent years. In 2015, a tailings dam carrying liquid waste away from the Samarco Mariana mining complex in Minas […]
Lifting the veil of secrecy on rights abuses caused by Brazil’s mining industry
Mining companies must tackle human rights abuses or risk communities saying no to their operations. This article was originally published by Open Global Rights on 28 October 2021 Brazil has been struck by two devastating mining dam disasters in recent years. In 2015, a tailings dam carrying liquid waste away from the Samarco Mariana mining complex in Minas […]
Summit for Democracy Country Commitments Proposal
On December 9-10, 2021, the first of two Summits for Democracy will take place in the United States with the aim of setting forth an affirmative agenda for democratic renewal and to tackle the greatest threats faced by democracies today, including corruption, through collective action. Corruption in the oil, gas and mineral sector undermines the efforts […]
We expect better from companies claiming to support the EITI
As part of the EITI 2019 Standard companies that are part of the Initiative are expected to meet a set of transparency asks (known in EITI speak as “Expectations”) linked to key areas such as contract transparency, tax, payments and beneficial ownership transparency Last month, for the first time, the EITI released an assessment of […]
EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive Briefing
In April, the European Commission put forward a proposal for a new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Sector-specific standards will be developed, and the European Parliament has stressed the importance of identifying high-risk sectors. In the context of the global climate crisis and the European Green Deal, Publish What You Pay (PWYP) advocates for the […]
Government efforts to reduce emissions in the oil and gas sector need more transparency
Emily Nickerson supported the production of the below mentioned report by Oxfam Canada and Parkland Institute, and is also outgoing Director of PWYP-Canada. This blog presents key report findings, and lessons for PWYP coalitions and members. Governments are ramping up their investments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, investing billions in new green industries and efforts […]