ICAR
@theicar.bsky.social
We are a coalition of 40+ member and partner organizations committed to ending corporate abuse of people and the planet. Website-https://icar.ngo/
On October 30th, ICAR, join by Humanity Untied Action, & @htlegalcenter.bsky.social submitted a comment to the
U.S. Trade Representative highlighting forced labor and opaque supply chains as significant foreign trade barriers.
U.S. Trade Representative highlighting forced labor and opaque supply chains as significant foreign trade barriers.
November 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
On October 30th, ICAR, join by Humanity Untied Action, & @htlegalcenter.bsky.social submitted a comment to the
U.S. Trade Representative highlighting forced labor and opaque supply chains as significant foreign trade barriers.
U.S. Trade Representative highlighting forced labor and opaque supply chains as significant foreign trade barriers.
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Energy Transfer's investments have only been under public scrutiny in Germany, as a result of civil society and parliament activity.
Given the Trump administration’s political agenda, all EU member states must be particularly vigilant with investors from the US. ⚠️
Full analysis ⬇️ 3/3 🧵
Given the Trump administration’s political agenda, all EU member states must be particularly vigilant with investors from the US. ⚠️
Full analysis ⬇️ 3/3 🧵
EU countries are selling critical energy infrastructure to Trump-aligned fossil fuel giant Energy Transfer - SOMO
Since winning a second term, President Trump has rolled out a policy agenda that, amongst other things, gives strong support to the interests of fossil fuel energy companies(opens in new window) . Thi...
www.somo.nl
October 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Energy Transfer's investments have only been under public scrutiny in Germany, as a result of civil society and parliament activity.
Given the Trump administration’s political agenda, all EU member states must be particularly vigilant with investors from the US. ⚠️
Full analysis ⬇️ 3/3 🧵
Given the Trump administration’s political agenda, all EU member states must be particularly vigilant with investors from the US. ⚠️
Full analysis ⬇️ 3/3 🧵
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After acquiring key energy infrastructure in the Netherlands and Ireland in 2024, Energy Transfer is now trying to buy more in Germany and Poland.
This puts Europe's sovereignty and energy security at risk.
Meanwhile, European regulators appear to be asleep at the wheel. 💤
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This puts Europe's sovereignty and energy security at risk.
Meanwhile, European regulators appear to be asleep at the wheel. 💤
2/3 🧵
October 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
After acquiring key energy infrastructure in the Netherlands and Ireland in 2024, Energy Transfer is now trying to buy more in Germany and Poland.
This puts Europe's sovereignty and energy security at risk.
Meanwhile, European regulators appear to be asleep at the wheel. 💤
2/3 🧵
This puts Europe's sovereignty and energy security at risk.
Meanwhile, European regulators appear to be asleep at the wheel. 💤
2/3 🧵
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🚨 Fossil fuel giant Energy Transfer is buying up key European energy facilities. Europe should worry...
Red flags?
🚩 Friends with the Trump administration
🚩 A track record of environmental violations
🚩 High hostility towards activists
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Red flags?
🚩 Friends with the Trump administration
🚩 A track record of environmental violations
🚩 High hostility towards activists
1/3 🧵
EU countries are selling critical energy infrastructure to Trump-aligned fossil fuel giant Energy Transfer - SOMO
Since winning a second term, President Trump has rolled out a policy agenda that, amongst other things, gives strong support to the interests of fossil fuel energy companies(opens in new window) . Thi...
www.somo.nl
October 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
🚨 Fossil fuel giant Energy Transfer is buying up key European energy facilities. Europe should worry...
Red flags?
🚩 Friends with the Trump administration
🚩 A track record of environmental violations
🚩 High hostility towards activists
1/3 🧵
Red flags?
🚩 Friends with the Trump administration
🚩 A track record of environmental violations
🚩 High hostility towards activists
1/3 🧵
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🚨 NEW joint statement
It's time: the EU’s credibility on human rights & climate is on the line.
Ahead of the #Omnibus I vote, 140+ EU & non-EU CSOs urge MEPs to back a strong, fair deal that protects workers, communities & our planet, not corporate interests.
corporatejustice.org/publications...
It's time: the EU’s credibility on human rights & climate is on the line.
Ahead of the #Omnibus I vote, 140+ EU & non-EU CSOs urge MEPs to back a strong, fair deal that protects workers, communities & our planet, not corporate interests.
corporatejustice.org/publications...
JOINT STATEMENT Call for European Parliament to deliver a credible and ambitious approach on Omnibus I - ECCJ
corporatejustice.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:57 AM
🚨 NEW joint statement
It's time: the EU’s credibility on human rights & climate is on the line.
Ahead of the #Omnibus I vote, 140+ EU & non-EU CSOs urge MEPs to back a strong, fair deal that protects workers, communities & our planet, not corporate interests.
corporatejustice.org/publications...
It's time: the EU’s credibility on human rights & climate is on the line.
Ahead of the #Omnibus I vote, 140+ EU & non-EU CSOs urge MEPs to back a strong, fair deal that protects workers, communities & our planet, not corporate interests.
corporatejustice.org/publications...
Join us for the upcoming webinar hosted by the Global Initiative for Corporate Accountability, "The New Korean Due diligence Bill: The Context, The Contents & What Happens Next" on November 6 at 9:30 AM EST & 12:00 AM EST.
Register for the 9:30 AM EST webinar here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register for the 9:30 AM EST webinar here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Join us for the upcoming webinar hosted by the Global Initiative for Corporate Accountability, "The New Korean Due diligence Bill: The Context, The Contents & What Happens Next" on November 6 at 9:30 AM EST & 12:00 AM EST.
Register for the 9:30 AM EST webinar here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register for the 9:30 AM EST webinar here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Was a joy to be able to speak about the Thriving Communities Narrative co-created by the Global Initiative for Corporate Accountability and Hope-based Communications at the @iccr.bsky.social Conference earlier this week with such a great group of advocates.
Jacqueline Lewis of @theicar.bsky.social underscores the efficacy and importance of hope-based messaging during difficult times at the "Thriving Communities: Building a New, Compelling Narrative Around Corporate Accountability" session of the Fall #ICCRConference.
October 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Was a joy to be able to speak about the Thriving Communities Narrative co-created by the Global Initiative for Corporate Accountability and Hope-based Communications at the @iccr.bsky.social Conference earlier this week with such a great group of advocates.
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“The CSDDD is bad for business.” Is it really? Or is that a convenient narrative for those resisting change? In a new joint blog, Noor Hamadeh of @theicar.bsky.social & our own Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt explore the pushback against the EU’s CSDDD. investorsforhumanrights.org/news/csddd-b...
CSDDD: Bad for business, or the bane of bad actors? | Investor Alliance for Human Rights
By Noor Hamadeh, Senior Advocacy Counsel at the International Corporate Accountability (ICAR) and Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt, Associate Director at the Investor Alliance for Human Rights
investorsforhumanrights.org
October 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“The CSDDD is bad for business.” Is it really? Or is that a convenient narrative for those resisting change? In a new joint blog, Noor Hamadeh of @theicar.bsky.social & our own Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt explore the pushback against the EU’s CSDDD. investorsforhumanrights.org/news/csddd-b...
The US fossil fuel industry is using the EU-US trade deal to undermine an EU law requiring companies to reduce their climate impacts and tackle corporate abuses worldwide.
European parliamentarians should fight back.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
European parliamentarians should fight back.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
EU-US Trade Deal Threatens EU Corporate Accountability Law
The European Parliament should ensure that the European Union’s flagship corporate accountability law, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), does not become a victim of the EU-...
www.hrw.org
September 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The US fossil fuel industry is using the EU-US trade deal to undermine an EU law requiring companies to reduce their climate impacts and tackle corporate abuses worldwide.
European parliamentarians should fight back.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
European parliamentarians should fight back.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
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Trump reportedly owns more than $600,000 in shares of Nvidia and Apple.
Both companies have financially benefited from special concessions Trump made to them while in office.
The president is profiting off the policies he sets. This is corruption in its rawest form.
Both companies have financially benefited from special concessions Trump made to them while in office.
The president is profiting off the policies he sets. This is corruption in its rawest form.
August 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Trump reportedly owns more than $600,000 in shares of Nvidia and Apple.
Both companies have financially benefited from special concessions Trump made to them while in office.
The president is profiting off the policies he sets. This is corruption in its rawest form.
Both companies have financially benefited from special concessions Trump made to them while in office.
The president is profiting off the policies he sets. This is corruption in its rawest form.
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Reminder: Despite the Musk-Trump feud, a significant proportion of DOGE agents—who continue to gut essential government functions and endanger your privacy—have close ties to Elon Musk and his companies.
We're continuing to track them here: therevolvingdoorproject.org/doge-staff-a...
We're continuing to track them here: therevolvingdoorproject.org/doge-staff-a...
August 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Reminder: Despite the Musk-Trump feud, a significant proportion of DOGE agents—who continue to gut essential government functions and endanger your privacy—have close ties to Elon Musk and his companies.
We're continuing to track them here: therevolvingdoorproject.org/doge-staff-a...
We're continuing to track them here: therevolvingdoorproject.org/doge-staff-a...
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California's procurement laws are outdated and toothless against forced labor. AB 381 would fix that—bringing state law in line with federal standards. U.S. Ambassadors + Fresno leaders are urging action. Support the bill. #EndForcedLabor #AB381
Read: www.fresnobee.com/opinion/read...
Read: www.fresnobee.com/opinion/read...
August 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
California's procurement laws are outdated and toothless against forced labor. AB 381 would fix that—bringing state law in line with federal standards. U.S. Ambassadors + Fresno leaders are urging action. Support the bill. #EndForcedLabor #AB381
Read: www.fresnobee.com/opinion/read...
Read: www.fresnobee.com/opinion/read...
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There are no magic fixes, but Section 307 of the US Tariff Act delivers results. Import bans blocking forced-labor tainted goods from the US market have led to more than $62 million in back wages & fees returned to workers. Read our @opendemocracy.net oped: www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
August 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
There are no magic fixes, but Section 307 of the US Tariff Act delivers results. Import bans blocking forced-labor tainted goods from the US market have led to more than $62 million in back wages & fees returned to workers. Read our @opendemocracy.net oped: www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
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In response to an @opendemocracy.net op-ed criticizing import bans, we wrote to set the record straight: Import bans push companies to address forced labor in their supply chains in ways voluntary measures never have. That should be applauded—not condemned. www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
August 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
In response to an @opendemocracy.net op-ed criticizing import bans, we wrote to set the record straight: Import bans push companies to address forced labor in their supply chains in ways voluntary measures never have. That should be applauded—not condemned. www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
We stand in solidarity with the Indonesian fishers who have filed a human trafficking lawsuit against US tuna brand Bumble Bee. It is never easy for individuals to go up against influential corporations, but they are. Join us in standing with them: act.gp/solidarity-with-fishers
Solidarity with Fishers - Greenpeace Southeast Asia
Greenpeace
act.gp
August 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
We stand in solidarity with the Indonesian fishers who have filed a human trafficking lawsuit against US tuna brand Bumble Bee. It is never easy for individuals to go up against influential corporations, but they are. Join us in standing with them: act.gp/solidarity-with-fishers
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Trump’s Labor Department is aiming to rewrite or repeal 60+ regulations, including:
-Minimum wage for home health care workers
-Protections for migrant farm workers
-Construction & mine safety
-OSHA’s ability to punish employers for unsafe workplaces
The "pro-worker” president.
-Minimum wage for home health care workers
-Protections for migrant farm workers
-Construction & mine safety
-OSHA’s ability to punish employers for unsafe workplaces
The "pro-worker” president.
July 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Trump’s Labor Department is aiming to rewrite or repeal 60+ regulations, including:
-Minimum wage for home health care workers
-Protections for migrant farm workers
-Construction & mine safety
-OSHA’s ability to punish employers for unsafe workplaces
The "pro-worker” president.
-Minimum wage for home health care workers
-Protections for migrant farm workers
-Construction & mine safety
-OSHA’s ability to punish employers for unsafe workplaces
The "pro-worker” president.
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👉 Read our op-ed on Canadian-company GardaWorld's connection to 'Alligator Alcatraz' and the need for Canada to adopt a strong human rights due diligence law to prevent abuse by Canadian companies @business-humanrights.org @amnesty.ca @hrw.org @theicar.bsky.social @devpeacedpcc.bsky.social
Opinion: ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ and the Canada connection
Opinion: ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ and the Canada connection
Ottawa should adopt legislation requiring companies to take action to prevent human rights abuse in their global operations.
bit.ly
July 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
👉 Read our op-ed on Canadian-company GardaWorld's connection to 'Alligator Alcatraz' and the need for Canada to adopt a strong human rights due diligence law to prevent abuse by Canadian companies @business-humanrights.org @amnesty.ca @hrw.org @theicar.bsky.social @devpeacedpcc.bsky.social
📣 Corporate Accountability Lab's new report "Bullsh*t: Forced Labor in Brazil’s Beef and Tallow Supply Chains" finds endemic forced labor practices on Brazilian ranches supplying cattle to MN meatpacking giants JBS, Marfrig and Minerva.
Read the full report here: bit.ly/3IKtNMj
Read the full report here: bit.ly/3IKtNMj
Bullsh*t: Forced Labor in Brazil's Beef and Tallow Supply Chains — Corporate Accountability Lab
While the U.S. is the second largest consumer of Brazilian beef, the report reveals that the biofuel industry’s growing demands have made it the top purchaser of beef tallow, concentrated fat rendered...
bit.ly
July 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
📣 Corporate Accountability Lab's new report "Bullsh*t: Forced Labor in Brazil’s Beef and Tallow Supply Chains" finds endemic forced labor practices on Brazilian ranches supplying cattle to MN meatpacking giants JBS, Marfrig and Minerva.
Read the full report here: bit.ly/3IKtNMj
Read the full report here: bit.ly/3IKtNMj
Most people want a livable planet and fair treatment from businesses.
European parliamentarians should resist corporate lobbying against a law that requires businesses to tackle climate change and address their role in human rights abuses.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
European parliamentarians should resist corporate lobbying against a law that requires businesses to tackle climate change and address their role in human rights abuses.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
US Lobbying Groups Target EU Corporate Accountability Law
As Europe emerges from a devastating heat wave, the European Parliament should reject efforts, including by industry groups in the United States, to weaken the European Union’s flagship corporate acco...
www.hrw.org
July 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Most people want a livable planet and fair treatment from businesses.
European parliamentarians should resist corporate lobbying against a law that requires businesses to tackle climate change and address their role in human rights abuses.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
European parliamentarians should resist corporate lobbying against a law that requires businesses to tackle climate change and address their role in human rights abuses.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
Corporate lobbying threatens landmark legislation that protects people and the planet across corporate supply chains
July 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Corporate lobbying threatens landmark legislation that protects people and the planet across corporate supply chains
In addition to FCPA enforcement cuts, the DOJ’s Public Integrity Section, responsible for prosecuting political corruption, has lost its authority to file new cases. Its staff was cut from over 30 attorneys to just five (1/2)
How Trump defanged the Justice Department’s political-corruption watchdogs
Stripped of its authority and nearly all its staff, the U.S. Justice Department’s storied Public Integrity Section is on life support. Former prosecutors say the overhaul could make it easier to prosecute Trump’s opponents.
www.reuters.com
June 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
In addition to FCPA enforcement cuts, the DOJ’s Public Integrity Section, responsible for prosecuting political corruption, has lost its authority to file new cases. Its staff was cut from over 30 attorneys to just five (1/2)
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📑 A new report from the @eirisfoundation.bsky.social Social LobbyMap project reveals how corporate lobbying influenced the EU CSDDD.
💼 The findings offer crucial insight into lobbying dynamics ahead of the upcoming EU Omnibus reforms.
🔗 Read the full report: bit.ly/44vjOTl
💼 The findings offer crucial insight into lobbying dynamics ahead of the upcoming EU Omnibus reforms.
🔗 Read the full report: bit.ly/44vjOTl
June 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
📑 A new report from the @eirisfoundation.bsky.social Social LobbyMap project reveals how corporate lobbying influenced the EU CSDDD.
💼 The findings offer crucial insight into lobbying dynamics ahead of the upcoming EU Omnibus reforms.
🔗 Read the full report: bit.ly/44vjOTl
💼 The findings offer crucial insight into lobbying dynamics ahead of the upcoming EU Omnibus reforms.
🔗 Read the full report: bit.ly/44vjOTl
In February, President Trump paused enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which bans corporate bribery of foreign officials. Now Trump’s DOJ has closed HALF of open cases and cut enforcement staff from 32 to 15. www.reuters.com/business/fin...
US team investigating foreign bribery dwindles, sources say
The U.S. Justice Department's team dedicated to investigating allegations of foreign bribery has dwindled as President Donald Trump's administration reviews its enforcement of a decades-old law aimed at preventing corruption, according to three people familiar with the matter.
www.reuters.com
June 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
In February, President Trump paused enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which bans corporate bribery of foreign officials. Now Trump’s DOJ has closed HALF of open cases and cut enforcement staff from 32 to 15. www.reuters.com/business/fin...
Check out the latest from ICAR's Nicole Vander Meulen in @justsecurity.org on the international legal obligations that should constrain corporate behavior, even as the Trump Administration seeks to remove as many guardrails as possible.
With recent regulatory changes, U.S. businesses may be tempted to advance their interests at the expense of the public and the planet, writes Nicole Vander Meulen – but they still must meet international standards:
www.justsecurity.org/113820/us-co...
www.justsecurity.org/113820/us-co...
American Businesses Still Face International Human Rights Obligations, Even as Oversight Diminishes at Home
Even amid domestic retrenchment of business regulation, corporations must adhere to internationally recognized human rights responsibilities.
www.justsecurity.org
June 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Check out the latest from ICAR's Nicole Vander Meulen in @justsecurity.org on the international legal obligations that should constrain corporate behavior, even as the Trump Administration seeks to remove as many guardrails as possible.
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The nearly 15 million working people of the AFL-CIO and our affiliated unions demand the immediate release of @californialabor.bsky.social Vice President and @seiuca.bsky.social and SEIU-USWW President David Huerta.
aflcio.org/press/releas...
aflcio.org/press/releas...
June 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The nearly 15 million working people of the AFL-CIO and our affiliated unions demand the immediate release of @californialabor.bsky.social Vice President and @seiuca.bsky.social and SEIU-USWW President David Huerta.
aflcio.org/press/releas...
aflcio.org/press/releas...