janicekarpouzi.bsky.social
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🚨 Evidence shows how telecoms giant Telenor, through its subsidiary in Myanmar, disclosed sensitive customer mobile phone data like names, call logs, and last known locations.

This data enabled the military to track down, detain, and torture civilians.

Full story: www.somo.nl/telenor-face...
October 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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🚨 ExxonMobil has been lobbying relentlessly to take down the EU’s CSDDD.

Its playbook?
- Lobbying
- Funding think tanks
- Media sponsorships

⚠️The EU cannot let those causing the climate crisis write the rules to get out of it.

www.somo.nl/how-big-oil-kills-sustainability-and-climate-legislation/
How Big Oil kills sustainability and climate legislation - SOMO
Inside ExxonMobil’s lobby campaign to take down the EU’s CSDDD When the EU finally agreed on its landmark Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in 2024, it was hailed as a breakthro...
www.somo.nl
October 2, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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The EU is fueling Israel's genocide and occupation in Palestine🚨

As EU foreign ministers meet to decide on sanctions against Israel, our new analysis reveals that the EU is pumping billions of euros into Israel’s economy.

🔴 It's time to stop business as usual.
www.somo.nl/economic-san...
July 15, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Meta wants to acquire Scale AI. ⚠️ But that could mean:

❌ More workers’ exploitation
❌ Unfair competition
❌ Access to sensitive data

For the sake of fair competition and the rights of thousands of data workers, competition authorities must BLOCK the deal ⛔
www.somo.nl/the-next-big...
Why Meta’s Scale AI deal must be stopped - SOMO
Meta’s Scale AI deal risks concentrating AI power, worker exploitation, and data misuse. UK and German regulators must intervene. Read more.
www.somo.nl
June 16, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Shell & ExxonMobil betalen miljarden aan aandeelhouders, maar weigeren Groningers te compenseren voor de aardbevingsschade door gaswinning.

Nu hebben ze zelfs een arbitrageprocedure tegen de Nederlandse staat aangespannen om compensatie te krijgen voor de sluiting van het gasveld

👉 bit.ly/43mWcyq
May 19, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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Supply chains tied to military and dual-use goods are opaque, and information is hard to find.

Our helpdesk, The Counter, is ready to help you.

Send a free request➡️ lnkd.in/e5Ea4nZb
May 13, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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Ghana was promised affordable energy...
It's now locked into crippling debt and fossil fuel dependency 🚨

New report by SOMO and ActionAid Ghana reveals how disastrous projects backed by the World Bank have prioritised corporate profits while draining public funds ⤵️

www.somo.nl/gaslighting-...
Gaslighting Ghana  - SOMO
How World Bank-backed projects drive crippling energy debt and fossil fuel dependency in Ghana While the World Bank touts its climate credentials on the global stage this week, its legacy in Ghana is ...
www.somo.nl
April 24, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Frustrating!
The CSDDD is being weakened by Omnibus, and now it won't cover most supermarket suppliers 🧐🍫🥑

We unpacked two Omnibus amendments to the #CSDDD and their impact on supermarket supply chains:
www.somo.nl/save-your-ti...

The EU Parliament and Member States must stop these amendments 📢
April 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Offsetting the truth? 🚩


Delta. Shell. Total. Portrayed as climate leaders. Exposed as climate failures.


We crunched the numbers and they don't add up.

Read the full investigation by SOMO & @datadesk.bsky.social⤵️
www.somo.nl/offsets-disc... #CarbonOffsets
Offsets discredited… yet again - SOMO
The top climate leaders failures When the companies responsible for the most egregious pollution are portrayed as being leaders in climate action, it is critical to take a closer look. An industry rep...
www.somo.nl
April 17, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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An important step in cutting Dutch ties to genocide!

Yesterday, during a debate in the Dutch Parliament, MP Teunissen raised concerns about the use of Dutch dogs by the Israeli military, leading to a motion for the government to advocate for EU-level controls on police dogs as dual-use exports.
April 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Dutch dogs in Israel’s war crimes? 🚩

New investigation by SOMO reveals massive risk that Dutch dogs are being used to threaten, attack and torture Palestinian civilians.

⚠️ How much longer will the Netherlands turn a blind eye?

Read our full investigation ⤵️
www.somo.nl/unleashing-t...
April 10, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵” - Travis Nichols.

We will fight back.
We will not be silenced.

For our right to protest.
Our right to speak truth to the power.
Our right to a liveable planet.

#InSolidarityWithGreenpeace
March 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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BREAKING 🚨 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝗻𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

Yesterday, Shell officially completed the sale ➡️ bitl.to/4AEh
March 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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March 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Companies say CSDDD is a financial burden... 

is it really? 🧐

We analysed 900+ CSDDD companies and found:



📈 soaring profits

📈 booming shareholder payouts



Implementing CSDDD would only cost these companies 0.13% of what they paid shareholders in 2023.



Read more ➡️ bitl.to/42Tt
February 25, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Big industry says they need public funding for the energy transition...

But they're funnelling 75% of their profits into shareholders payouts 🤔

🔎 Our new investigation with @foeeurope.bsky.social exposes a system that puts shareholder gains before public interest.

Have a look ➡️ bitl.to/40NX
February 20, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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When investigative journalist Yara looked into the supply chain of Adidas' Gazelle and Spezial sneakers, SOMO's global helpdesk, The Counter, provided evidence. 🔍

Here's how we helped Yara ➡️ www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Need help investigating a company? Submit a free request lnkd.in/e7hcQXPf
February 14, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Our new investigation reveals shocking details about ING’s investments in Oil & Gas:

🚧 ING’s financing of Upstream Oil & Gas companies expanding production & infrastructure is 10.6 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙚𝙧 than it reports

Read the full report ➡️ www.somo.nl/digging-deep...

@milieudefensie.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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🪙 All that glitters is not gold. No one knows this better than the mining industry.

🤔 Want to know why a new mining industry certification standard will do more harm than good?

💡 Check out the new blog @hrw.org's Juliane Kippenberg & I just published on EUobserver! 👉 euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
The major problems with mining industry's new certification standards
The EU — which is relying heavily on certification in its recent laws on mining and minerals — should be wary of the new standard, which has serious flaws.
euobserver.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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SOMO’s #CSDDD Datahub is live! 💥

Which companies must comply with the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)?

👉 7,000 companies globally, 3,400 EU corporate groups.
👉 Fewer companies than @ec.europa.eu suggests—debunking bizz lobby myths.

Browse it now! ⬇️
bit.ly/42gwdtM
January 21, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Vertical monopoly power in a nutshell 🥜

Outsourcing of production ➕ keeping a tight grip on the brand and related (intangible) assets

🟰

📉 a lower price for final products
📈 increased profit margins

🚀 sky-rocketing payouts to shareholders.

Read the full piece 👉 www.somo.nl/the-power-to...
December 18, 2024 at 10:31 AM
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"Tata Steel overleeft nu op fossiele subsidies", stellen SOMO-onderzoekers Boris Schellekens en @fernandezamsterdam.bsky.social in het @fd.nl. "Het is veel zinnniger om in te zetten op duurzame industrieën met zelfstandig toekomstperspectief." bit.ly/3OCInF5
🎁 Lees gratis: Leg Tata Steel niet aan de kunstmatige beademing
Op het moment overleeft Tata Steel door fossiele subsidies, maar de productie van staal in Nederland is een aflopende zaak, schrijven SOMO-onderzoekers Boris Schellekens en Rodrigo Fernandez. Nederlan...
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December 4, 2024 at 9:03 AM