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Position paper: Supply Chain Act and Foreign Trade Promotion

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Position paper: Supply Chain Act and Foreign Trade Promotion

From Michael Reckordt / 26.08.2020 Comments Disabled

Lieferkettengesetz und Außenwirtschaftsförderung (Berlin, 28.07.2020) Als Nichtregierungsorganisationen begrüßen wir es sehr, dass die Bundesregierung die Sorgfaltspflichten von Unternehmen gesetzlich regeln wird. Allerdings fehlt in dem bisher bekannten...

Tesla Gigafactory: An electric motor does not make a traffic turnaround yet!

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Tesla Gigafactory: An electric motor does not make a traffic turnaround yet!

From Peter Fuchs / 21.04.2020 Comments Disabled

The replacement of 47 million combustion cars in Germany by 47 million electric cars is not a traffic turnaround! In large urban areas - and as quickly as possible in the countryside - the time of [...]

Statement on the German Raw Materials Efficiency Programme (ProgRess III)

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Statement on the German Raw Materials Efficiency Programme (ProgRess III)

From Michael Reckordt, Alessa Hartmann and Peter Fuchs / 15.01.2020 Comments Disabled

As a civil society organisation, we generally welcome the third edition of the German Raw Materials Efficiency Programme. The many measures show which challenges for the protection of resources lie ahead of German politics,...

Supply chain responsibility: China's Role in Debate and Standard-Setting

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Supply chain responsibility: China's Role in Debate and Standard-Setting

From Merle Groneweg and Michael Reckordt / 30.12.2019 Comments Disabled

The debate on binding human rights and environmental protection along the entire supply chain has gained momentum. Internationally, as well as in Germany, legal regulations are being debated. In the dispute comes a [...]

Land grabbing for German cars

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From Michael Reckordt / 19.12.2019 Comments Disabled

How a mining company violates human rights during bauxite mining in Guinea The Federal Government guarantees in Guinea for the expansion of a mine for a million loan. 13 villages are affected by the negative effects of these [...]

New chapters on raw materials in EU trade agreements – a stocktaking exercise

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New chapters on raw materials in EU trade agreements – a stocktaking exercise

From Merle Groneweg / 04.07.2019 Comments Disabled

Impact on the environment, human rights and economic development With new chapters on raw materials and energy, the EU Commission wants to ensure the best possible access to these important imported goods for European companies. In the meantime...

Overexploitation in the raw materials sector

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Overexploitation in the raw materials sector

From editorial / 25.10.2017 Comments Disabled

How corporations enforce their interests with investor lawsuits In the newly published factsheet: "Predation in the raw materials sector - how corporations enforce their interests with investor lawsuits" is all about investors suing states. [...]