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Publications Published on 14 May 2018

“CAC 40: profits without benefit”

Oxfam and the Bureau for the Appraisal of Social Impacts for Citizen information (BASIC) have analysed the activities of CAC 40 companies since 2009; one of the most striking findings of this research is the unequal sharing of (...)

Publications Published on 27 November 2017

The societal impacts of South African wine & grapes value chains

The German food market, the largest in Europe, is heavily influenced and structured by supermarket chains, and more particularly discounters. They have created price sensitive consumers and low margin markets which have further (...)

Publications Published on 12 August 2017

Beyond Transparency: Investigating the New Extractive Industry Disclosures

The reporting of payments to governments by mining, oil & gas companies is a significant step forward in terms of transparency in a notoriously opaque sector. Nevertheless, while the stated objective of these measures is to (...)

Publications Published on 15 May 2017

New Study: “The Big Squeeze”

Bananas are a major staple as well as an important cash crop in developing countries, providing farmers with a regular income throughout the year. About 15-20% of global banana production is exported, mainly from Latin America and (...)

Publications Published on 1 December 2015

COP 21 : can transnational companies save the climate ?

You can read here the article of the Guardian published on December 1st, 2015. French Corporations and COP21: beyond slogans, questionable actions and results French corporations chose to communicate strongly about the (...)

Publications Published on 10 November 2015

The human cost of cheap bananas

Our new report “Banana value chains in Europe and the consequences of Unfair Trading Practices” commissioned by Banana Link and the Fair Trade Advocacy Office FTAO demonstrates that banana workers and small farmers in developing (...)

Publications Published on 16 March 2014

Britain’s Bruising Banana wars, a Fairtrade Foundation report based on a study conducted by BASIC

On February 24th 2013, the Fairtrade Foundation’s new policy report “Britain’s Bruising Banana Wars” was released, based on a study we conducted in partnership with the NGO Banana Link between September and (...)