It has been a turbulent year for the oil and gas giant Shell. Last May, Dutch courts ruled that Shell must drastically reduce its carbon emissions. In October, ABP, a major shareholder, divested from the company. The following month, the … Continue reading Can Shell Be Dismantled?
This is a partial list of people named in the Panama Papers as shareholders, directors and beneficiaries of offshore companies. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) released the full list of companies and individuals in the Panama Papers on … Continue reading Excerpt of names in the “Panama Papers
The UK government has refused to deny claims that it will ditch “vital” reforms to combat company directors using fake names to run businesses and the moitoring of dark money. By Martin Williams, OpenDemocracy The proposed Economic Crime Bill would … Continue reading Government resists reforms on bogus companies
Last weekend the world’s biggest economies backed a global minimum corporation tax. G20 finance ministers from countries like China, Brazil, the US, and the UK signed up to the deal. This builds on the agreement reached the G7 summit in Cornwall in … Continue reading Tax Justice.UK on Overseas Aid Cuts
Apple Daily, Hong Kong’s second most popular daily newspaper and long thought by Chinese authorities to be a pro-democracy threat, will be forced to shut “in a matter of days” following the freezing of the company’s assets under China’s new … Continue reading Apple Daily to Close in Days
Uber will give workers’ rights including the minimum wage from today to all of its more than 70,000 British drivers.The move which will be beneficial Uber employees, follows the ride-hailing app lost Supreme Court case last month, and is a … Continue reading Uber workers win right to increased pay conditions
