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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 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...

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Sustainable Views @sustainableviews.bsky.social · 5d

Exxon is the most active lobbyist against the CSDDD, racking up more meetings with policymakers focused on the directive than any other company or trade association.

Research by @somoamsterdam.bsky.social

www.sustainableviews.com/exxon-is-the...

Exxon is the most active lobbyist against CSDDD, claims non-profit report

The oil major has secured major wins in Brussels after years of lobbying, both publicly and privately Texas-headquartered ExxonMobil has been the most active company in lobbying against the EU’s incom...

www.sustainableviews.com

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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks for sharing our analysis, Ariel! The EU can't let those causing the climate crisis write the rules to get out of it.

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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 6d

That's very positive to read. Now we need to keep the world's biggest polluters, like ExxonMobil out of climate policy shaping🤚

Our team's new analysis shows how big oil kills vital sustainability and climate legislation: www.somo.nl/how-big-oil-...

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

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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 6d

🚨 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

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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 9d

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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 9d

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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 12d

A snapshot from our Justice in Motion event at #ClimateWeekNYC. Thank you to our incredible speakers, attendees, and co-organizers
@somoamsterdam.bsky.social & Sirge Coalition

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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 15d

🗨️🇪🇺 Today @bjverbeek.bsky.social (SOMO) and Coert Fossen (Groninger Bodem Beweging) are highlighting this outreageous case at the EU Parliament and joining MEP @annacavazzini.bsky.social and others to discuss how to protect public-interest policies from investor lawsuits.

@g-b-b.bsky.social (2/2)

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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 15d

The Netherlands is being sued by Shell and ExxonMobil for lost profits after shutting down a harmful gas field.🏭☣️

Sounds surreal? Yet, it’s happening, through a completely legal mechanism called Investor-State Dispute Settlement.

More about the Groningen case: www.somo.nl/aftershock-i... (1/2)

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Bart-Jaap Verbeek @bjverbeek.bsky.social · 15d

Morgen naar Brussel voor debat over hoe #ISDS ingrijpt op EU-beleid rond sancties, veiligheid, klimaat & milieu.

Geweldig dat @g-b-b.bsky.social de stem van Groningers laat horen die door #Shell & #ExxonMobil zijn getroffen 💪

@somoamsterdam.bsky.social

groninger-bodem-beweging.nl/nieuws/gbb-n...

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European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) @eccjorg.bsky.social · 16d

The EU Green Deal is not just policy, it’s a lifeline

As climate catastrophes multiply, we cannot weaken rules for companies to reduce emissions. Accountability & ambition must guide Europe’s just transition.

We are saying it loud: from Maastricht to Brussels from 21-23 Sept #BackToTheFuture march

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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 21d

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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 21d

When states act in the public interest, the rich and powerful can sue them in VIP courts to protect their profits. 😱

That system is called the Investor-State Dispute Settlement - and it must be dismantled.🚨

Together with 5 partners, we've published 10 recent cases of ISDS: 10isdsstories.org

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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 23d

Reparations for the climate crisis, slavery, or any harms caused by unjust systems, can't just be compensation and quick fixes.

They're about changing the system.

And they're our chance to build a new and more just world. ✊

Read more from @meghnaabraham.bsky.social 👇
www.somo.nl/reparations-...

Reparations: An opportunity for transformative justice - SOMO

Reparations for the slavery or any harms caused by unjust systems aren't just about fixing past mistakes. It’s about shaping a just future.

www.somo.nl

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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 26d

We’re hiring an Executive Assistant 📢

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If you thrive in a dynamic environment and enjoy making things run smoothly behind the scenes, this could be the right fit for you.

Apply by 30 September👇
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Friends of the Earth Europe @foeeurope.bsky.social · 27d

It's coming!! The #BackToTheFuture march 🥾💪
Let’s get together to demand

- Accountability for human rights violations and pollution
- Protection for communities from corporate harm

We're ready to pound the pavement, fly our flags and sing out loud.

Will you come along?
backtothefuturemarch.org

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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 29d

It’s high time to reverse Big Tech control over digital markets 🚨

Activists, academics, and journalists can closely monitor how Big Tech acquires and entrenches its dominance constantly using our free M&A Tracker.

You can get started and search for a company at www.somo.nl/big-tech-mer....

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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · Sep 8

Movement is spreading:
👉British People's Pension & Danish AkademikerPension have withdrawn tens of billions from State Street
👉PME reportedly indicated that it is considering leaving BlackRock
👉In Sweden, Australia, Switzerland, and US, calls for pension funds to be shifted to greener asset managers

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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · Sep 8

Dutch pension funds do matter. They are among the largest in the world and manage trillions.

PFZW is the tenth-largest pension fund worldwide. By choosing sustainability, they can push the whole financial sector in a new direction.

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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · Sep 8

Recent SOMO research highlighted that massive US asset management companies like BlackRock and Vanguard frequently vote against climate resolutions while controlling 11.8% of the Dutch stock market.

That’s a huge influence over how our future is financed.

The growing influence of US asset managers in the Netherlands - SOMO

The four largest US asset managers now manage one-eighth of all Dutch listed companies. This has real implications for how these companies make choices.

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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · Sep 8

Big win 🥳 | PFZW, one of the largest Dutch pension funds, has pulled €14 billion from BlackRock.

This follows consistent campaigning from groups like Fossielvrij NL, urging them to sever links with BlackRock over its failure on climate action.

Top pension fund pulls €14bn from BlackRock in sustainability pivot

Dutch fund dumps world’s largest asset manager as European investors increasingly diverge with US over ESG

www.ft.com

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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · Sep 6

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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · Sep 5

We stand in solidarity alongside our Palestinian partners, fully committed to continuing the joint efforts towards ending the state-enabled, corporate-fueled genocide and occupation.

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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · Sep 5

While the world has woken up and increased efforts are underway to stop state and corporate complicity in Israel’s crimes against the Palestinians, this move by the United States is an effort to undermine any rule of law.

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