Holding Corporations Accountable
by corpwatch.org
CorpWatch's vision is to promote human, environmental and worker rights at the local, national and global levels by making corporate practices more transparent and holding corporations accountable for their actions. During 2009 we will continue a special focus on building our new and innovative wiki web site, www.Crocody.org, Collaborative Research On Corporations.
Crocodyl is an evolving online compendium of critical corporate research, tracking the accountability records of the world's largest multinationals.
A global North-South project and resource, are currently honing in on financial and extractive industry companies:
AIG
http://www.crocodyl.org/wiki/american_international_group_aig
Countrywide Financial
http://www.crocodyl.org/wiki/countrywide_financial_subsidiary_of_bank_of_america
Citigroup
http://www.crocodyl.org/wiki/citigroup
CVRD (Vale)
http://www.crocodyl.org/wiki/cvrd_vale
Xstrata
http://www.crocodyl.org/wiki/xstrata
Anglo American
http://www.crocodyl.org/wiki/anglo_american_plc
As independent investigative journalists, we provide critical information to foster a more informed public and effective democracy. The current global financial crisis has served to put corporations and issues like regulation, oversight, subsidies and executive compensation back into a sharp public spotlight; at the same time, consumers, investors and even job seekers are increasingly seeking accurate, critical information about multinational corporations and their accountability track records. We're providing answers.
CorpWatch does not solicit or accept corporate or government funding. Like so many other non-profits, we too are being affected by the financial crisis, including the Madoff scandal (albeit to a lesser extent than others. CW had just finished work under a grant from the JEHT Foundation.) Thank you for supporting us as generously as you can.
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IN THE NEWS:
HEALTH:
CHINA: Chinese Dairies Agree to Pay $160 Million to Tainted-Milk Victims
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=15271
US: Altria Ruling Ignites Legal Moves
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=15269
HUMAN RIGHTS:
TANZANIA: Villagers storm Barrick gold mine: Inflict much damage, FFU police
deployed to disperse them
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=15263
TANZANIA: Intruders attempt to seize North Mara mine
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=15264
CORRUPTION:
US: 3 Convicted in KPMG Tax Shelter Case
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=15266
US: On Wall Street, Bonuses, Not Profits, Were Real
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=15267
GERMANY: At Siemens, Bribery Was Just a Line Item
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=15268
US: Madoff Case Faces Crucial Disclosure Deadline
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=15272
RECENT CORPWATCH BLOGS:
Hemispheric Conference against Militarization Says No to Merida Initiative,
U.S. Military Bases
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=15270
Popular Uprising Against Barrick Gold in Tanzania sparked by killing of local
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=15265
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