Extractives
Extractive industries earn massive amounts of money, but rarely do local communities affected by their operations share in the profits. To the contrary, mines and other extractive operations often have disastrous impacts on communities and the environment. Among other things, extractives are frequently linked to armed conflict, corruption, forced displacement, destruction of ecosystems, and depletion or poisoning of water supplies. SOMO researches the extractives and mining sector, analysing corporate activities and impacts in the context of global supply chains, including links to the electronics and energy sectors. We also support organisations that promote sustainable development, labour rights and the interests of local communities. We press extractive industries to abide by international standards of human, labour and community rights, and to conduct their operations in a conflict-sensitive way. This includes ensuring the right of communities to participate in decision-making processes about land and natural resource use.
Overview of articles
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Social and environmental risk in wind turbine productionPosted in category:InfographicPublished on:
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Prize-winning documentary on Eldorado Gold onlinePosted in category:News
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Plastic Finance Published on:
Vincent KiezebrinkPosted in category:Publication
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Organisations urge Dutch Minister to avoid settlement with ShellPosted in category:Published on:Statement
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NGO letter to the World Bank on mining and renewable energyPosted in category:Published on:Statement
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European Commission urged to implement Regulation on ‘conflict minerals’ properlyPosted in category:Published on:Statement
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Civil society request the UN to support the protection of the Colombian ‘páramo’Posted in category:Published on:Statement
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UN asked to intervene in the protection of the Santurbán páramoPosted in category:NewsPublished on: -
Brazil: organizations call for Vale to be delisted from the UN Global CompactPosted in category:NewsPublished on: -
Organizations ask United Nations to delist Vale from Global CompactPosted in category:Published on:Statement
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Dutch government increases attention for human rights in ColombiaPosted in category:NewsPublished on: -
Communities suffer deeply under Chinese mining operations in DR of CongoPosted in category:NewsPublished on: -
Wednesday 12 September: Documentary Eldorado in Pakhuis de Zwijger in AmsterdamPosted in category:NewsPublished on: -
Dutch ‘Climate Agreement’: SOMO, Both Ends and Action Aid call on Dutch Parliament to consider international consequences of Dutch policyPosted in category:NewsPublished on: -
SOMO supports call from the climate group “Code Rood” to stop the power of the fossil industryPosted in category:Published on:Statement
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