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18 March 2007
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Controversial investments by Dutch pension funds
Study into the investments by Dutch pension funds in military companies producing cluster munition and landmines, companies which severely damage the environment and in companies sourcing products which are produced with the help of child labour.
Client: Zembla
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10 June 2007
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Financing of some controversial companies by Dutch banks
Quick scan on the financing of some controversial companies, weapons producers and companies seriously polluting the environment, by Dutch banks.
Client: Zembla
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1 July 2006
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Financing of G-star
Research on the banks and institutional investors that finance the human rights-violating jeans producer G-star.
Client: India Committee of the Netherlands
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10 October 2007
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The financing of companies violating human rights
Study on the involvement of financial institutions in the financing of companies which violate human rights or labour rights, or which are doing business with oppressive regimes.
Client: BankTrack, Netwerk Vlaanderen
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13 November 2007
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The impacts of cluster munition and landmines on children
Study on the long term consequences of the use and presence of landmines and cluster munitions on the lives, well-being and development potential of children.
Client: UNICEF Netherlands
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28 May 2008
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Deutsche Bank: Ein fragwürdiges Markenzeichen
Research about the investments of the Deutsche Bank whom are involved in a violation of human rights.
Client: Urgewald
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22 January 2009
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The Dutch Fair Banking Guide
The website of the Dutch Fair Banking Guide enables bank customers to check wether their bank has a good policy on various important social and environmental issues. Different banks can also be compared on their policies. The aim of the project is to stimulate social responsible investing by Dutch banks. Profundo researched the report on which the website is based.
Client: Amnesty International Netherlands, Dutch Animal Protection Organisation, FNV Mondiaal, Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieudefensie), Oxfam Novib
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19 December 2007
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Mind the Gap - Benchmarking credit policies of international banks
A benchmark of the credit policies of the 45 largest international banks in the world, with regard to 7 sensitive sectors - agriculture, weapons, forestry, fishery, oil & gas, mining and dams - and 7 crucial issues - biodiversity, climate change, toxics, labour, human rights, rights of indigenous people, and taxes. The policies were compared with existing international regulations and standards: international agreements and conventions, guidelines framed in multi-stakeholder initiatives, etcetera.
Client: BankTrack
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1 October 2005
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Belgian banks as shareholders of companies that are involved in human rights violations
Research on the shares held by Belgian banks in companies that are involved in human rights violations.
Client: Netwerk Vlaanderen
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10 March 2008
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The world behind coal power
Research into the origin of the coal used in Dutch electricity plants.
Client: Greenpeace Netherlands
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1 August 2003
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Congolese 'blood tantalum' in our mobile phones
Chain analysis of the origin of tantalum used for the manufacturing of mobile phones.
Client: Consumentenbond
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5 June 2008
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The financing of companies violating human rights
Research into the financing of companies involved in human rights violations by a number of banks active in Belgium.
Client: Netwerk Vlaanderen
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19 February 2008
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Strategic policy analysis of African mineral commodity chains
Analysis of strategic options which NiZA and its partners could use to improve the contribution of the mining sector to sustainable development in Africa.
Client: Netherlands institute for Southern Africa (NiZA)
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24 April 2008
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Lobbying options for two African mining cases
Startegic analysis of the lobbying options to improve the contribution to sustainable development of two African mining cases.
Client: Netherlands institute for Southern Africa (NiZA)
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6 March 2009
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Researching and assessing the fairness of food products.
Powerpoint presentation about the methodology and de sources for research, their relevance, priorities, weak links and criteria. Also short term and long term goals have been discussed.
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23 March 2009
Cocoa, Fruits, Human rights, Oppressive regimes, Palm oil, Pork, Potato, Poultry, Rice, Soy, Sugar, Tobacco, Vegetables
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Assessment of priority issues for FairFood
Suggestions on the priority of issues concernign several food products. These issues focus for example on corruption, child labour, health or air pollution.
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3 February 2010
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Options for company regulation on CSR
This policy note describes a number of innovative regulatory options to ensure that Dutch companies, as well as their subsidiaries and their suppliers in foreign countries, will not be (jointly) responsible for severe breaches of human rights and excessive damage to the environment.
Client: Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieudefensie)
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30 October 2009
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Consultative Document on Business and Human Rights
This text is an incentive for the Round Table on Budiness & Human Rights debate on the 9th of November 2009 in The Hague. It is about putting John Ruggie's five crucial challenges within his frame of Protect, Respect and Remedy.
Client: Netherlands institute for Southern Africa (NiZA)
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27 April 2010
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Close the Gap: Benchmarking investment policies of international banks
Close the Gap is an extensive research project on the quality of lending and investment policies of major international banks. The aim of the project was to evaluate to what extent banks have incorporated sustainability criteria into their lending and investment policies. Seven key business sectors and nine sustainability issues were taken into account. In addition, the project reviews the performance of banks on transparency and accountability. The policies of 49 banks from 17 countries are scored on a scale from 0 to 5, using a benchmark developed by BankTrack in cooperation with Profundo. The results are available on the website of BankTrack as well as in the report.
Client: BankTrack
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31 May 2010
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English translation of chapters 4 and 5 of the Dutch “Fair Bank Guide”
The English translation of the research paper, by Profundo, that is the foundation for the website Fair Bank Guide. This website enables bank customers to check whether their bank has a good policy on various important social- and environmental issues. The paper contains a translation of chapters four and five that include nine issue policies and eight sector policies.
Client: Oxfam Novib
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17 May 2010
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The financing of Shell by Dutch financial institutions
Amnesty International is concerned about the oil exploitation activities of Royal Dutch Shell in Nigeria and the consequences that these activities have on the human rights position of the local population. Profundo therefore researched which Dutch financial institutions have invested in Shell. With this information Amnesty International wants to start a dialogue with these institutions about the oilconcern.
Client: Amnesty International Netherlands
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9 March 2010
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International actor research for campaigning
Presentation of Jan Willem van Gelder, director of Profundo, for social movement NiZa. About the way organisations can research the international actors that may cause a lot of social problems.
Client: Netherlands institute for Southern Africa (NiZA)
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31 March 2009
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Researching corporate footprints
Presentation of Jan Willem van Gelder, director of Profundo, for Amnesty International about the role of the corporate sector in developing countries and about how research about this topic can be done. The corporate sector can influence the human rights in various ways and must be stimulated to use this influence positively.
Client: Amnesty International Netherlands
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1 March 2010
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Swiss banks and human rights
Companies can be involved in human right violations in various ways. The human rights of their employees and surrounding communities can be affected by the way they operate their businesses. Human rights can also be affected by the production of controversial weapons or by operating private prisons. The objective of this research project is to find and document cases of companies involved in human right violations to which Credit Suisse and/or UBS have provided significant financing during the past five years.
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Client: Berne Declaration
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15 June 2009
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European banks financing controversial companies
This report provides an overview of the financing (loans and stock emissions) attracted since June 2005 of 13 banks to 16 companies and projects, which are all involved in human right abuses, pollution of the environment, production of controversial weapons and investments in countries with repressive regimes. Update of the financial information presented in the report Bank Secrets of Netwerk Vlaanderen (december 2007) and the website Bankgeheimen.be.
Client: Netwerk Vlaanderen
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12 February 2010
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Integration of Bankgeheimen.be with Banksecrets.eu
This reports provides an overview of the financing (loans, bonds issuances and stock emissions) attracted since June 2005 by the following eight companies and projects involved in human right abuses, pollution of the environment, production of controversial weapons and investments in countries with repressive regimes by the new website Banksecrets.eu. Update of the financial information presented in the report Bank Secrets of Netwerk Vlaanderen (December 2007) and the website Bankgeheimen.be.
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Client: Netwerk Vlaanderen
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11 February 2009
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Bank financing of companies involved in human rights violations - Update
This report provides an update of the financial information presented in the report Bank Secrets of Netwerk Vlaandenren (December 2007) and the website Bankgeheimen.be. The reports provides an overview of all new forms of financing (loans and stock emissions) attracted since March 2008 by 15 companies involved in human right abuses.
Client: Netwerk Vlaanderen
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9 October 2009
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Update of “Dutch economic links in support of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian and/or Syrian territories”
This report provides a partial update of the Profundo-report “Dutch economic links in support of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian and/or Syrian territories”, which was published by United Civilians for Peace (UCP) in November 2006.
Client: United Civilians for Peace
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1 February 2010
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Update of “Dutch economic links in support of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian and/or Syrian territories”
Update of the Profundo-report, “Dutch economic links in support of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian and/or Syrian territories” of November 2006 providing a comprehensive mapping of the economic relationship of 35 Dutch companies with the Israeli occupation of Palestinian and Syrian land.
Client: United Civilians for Peace
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1 February 2009
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Evaluation of the Milieudefensie report 'Sustainability in companies 2007-2009'
Evaluation of the Milieudefensie report 'Sustainability in companies 2007-2009'. This evaluation focusses on identifying the results of the project MVO 2007-2009 of Milieudefensie, analysing and reviewing the relevance of these results for the Netherlands and the South, idetifying the added value of the cooperation between Milieudefensie and Oxfam Novib and giving input for future strategies and corporate decisions.
Client: Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieudefensie)
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22 January 2010
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Fair Banking Guide, 4th update
Fourth update of the Fair Banking Guide. The website of the Dutch Fair Banking Guide enables bank customers to check wether their bank has a good policy on various important social and environmental issues. Different banks can also be compared on their policies. The aim of the project is to stimulate social responsible investing by Dutch banks. Profundo wrote researched the report on which the website is based.
Client: Amnesty International Netherlands, Dutch Animal Protection Organisation, FNV Mondiaal, Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieudefensie), Oxfam Novib
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8 April 2010
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Fair Banking Guide, 5th update
Fifth update of the Fair Banking Guide. The website of the Dutch Fair Banking Guide enables bank customers to check wether their bank has a good policy on various important social and environmental issues. Different banks can also be compared on their policies. The aim of the project is to stimulate social responsible investing by Dutch banks. Profundo wrote researched the report on which the website is based.
Client: Amnesty International Netherlands, Dutch Animal Protection Organisation, FNV Mondiaal, Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieudefensie), Oxfam Novib
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28 July 2009
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Mining Matters
In this report, mining practices in ten developing countries are reviewed with regard to labour rights, human rights and the environment. Also the responsibility of the Netherlands, as importer of tin and copper for example, is being researched. The report is established with involvement of Profundo.
Client: Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieudefensie)
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1 July 2010
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Fair Banking Guide, 6th update
Sixth update of the Fair Banking Guide, this research shows that the bonus policies of most banks are still inadequate. The website of the Dutch Fair Banking Guide enables bank customers to check wether their bank has a good policy on various important social and environmental issues. Different banks can also be compared on their policies. The aim of the project is to stimulate social responsible investing by Dutch banks. Profundo wrote researched the report on which the website is based.
Client: Amnesty International Netherlands, Dutch Animal Protection Organisation, FNV Mondiaal, Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieudefensie), Oxfam Novib
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