New consumer-led litigation: Dutch consumers are challenging Levi's over misleading claims about responsible production and respect for workers’ rights, including the right to freely join a trade union. Read more by @somoamsterdam.bsky.social & @cleanclothes.bsky.social. www.somo.nl/levis-sued-o...
Those impacted described consistent symptoms: irregular menstruations, urogenital infections, vaginal mycoses and warts, more frequent miscarriages and, in some cases, birth defects, which they all associated with contaminated surface and well water.
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Our research with AFREWATCH also shows the severe impacts of mining pollution on women specifically.
56% of those we interviewed reported rising gynaecological and reproductive health issues since industrial mining began in Katanga. raid-uk.org/report-envir...
“The solution to one problem sometimes turns out to be the origin of another” — On BBC Radio 4's Start the Week, women’s rights in the DRC were brought into focus.
Nicolas Niarchos and Natasha Walter discussed the hidden costs of the green transition for women.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
THIS WEEK: The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled against Tanzanian families seeking justice for alleged killings, beatings and torture at Barrick’s North Mara gold mine.
The lawyers representing the plaintiffs will now take the fight to Canada's Supreme Court.
Our comment: raid-uk.org/tanzanians-s...
THIS WEEK: The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled against Tanzanian families seeking justice for alleged killings, beatings and torture at Barrick’s North Mara gold mine.
The lawyers representing the plaintiffs will now take the fight to Canada's Supreme Court.
Our comment: raid-uk.org/tanzanians-s...
Read the manifesto here: raid-uk.org/wp-content/u...
More than 30 NGOs, including RAID, are calling for:
⚖ Accountability for corrupt actors who harm the environment
🛡️Protection for environmental defenders
💷 More transparency & fairness in climate finance
🔎 Reforms to the lobbying regime so policy isn’t skewed towards vested interests.
If the UK is serious about a #JustTransition, it must do more to confront financial & political systems that allow environmental abuse to continue.
RAID is pleased to support recommendations in the Clean & Green Manifesto on how the UK’s anti-corruption efforts can help tackle environmental harm.👇
❇️Today, Spotlight on Corruption is launching the #clean&green manifesto on how the UK’s anti-corruption efforts can help tackle environmental harm. Its recommendations are backed by 30 leading civil society organisations.
Read the manifesto here👇
www.spotlightcorruption.org/report/clean...
Visit our 2024 ‘Beneath the Green’ report here:
raid-uk.org/report-envir...
En français : raid-uk.org/wp-content/u...
Cobalt is critical to the energy transition – but it must not come at the expense of people and the environment. Stronger monitoring, transparency and enforcement of Congolese law are essential.
RAID and AFREWATCH examined DRC’s largest cobalt mines – including TFM. Nearby communities reported recurring infections, menstrual health problems, growing food scarcity, changes to flora and fauna, safety concerns about the mine’s tailings dams, and worries for the future of their children.
The findings reinforce years of testimony about the destructive impacts of mining pollution on health, ecosystems and agriculture around Kolwezi’s industrial mines.
TFM is owned by CMOC Group, the world’s largest cobalt producer. Its cobalt feeds into the global EV supply chains including BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and Stellantis.
The investigation by @eia-news.bsky.social & PremiCongo points to large-scale sulfur dioxide emissions linked to TFM’s processing facilities since 2023. The research is based on large-scale analysis of medical records, independent air quality monitoring, and interviews with workers and communities.
OUT TODAY: New report 'Toxic Transition' raises serious concerns about pollution linked to the TFM industrial copper–cobalt mine in Kolwezi, DRC. Nearby communities report respiratory illness, nosebleeds and miscarriages. More ⬇️ eia.org/press-releas...
Avec la hausse de la demande en minerais critiques, les droits et la santé des communautés locales doivent être protégés.
📄 Le rapport complet RAID et AFREWATCH est désormais disponible en français.
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Les femmes et les filles sont confrontées à de graves problèmes de santé. 56 % déclarent que la pollution affecte leur santé gynécologique et reproductive, entraînant menstruations irrégulières, infections urogénitales, fausses couches fréquentes et parfois malformations congénitales. ⤵️
En cette Journée internationale des droits des femmes 2026, nous posons la question suivante : qui paie le prix de la pollution due à l’extraction des minerais critiques ?
En RDC, les communautés proches des plus grandes mines de cuivre-cobalt subissent une pollution grave. ⤵️
But the mine overlaps with unique rainforest ecosystems and has been linked to deforestation. Some farmers report forced evictions, poor consultation and water pollution, including toxic hexavalent chromium.
Read more: news.mongabay.com/2026/01/worr...
PT Vale Indonesia’s Sorowako block is one of the country’s largest and longest-running nickel mines and supplies global battery supply chains. Nickel from the site is processed in Canada and Japan and reaches manufacturers including Panasonic, Ford and Tesla.
Nickel is a key ingredient in many batteries powering electric vehicles and energy storage systems - making responsible sourcing increasingly important.
New reporting by @mongabay.com highlights the environmental and social impacts linked to nickel mining in Indonesia. ⬇️
A toxic mine waste landslide in Indonesia killed one worker and halted operations – the latest warning from Indonesia’s nickel boom.
Nickel demand is soaring for EV batteries and other tech. But rapid expansion is putting communities at risk. earthworks.org/blog/another... @earthworks.bsky.social
It’s not only fashion brands that present themselves as socially responsible. Companies across a range of industries – including those dependent on mineral extraction – rely on audits & certification schemes to project an image of ethical production that can be misleading. See investigation below.
Crédit : Rémy El Sibaïe
⚖️ Deuxième journée d'audience dans le procès contre TotalEnergies pour manquement à ses obligations climatiques !
Aujourd'hui, nous assisterons à des auditions d'expert·es économiques et scientifiques et nous aborderons la responsabilité civile de Total.
Suivez cette deuxième journée en live 🧵
⚡ ⚖️ 🌐 #𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: hearings continue at 🧑⚖️ Paris Judicial Court in landmark case against 🛢️TotalEnergies
🔍 Focus today: expert hearings & civil liability
🧵 Live coverage in English below 👇
🇫🇷 See also live coverage in French via @notreaffaireatous.bsky.social
⚖️ 🌐 🛢️ #ClimateLitigation update: court hearings continue at Paris Judicial Court in landmark case against TotalEnergies.
The hearing continues, with focus on the review of Total's vigilance plan & of injunctions sought by NGOs & municipalities.
🧵 Live coverage in thread 👇
Crédit : Rémy El Sibaïe
⚖️ L’audience dans le procès contre TotalEnergies pour manquement à ses obligations climatiques a commencé !
Le tribunal pourrait contraindre les entreprises les plus polluantes à répondre de leur impact sur le climat et à sortir des énergies fossiles.
Suivez cette première journée en live 🧵
