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FIRESTONE LIBERIA, BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION MUST INVESTIGATE POLLUTION CLAIMS

In a new report Swedwatch calls on Bridgestone Corporation, one of the world’s largest tyre companies, and its indirect subsidiary Firestone Liberia Inc to investigate serious environmental pollution in the vicinity of its rubber processing plant in Liberia.

NATURAL RUBBER

REPORT 23 February 2021

WEBINAR - LAND RIGHTS
14 April 2021

Webinar on land rights and the responsibility of investors (English)

Investments in large scale commercial agriculture in the global south usually include promises of jobs...
Call to action
LUNDIN ENERGY
30 March 2021

Investors must act to ensure respect for human rights as Sudan oil war trial looms

Two executives of the Swedish oil company Lundin Energy are being investigated as suspects in a war cr...
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PHARMACEUTICAL EFFLUENT
26 March 2021

Pharmaceutical sector must address pollution in supply chains

As the world scrambles to produce and distribute vaccines to combat Covid-19, the steady spread of ant...
Call to action
WEBINAR - NATURAL RUBBER
04 March 2021

Environmental and human rights impacts of natural rubber processing

Swedwatch co-hosted a webinar in February on the obligations of companies, states, and other relevant...
Call to action
NATURAL RUBBER
23 February 2021

“Heavy metals bioaccumulate throughout the food chain”

Swedwatch interview with Flaviano Bianchini, the director of Source International. The NGO Source Inte...
Call to action
NATURAL RUBBER
23 February 2021

“It has become clear that it is the water that makes us sick”

Swedwatch telephone interview with G. Mondyou P. Garmondeh, Chairman of Concerned Citizens' Advocacy f...
Call to action
NATURAL RUBBER
23 February 2021

Firestone Liberia and Bridgestone Corporation Must Investigate Pollution Claims

Natural rubber is used in many products from car tyres to clothes. Its processing provides livelihoods...
Call to action
WEBINAR - MAKE ICT FAIR
29 January 2021

Promoting responsible sourcing of minerals in ICT supply chains through public procurement

There are more than 60 metals in a typical smartphone. They are sourced all over the world and their e...
Call to action
21 January 2021

Interview with Electronics Worker

Interview with Diwatai* who has worked for 20 years in electronics manufacturing in a special economic...
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