How to achieve better results for the most marginalised

Staff

The decrease of public funding for NGOs and the increase of development and humanitarian challenges at the same time means complex challenges for civil society lie ahead. As part of a recent Awareness raising event in Brussels, CONCORD director Seamus Jefferson shared some recommendations on how to tackle the situation.

Welcome to Tropico Beach: Brussels takes a stand on #taxhavens

Kimberley Evans

With the Panama Papers bringing the issue of tax transparency to the top of the EU agenda,NGOs such as Oxfam and Transparency International are calling for the EU to take decisive action on corporate tax transparency.

Millennials' expectations are reshaping world business

Monica Straniero

Young investors are substantially more focused on sustainability than other generations. Millennials, for instance, are nearly three times more likely to seek employment with a company because of its stance on social and/or environmental issues.

Transparency International EU: "Panama Papers reveal need for EU action on secrecy jurisdictions"

Staff

"The Panama Papers, a global investigation into the use of anonymous companies in secrecy jurisdictions, has shown how a network of lawyers, bankers and other facilitators around the world help the corrupt to hide illicit wealth. The leaks show the urgent need to open up corporate ownership to the public, in line with recent EU legislation", according to Transparency International EU.

Member state offices in Brussels: wide open to corporate lobbyists

Staff

Corporate lobbyists enjoy widespread access to member state representations according to the first ever study on lobbying activities at national government offices in Brussels.

Banks rely 'heavily' on tax havens

Monica Straniero

Oxfam says that banks use tax havens for the same purposes as other multinationals. They artificially transfer profits made in the countries where they actually operate to reduce their tax bill.

Green bonds: an investment for the future of the planet?

Monica Straniero

In times when climate change and environmental degradation have emerged as some of the major global challenges, it has been estimated that approximately $10 trillion will be required in the coming decade to fund the transition to a low-carbon economy. How to pay for it? The growing market of green bond seems to serve as the answer to the climate change.

Corruption: a scourge on global progress

Kimberley Evans

The effects of corruption are manifold. From undermining development, democracy and the environment, as well as fuelling inequality by putting money into the hands of the rich and distorting decision-making processes, corruption is a scourge on global progress. Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Report 2015 indicates that there is still a long way to go in the global fight against corruption, but there are some glimmers of hope.

Tunisia rising (again)

Kimberley Evans

Tunisians have taken to the streets once again to protest unemployment, corruption, and social inequality. "Solutions exist, but some patience and optimism are needed," says Prime Minister Habib Essid.

Digital values: protecting privacy, or ensuring security?

Kimberley Evans

It is 2016, and we are still using Internet laws from 1986. In the post-Paris era, national security vs. right to privacy is an increasingly difficult terrain to navigate.