Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    GLOBAL WITNESS WANTS A BETTER WORLD WHERE CORRUPTION IS CHALLENGED AND ACCOUNTABILITY PREVAILS, ALL CAN THRIVE WITHIN THE PLANET'S BOUNDARIES, AND GOVERNMENTS ACT IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. IN 2020, OUR MAIN STRATEGIC PRIORITIES WERE AS FOLLOWS:ENDING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES THAT FACILITATE CORRUPTION: GLOBAL WITNESS HAS REDUCED CORRUPTION HARMS BY PREVENTING THE CRIMINAL AND CORRUPT FROM USING THE FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SECTORS TO MOVE, SPEND AND ENJOY THEIR MONEY. AVOIDING CLIMATE BREAKDOWN: GLOBAL WITNESS HAS HELPED CHANGE THE POLICIES OF GOVERNMENTS AND BUSINESSES THAT ARE OBSTRUCTING THE FAST AND FAIR TRANSITION TO A LOW CARBON ECONOMY, BY CHALLENGING THE UNDUE INFLUENCE OF FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES AND ASSOCIATED CORRUPTION AND BY REDUCING INVESTMENT IN MAJOR FOSSIL FUEL VENTURES.PREVENTING CONFLICT: GLOBAL WITNESS HAS HELPED TO PROMOTE BEST PRACTICE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TO PREVENT STATE FRAGILITY AND CONFLICT, AND TO CURB CONFLICT FINANCING. PRESERVING CLIMATE-CRITICAL FORESTS: BY THE END OF 2022 GLOBAL WITNESS HAS REDUCED THE DESTRUCTION OF CLIMATE-CRITICAL TROPICAL FORESTS BY TACKLING THE INDUSTRIES AND MARKETS DRIVING FOREST LOSS. SECURING LAND TENURE: GLOBAL WITNESS HAS HELPED TO ENSURE THAT CUSTOMARY AND COMMUNITY OWNERS AND USERS HAVE SECURE TENURE OF THE LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES THEY DEPEND ON FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, AND THAT THEIR RIGHTS TO THOSE LANDS AND RESOURCES ARE UPHELD.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $10.2M

  • Environmental Accountability Campaigns

    GLOBAL WITNESS WORKS TO HOLD COMPANIES AND GOVERNMENTS TO ACCOUNT FOR THEIR DESTRUCTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, THEIR DISREGARD FOR THE PLANET AND THEIR FAILURE TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS VIA CAMPAIGNS TO:CURB THE FLOW OF FINANCE ENABLING DESTRUCTION OF CLIMATE-CRITICAL TROPICAL FORESTS.CHALLENGE INDUSTRY EFFORTS TO PRESENT FOSSIL GAS AS CLIMATE-FRIENDLY.END CORPORATE COMPLICITY IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. PROTECT LAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS STANDING UP TO CLIMATE-WRECKING INDUSTRIES.TACKLE THE SPREAD OF DIVISION, HATE AND DISINFORMATION ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS.END CORPORATE CORRUPTION AND ENSURE COMPANIES IN THE NATURAL RESOURCE SECTOR CAN NO LONGER OPERATE ABOVE THE LAW.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $7M