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Doublethink: The two faces of Norway’s foreign and development policy

Report for Forum for Environment and Development, Oslo (January 2010)

This report asks: how ethical is Norway’s foreign and development policy? It shows that the government has
taken an important ethical lead on some international policy issues but that, overall, Norway has lost its ethical
niche. Contains analysis of the Pension Fund, oil industry, arms exports, Norwegian corporations and policy
towards the World Bank.

A golden opportunity?: How Tanzania is failing to benefit from gold mining

Report for Tanzanian NGOs (October 2008)

This report is an analysis of gold mining and tax payments in Tanzania. Although Tanzania is one of Africa’s
largest gold exporters, ordinary people benefit little, since the government has implemented tax laws that
are overly favourable to mining companies and because of the policies of those companies themselves, notably
AngloGold Ashanti and Barrick.

Precious metal: The impact of Anglo Platinum on poor communities
in Limpopo, South Africa

Report for ActionAid (March 2008)

This report analyses the operations of the world’s largest platinum producer, Anglo Platinum, a company
majority-owned by the British mining giant, Anglo American. The findings suggest company activities have
contributed to water pollution and depriving communities of agricultural land while community protests
are often met by police brutality and company legal action.

Fanning the flames: The role of British mining companies in conflict
and the violation of human rights

Report for War on Want (November 2007)

This report documents the impacts of the largest British mining companies – including BHP Billiton, Anglo American,
Xstrata, Rio Tinto and Vedanta – in around twenty countries. It shows their complicity in human rights violations,
the exacerbation of conflict and environmental destruction at the same time as making record profits.

Anglo American: The alternative report

Report for War on Want (August 2007)

This report reveals the role of the British mining company, Anglo American, in human rights abuses around the world,
along with the companies in its business group, which include AngloGold Ashanti, De Beers and Anglo Platinum.

Gold Rush: The impact of gold mining on poor people in Obuasi, Ghana

Report for ActionAid (October 2006)

This investigative report from interviews and research in Ghana exposes the effects of mining by AngloGold Ashanti,
a subsidiary of UK company Anglo-American, in Africa’s biggest gold mine. Village streams are being polluted and
illegal miners shot or threatened, while the company claims it is committed to ‘corporate social responsibility’.

Poor Company: The harsh impact of British business on poor people

Briefing for UK NGOs (July 2006)

This report documents how over a dozen UK companies, including several household names, are abusing human
rights around the world.

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