In France, Sortir du nucleaire published EDF documents, allegedly confidential, purporting to show that the novel design of AREVA’s EPR rea
In Europe, ClientEarth, BirdLife International and Transport & Environment sued the European Commission to force it to release scientif
In Australia, Greenpeace claimed the country’s tuna brands are engaging in fishing practices which harm turtles and endanger sharks. It als
In the U.S., National Labor Committee is mobilising protests against H&M, Mark’s Work Wearhouse, Terenora of Italy and Zemman of Spain
In Germany, Oeko-Test claimed tests of 23 brands of mascara allegedly uncovered the presence of NDELA, a banned carcinogen, in two of them:
In Europe, Greenpeace activists scaled the Benelux headquarters of Samsung in a protest against alleged broken promises over phasing out PV
In the U.S., Audubon Society, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and the Center for Food Safety sued the U.S. Fish &a
In the Netherlands, Milieudefensie (FoE) and Walhi (FoE Indonesia) wrote to importers and buyers of tin products demanding they stop buying
In Sweden, SNF urged a boycott of tropical tiger prawns, claiming they are infected with the WSSV virus that could wipe out domestic seafoo
In the U.S., Walmart with its ENGO partner Environmental Defense announced that it planned to eliminate 20 million metric tons of greenhous
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SIGWatch Global Issue Trends
Where are NGOs concentrating their resources?
NEW February 2010 edition
Our free analysis of current NGO campaigning across the globe, using data from our new Issues Management Engine.
Contents
Trends in meta issues
Trends in issues
Regional variations. Fastest rising issues. New or revived issues. Hottest issues in Europe, North America, South America and Asia-Pacific.
 Free download of the SIGWatch Global Issues Trends (short version) Feb2010 edition
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Two environmentalists argue that increasing alarmism over climate change is undermining public confidence in the scientific case for action.
Politico reports on changes at major ENGOs as longstanding leaders finally retire
The UK's Insitute for Public Policy Research says climate change campaigns are leaving most people unengaged and switched off
Cheryl Contee shows how social media help NGOs scale up campaigns
Henry Miller argues that even when NGOs are unfair, we still need them
Life as a protest consultant in Paris
says George Marshall, veteran climate campaigner
Charlie Parnell offers some do's and don'ts
Boyd Neil warns against CEOs in trouble paying too much heed to their lawyers
Chris Rose says Europe's big environmental groups lack a clear strategy for making a difference.
A survey and analysis of the EU's most influential advocacy groups
How companies end up in the crosshairs of an activist campaign
Insights into issues from statistical analysis of NGO campaigns and positions
Are NGOs successful because they have fused the strengths of capitalist enterprises with the ideals of political parties?
An overview of the significance of NGOs in issues management today
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6 Nov Personal keywords - users can add keywords to their NGO Newsfeed settings. Any reports mentioning a keyword will be flagged up in their personalised NGO Newsfeed emails. NEW
6 Nov 'Saved search' feature for Issues Management Engine tools - speeds up repeat searches by saving filters between sessions.
5 August PDF output for Issues Index and Issues Tracker
2 June Staff photos on 'About us' - Biogs to come
20 May New-look Daily and Weekly NGO Newsfeed for subscribers
19 May Daily update of NGOs news on home page
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