SOMO (Stichting Onderzoek Multinationale Ondernemingen)
active in the following countries
works with Both ENDS on
SOMO and Both ENDS are working together to tackle international capital streams: trade and investments. At this moment, we're also trying to collaborate on land and water issues. There are big opportunities here, because SOMO has traditionally been less focused on the environmental side of doing business in a socially responsible way, and more focused on the social side, e.g. labour conditions.
added value of partnership
SOMO sees Both ENDS as a specialist in the area of sustainable development. Clear areas of agreement therefore exist where it comes to trade and investment, while there is potential to collaborate on environmental issues. SOMO is also interested in working directly with Both ENDS' local partners - these partners could be a source of knowledge and information about the activities of multinationals in remote areas.
EXTRA
Partner in the Fair, Green and Global Alliance
External links
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Dossier /Fair Green and Global Alliance (FGG)
Together with civil society organisations from all over the world, the Fair Green and Global (FGG) Alliance aims for socially just, inclusive and environmentally sustainable societies in the Netherlands and the Global South.
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News / 11 November 2024Kenya Terminates Bilateral Investment Treaty with the Netherlands
The government of Kenya has officially terminated its bilateral investment treaty (BIT) with the Netherlands, marking a significant win for economic justice and environmental protection. Kenya’s decision reflects a growing global trend of rethinking outdated treaties that often prioritize corporate interests over public welfare. The Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development recently confirmed that Kenya unilaterally ended the treaty in December 2023, rendering it inoperative from 11 June 2024. Kenya now joins South Africa, Tanzania, and Burkina Faso as the fourth African country to terminate its BIT with the Netherlands.
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Press release / 5 October 2022Independent research confirms FMO’s responsibility for destruction caused by Barro Blanco dam, recommends compensation
Utrecht, 5 October 2022 - Dutch development bank FMO bears responsibility for the destruction of livelihoods, economic losses and environmental damage caused by the construction of the Barro Blanco dam in Panama, according to a report by the bank's Independent Complaints Mechanism (ICM). Indigenous communities affected by the dam are pleased that their complaints have been confirmed and reiterate their call for apologies and compensation.
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Publication / 31 December 2020
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Event / 15 November 2020, 18:30 - 19:30Business as Usual: Dutch neo-colonialism in Brazil
The Netherlands is a major business partner to Brazil and has not been deterred by the record of human rights' abuses by Bolsonaro's government, nor by the coup d'Etat against the president Dilma Rousseff in 2016. How do the Dutch economic ties with the Brazilian political and corporate elites affect the Brazilian population, in particular indigenous peoples, nature and the global climate?
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Publication / 29 June 2017
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Publication / 21 April 2017
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Press release / 21 April 2017Press release: Indonesian giant sea wall project is pseudo-solution for Jakarta Bay
21 April 2017: Jakarta is sinking. Excessive groundwater extraction is causing the metropolis to sink by dozens of centimetres each year, making it more vulnerable to flooding. Dutch businesses have come up with a solution: an immense sea wall on the coast, which is also a stunning real estate project. But this intervention is just a pseudo-solution, say researchers from Both ENDS, Stichting Onderzoek Multinationale Ondernemingen (SOMO) and the Transnational Institute (TNI) today in a new report. Even worse, the project threatens the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people employed in local fisheries.
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Publication / 21 April 2017
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Publication / 10 March 2016
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Publication / 7 March 2016
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Publication / 11 February 2016
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News / 10 February 2015Press release Both ENDS and SOMO: construction of Barro Blanco dam finally suspended
Following years of community protest the construction of the Barro Blanco dam in Panama is finally suspended. This was publicly announced by Panama’s Environmental Agency ANAM yesterday. The suspension of the project has been a request of the Ngöbe community, represented by the Movimiento 10 de Abril (M-10), for years. The dam is projected to flood homes, schools, and religious, archaeological, and cultural sites in the indigenous traditional territory, and convert the Tabasará River from a running river to a stagnant lake ecosystem. The suspension of the project is just in time, as the dam’s construction is near to completion,
