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The upcoming referendum on corporate tax reform

On 19 May, Switzerland votes again on its corporate tax reform, which Parliament has linked to additional funding of its pension system (AHV). From a development policy point of view, the tax proposal does not represent any significant progress.

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FIFA publishes bid books for the 2026 FIFA World Cup incl. summaries of human rights strategies provided by bidders | Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

A battery recycling plant owned by Indian businessmen caused a lead poisoning crisis in Kenya — Quartz

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Responsible consumption - the soft power of story telling

The Banana Massacre (Trailer)

The UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights: An Introduction

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Impunité “Made in Europe” : les liaisons dangereuses de l’UE et des lobbies contre un traité contraignant sur les multinationales / Brid Brennan, Raffaele Morgantini... [et al.]

Le livre noir des pesticides : Syngenta, le Monsanto suisse / [éd.] Multiwatch ; [collab.] Ueli Gähler... [et al.] ; trad. de l'anglais et de l'allemand par Pauline Stockman et Andréane Leclercq

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Schweizer Konzerne verletzen regelmässig Menschenrechte : [Factsheet zur Konzernverantwortungsinitiative] / Brot für alle, Fastenopfer

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The upcoming referendum on corporate tax reform

On 19 May, Switzerland votes again on its corporate tax reform, which Parliament has linked to additional funding of its pension system (AHV). From a development policy point of view, the tax proposal does not represent any significant progress.

For responsible corporations

What happens when multinational corporations from Switzerland abuse human rights and damage the environment in the South? Often nothing at all. The Responsible Business Initiative aims to change that.

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A “No” to doping is no longer enough

Referendum or no referendum on Tax Proposal 17: the progressive forces in tax policy must develop a sustainable alternative to the doping of profit shifting from abroad.

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