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The Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) is a non-profit Dutch research and advisory bureau. SOMO investigates the consequences of Multinational Enterprises' (MNEs) policies and the internationalisation of business worldwide. With its activities and research, SOMO wants to contribute directly or indirectly to sustainable development. All the investigations and activities are related to the corporate policies or the corporate practices of Multinational Enterprises.

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ABN AMRO

ABN AMRO Bank N.V. is a Dutch state-owned bank with headquarters in Amsterdam. It was re-established, in its current form, in 2009 following the acquisition and break up…

ASN Bank

ASN is an independently operating sustainable bank that is part of the SNS Reaal group (which also includes SNS bank). It was founded in 1960. ASN aims to be a leading bank…

Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank was founded in 1870 and is a leading global investment bank. It has operations throughout the world and has a strong presence in Germany and Europe. …

ING Group

ING (an abbreviation of Internationale Nederlanden Groep) is a Netherlands based international financial services company and one of the world’s largest savings banks.…

Rabobank

Rabobank Group is a full-range financial services provider based in the Netherlands. It is founded on cooperative principles and as such owned by its members. The bank offers…

Triodos Bank

Triodos Bank is a social-ethical bank that finances companies, institutions and projects that add cultural value and benefit people and the environment, with the support…

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our publications

ING-Selected CSR issues in 2010

May 10, 2011 | SOMO

Submission by SOMO to the EU on financial sector

Feb 03, 2011

Public consultation on DG Internal Market and Services working document: TECHNICAL DETAILS OF A POSSIBLE EU FRAMEWORK FOR BNK RECOVERY AND RESOLUTION

Investing responsibly: a financial puzzle

Sep 20, 2010 | Somo

The limited scope of sustainable asset management

Business as usual?

Sep 17, 2010 | Somo

How free trade in financial services works against public interests and jeopardises financial sector reform

The deficits of the EU financial reforms

Sep 23, 2009 | SOMO

Almost one year after financial market turmoil triggered a financial and economic crisis in the countries of the European Union (EU), many reforms of the financial sector are still not in place and destabilising practices are continuing. Political agreements at several high-level international and European meetings still…

Comments for consultation by EC, DG internal markets on financial market supervision

Apr 21, 2009 | SOMO, BankTrack

De beperkte reikwijdte van maatschappelijk verantwoord beleggen

Feb 02, 2009 | M. Kokke, R. van Os

De financiële wereld verkeert in zwaar weer. Banken hebben de afgelopen jaren onverantwoorde financiële risico’s genomen met verstrekkende negatieve gevolgen voor het vertrouwen binnen de financiële sector zelf, maar ook onder consumenten. Naast financiële risico´s hebben banken ook te maken met milieu-, sociaaleconomische…

Ignoring the crisis? How Further GATS Liberalisation Impacts the Financial and Food Crisis

Jun 10, 2008 | M. Vander Stichele

In Spring 2008, during efforts to finalise the WTO negotiations on agriculture and market access for non-agricultural goods (NAMA), the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) have insisted that commitments on further liberalisation of trade in services in WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) be part…

GATS Negotiations in Financial Services

May 05, 2006 | M. Vander Stichele

In the process of the GATS negotiations, the EU has been making requests to many developing countries to liberalise its financial services sectors. Liberalisation under GATS means more than market opening for services by foreign financial firms (banks, insurance companies, pension fund management, mutual funds, etc.).…

ABN AMRO Company Profile

Aug 10, 2005 | I. Schipper

The FNV Company Monitor researches the social policies of Dutch multinational companies in developing and transitional countries, and supports the development of networks between Dutch employees of these companies and their colleagues abroad. We do this out of solidarity with our colleagues far away: by making contact…

Critical Issues in the Financial Industry

Apr 16, 2005 | M. Vander Stichele

This SOMO report critically analyses the functioning and regulation of banks, insurance companies and other firms in the financial industry. Although the financial industry is a crucial player in corporate globalisation, e.g. through its “investment banking”, civil society scantly monitors the private financial sector.…

CITIGROUP Company Profile

Nov 16, 2004 | SOMO

The research is focused on Citigroup in the Asia Pacific region. Researchers in Indonesia conducted local investigations. The research was carried out as part of our 4-year program ‘Sector Research and Corporate Social Responsibility’, and has been cofinanced by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The other financier…

ING Company Profile

Jan 05, 2004 | I. Schipper

The research was carried out as part of our 4-year program ‘Sector Research and Corporate Social Responsibility’, and has been cofinanced by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The other financier of the research was Novib (Oxfam Netherlands).

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Global Compact Critics on PetroChina

Global Compact Critics is an informal network of organizations and people with concerns about the UN Global Compact. This blog gathers and shares information about the Global Compact, partnerships between the United Nations and companies, and corporate accountability.