Investing for the future: More jobs out of a greener EU Budget

The next European budget (2014-2020) is being decided in troubled times but such diffcult timing also constitutes an opportunity. If smartly used, the next budget can help Europe improve its economic stability and create more jobs while at the same time reducing its unsustainable ecological footprint. his study reveals that investing in green sectors brings about positive employment benefits.  Read more...

Farming money: how European banks and private finance profit from food speculation and land grabs

The report analyses the activities of 29 European banks, pension funds and insurance companies, including Deutsche Bank, Barclays, RBS, Allianz, BNP Paribas, AXA, HSBC, Generali, Allianz, Unicredit and Credit Agricole. It reveals the significant involvement of these financial institutions in food speculation, and the direct or indirect financing of land grabbing.

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