Tag Archives: GDP

Producing Cocoa for us drains drinking water from populations in Côte d’Ivoire

Posted on March 6, 2026 by borderslynn

I am reproducing this piece from The Ecologist referring to a report by Source Witness: And low taxes ensure high income for some and poverty for the rest.

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged poverty, fairtrade, GDP, Water Witness, cocoa production, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Cargill, Barry Callabaut, Olem Group, profits for corporates, low tax, World Bank | Leave a comment

9 years after Panama Papers: offshore holdings

Posted on August 18, 2025 by borderslynn

I am reproducing an April 2025 update on progress of countries who acted on ICIJ diligent research: Protesters in Iceland rallied for multiple days in a row in April 2016, holding up red cards for their prime minister who ultimately … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged accountants, arrogance, choosing not to prosecute, criminality, danger, discrimination, elite, enablers, GDP, government complicity, international oversight, investigative journalism, lawyers, London, offshore tax havens, opaque trusts, Panama, property, regulation, shell companies, tax evasion, threat, wealth | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: GDP

Producing Cocoa for us drains drinking water from populations in Côte d’Ivoire

9 years after Panama Papers: offshore holdings

Where did we come from? Where are we going?