CÓMO EL CABILDEO DE LAS EMPRESAS TRANSNACIONALES AMENAZA EL TRATADO VINCULANTE DE NACIONES UNIDAS SOBRE EMPRESAS TRANSNACIONALES Y DERECHOS HUMANOS

The report argues that TNCs like Chevron, Total, and Shell maintain a 'system of impunity' by leveraging powerful lobbying organizations, such as the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), to shape international law. It documents severe human rights and environmental abuses linked to these companies in Ecuador, Mozambique, Uganda, Nigeria, and Palestine. The document specifically critiques the current UN negotiation process for the Binding Treaty, claiming that the inclusion of corporate lobbyists as 'stakeholders' creates a conflict of interest that dilutes accountability mechanisms and prioritizes corporate profit over human rights and planetary health.

• Transnational corporations (TNCs) utilize a complex architecture of impunity consisting of legal loopholes, investor-State dispute settlement mechanisms, and lobbying networks to avoid accountability for human rights and environmental violations.
• Chevron is accused of causing one of Ecuador's worst environmental catastrophes by intentionally dumping 71 million liters of oil waste and 64 million liters of crude oil into the Amazon between 1964 and 1990, leading to cancer rates three times the national average in the affected area.
• Total's projects in Africa, including the $3.5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) and a $60 billion LNG project in Mozambique, have resulted in mass displacements, militarization, and human rights abuses.
• Shell's operations in the Niger Delta have caused systemic pollution through thousands of oil spills and gas flaring, and the company was implicated in the 1990s repression and execution of nine Ogoni leaders.
• The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) act as primary channels for corporate influence within the UN, with the ICC being the only NGO to hold observer status in the UN General Assembly.
• Corporate lobbying groups have actively worked to replace binding international standards with voluntary frameworks, such as the UN Guiding Principles (UNGP) and the Global Compact, which the report describes as ineffective 'voluntarism'.
• During the 10th session of negotiations in December 2024 and June 2025 consultations, corporate lobbyists threatened states with potential divestment if a treaty was ratified that could hold parent companies responsible for human rights violations.
• Chevron, Total, and Shell are identified as contributors to the Israeli occupation and genocide in Gaza through the supply of oil and gas, with Shell, BP, Chevron, Total, Eni, and ExxonMobil linked to 35% of crude oil supplied to Israel since October 2023.

APA

Soares, A., Borghi, D., Fandel, G., Paranhos, L., Butmeh, A., Mendes, E., Senna, J., Renaud, J., Fajardo, P., Morgantini, R., Mamlouk, R., Dufraing, S., & van Bokhorst, W. (2025). CÓMO EL CABILDEO DE LAS EMPRESAS TRANSNACIONALES AMENAZA EL TRATADO VINCULANTE DE NACIONES UNIDAS SOBRE EMPRESAS TRANSNACIONALES Y DERECHOS HUMANOS. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/46-FoEI-Foxes-in-the-Henhouse-report-ES-rhr-online.pdf

Chicago

Soares, Andressa, Danilo Borghi, Ghislaine Fandel, Letícia Paranhos, Abeer Butmeh, Erika Mendes, Juliana Senna, et al. CÓMO EL CABILDEO DE LAS EMPRESAS TRANSNACIONALES AMENAZA EL TRATADO VINCULANTE DE NACIONES UNIDAS SOBRE EMPRESAS TRANSNACIONALES Y DERECHOS HUMANOS. Friends of the Earth International, 2025. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/46-FoEI-Foxes-in-the-Henhouse-report-ES-rhr-online.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{soares2025cmo, author = {Soares, Andressa and Borghi, Danilo and Fandel, Ghislaine and Paranhos, Letícia and Butmeh, Abeer and Mendes, Erika and Senna, Juliana and Renaud, Juliette and Fajardo, Pablo and Morgantini, Raffaele and Mamlouk, Roula and Dufraing, Silke and van Bokhorst, Wilco}, title = {{CÓMO EL CABILDEO DE LAS EMPRESAS TRANSNACIONALES AMENAZA EL TRATADO VINCULANTE DE NACIONES UNIDAS SOBRE EMPRESAS TRANSNACIONALES Y DERECHOS HUMANOS}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2025}, month = oct, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/46-FoEI-Foxes-in-the-Henhouse-report-ES-rhr-online.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }