Liberemos a ONU da captura corporativa

The document examines the growing influence of multinational corporations and business lobby groups within the UN, claiming that this 'corporate capture' shifts the focus from public interest and sustainable development toward market-based solutions that benefit the private sector. It provides case studies on the 'Green Economy' concept, the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's role in agricultural policy via IFAD, the commodification of biodiversity in the CBD, the privatization of water policy, and the lack of accountability in the UN Global Compact. The report concludes with a set of recommendations to limit corporate influence, increase transparency, and establish legally binding corporate accountability frameworks.

• The UN is increasingly influenced by large corporations and business lobby groups, which manifests through corporate control of discussion spaces, the appointment of private sector representatives to advisory roles, and the financial dependence of UN agencies on the private sector.
• The 'Green Economy' concept, promoted by UNEP and supported by the World Bank and European Commission, is criticized for prioritizing market-based approaches and economic growth over the root causes of ecological crises, effectively treating nature as a tradable commodity.
• The Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative is dominated by a hand-picked high-level group consisting largely of multinational corporations and fossil fuel interests, which risks promoting 'greenwashed' unsustainable energy sources and ignoring civil society.
• The partnership between the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is accused of promoting the interests of agribusiness giants like Monsanto and DuPont, favoring biotechnology and GMOs over agroecological approaches in Africa.
• The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is shifting toward a market-based approach where biodiversity is assigned monetary value, potentially allowing companies to justify ecosystem destruction through 'biodiversity offsetting' via a Green Development Mechanism (GDM).
• UN water policy is being influenced by private sector interests, such as the CEO Water Mandate and the UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB), which the report claims threatens the universal human right to water by promoting privatization and commodification.
• The UN Global Compact is described as a 'bluewashing' tool because it is voluntary, lacks transparency, and provides no sanctions for companies that violate its principles, allowing them to improve their image without changing their behavior.
• Civil society organizations propose several measures to end corporate capture, including the dissolution of privileged business discussion groups, the introduction of 'quarantine' periods for former UN officials moving to lobby firms, and the creation of a legally binding framework for corporate accountability.

APA

de Clerck, P., Cingotti, N., Ortiz, L., Slob, B., Rojas, I., Drago, M., Hoedeman, O., Clifton, S.-J., & Naidoo, A. (2012). Liberemos a ONU da captura corporativa. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Reclaim-the-UN-Portuguese.pdf

Chicago

de Clerck, Paul, Natacha Cingotti, Lúcia Ortiz, Bart Slob, Isaac Rojas, Martin Drago, Olivier Hoedeman, Sarah-Jane Clifton, and Anil Naidoo. Liberemos a ONU da captura corporativa. Friends of the Earth International, 2012. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Reclaim-the-UN-Portuguese.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{declerck2012liberemos, author = {de Clerck, Paul and Cingotti, Natacha and Ortiz, Lúcia and Slob, Bart and Rojas, Isaac and Drago, Martin and Hoedeman, Olivier and Clifton, Sarah-Jane and Naidoo, Anil}, title = {{Liberemos a ONU da captura corporativa}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2012}, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Reclaim-the-UN-Portuguese.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }