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Friends of the Earth International asserts that the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights are insufficient because they are not standing UN policy and do not obligate states to incorporate them into national law. The statement highlights ongoing environmental damage by companies like Shell in the Niger Delta and Vale and BHP Billiton in Brazil as evidence of corporate impunity. It advocates for the 'Treaty' established by UN Human Rights Council resolution 26/09 to create binding rules for transnational corporations, while criticizing the European Union and United States for opposing this process in favor of corporate-friendly investment treaties.

Friends of the Earth International calls on the Australian Prime Minister to reject a House of Representatives Inquiry report that proposes restricting the activities and charitable status of environmental advocacy groups. The organization argues that the report's recommendations—including spending requirements for remediation and limits on advocacy—would create unnecessary burdens and undermine the role of civil society in addressing the global environmental crisis.

Friends of the Earth International asserts that the Paris Agreement fails to deliver the scale of action required to limit global warming to 1.5°C, noting that current national pledges could lead to warming of around 3°C. The organization warns that terms like 'climate neutrality' may justify the use of dangerous geoengineering, carbon markets, and nuclear energy. To achieve climate justice, the document advocates for a just global energy transformation characterized by community-owned renewable energy, the blocking of dirty energy projects, and financial support from developed to developing nations.

Gustavo Castro Soto thanks the international community and Friends of the Earth for the solidarity and pressure that secured his release from illegal detention in Honduras in March 2016, following the murder of activist Berta Cáceres.

Friends of the Earth International (FOEI) issued a declaration condemning the Mozambican government for the illegal deportation of Eva Anadón Moreno, a member of the World March of Women's International Secretariat. The action followed a March 18, 2016, protest in Maputo against a Ministry of Education policy requiring female students to wear ankle-length skirts to avoid 'provoking' male teachers. FOEI reports that police used physical force and weapons against activists, arrested five individuals without proof of crime, and employed racist tactics to divide the detainees. The document characterizes these actions as an attempt to criminalize legal protest and intimidate social movements.

A statement by 231 organisations calling on the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to deny funding for the Batang coal-fired power plant in Indonesia due to human rights violations and climate impacts. The signatories argue that Japan is the world's leading supporter of overseas coal and must shift its financing toward renewable energy to align with the Paris Agreement.

Gustavo Castro Soto, Director of Otros Mundos Chiapas and Friends of the Earth Mexico, writes a letter from Tegucigalpa to the Honduran people. He reflects on his friendship with Berta Cáceres and his support for the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH) in their struggle for dignity, justice, and the preservation of nature. Castro Soto confirms his cooperation with Honduran authorities in over ten legal proceedings and emphasizes the role of the Treaty on Bilateral Legal Assistance in criminal matters between Mexico and Honduras in the pursuit of truth and justice.

Friends of the Earth International issued a statement on International Women's Day 2016 to protest the murder of Berta Cáceres, an indigenous Lenca leader and environmental justice activist in Honduras. The organization denounces the Honduran government for aiding transnational corporations in the appropriation of community territories and for the persecution of peaceful dissent. The statement links environmental justice to the end of violence against women and calls for an independent investigation into Cáceres' assassination, an end to impunity, and a stop to paramilitary activities in Honduras.

Friends of the Earth International (ATI) issued a statement on International Women's Day 2016 to denounce the assassination of Lenca indigenous leader Berta Cáceres in Honduras. The organization links the violence against Cáceres and other environmental defenders to a systemic intersection of patriarchy, racism, and predatory capitalism, where both women's bodies and communal territories are exploited as infinite resources for elite interests. ATI demands an independent international investigation into the murder, an end to impunity, and a cessation of paramilitary activities in Honduras supported by foreign governments.

Friends of the Earth International issues a statement on International Women's Day 2016 to protest the murder of Berta Cáceres in Honduras. The organization denounces the Honduran government for its role in facilitating the appropriation of common goods by transnational corporations and for the repression of peaceful opposition. The statement links environmental justice to the end of violence against women, arguing that both nature and women's labor are exploited within a patriarchal, capitalist, and racist system. It calls for an independent international investigation into Cáceres' death and an end to the persecution of indigenous rights defenders.

Friends of the Earth International calls for the safety of Gustavo Castro Soto and a transparent investigation into the murder of Berta Cáceres, an indigenous leader who opposed hydroelectric projects in Honduras.

Friends of the Earth International expresses concern over the safety of Gustavo Castro Soto, a witness to the murder of Berta Cáceres, and criticizes a Honduran judge's decision to maintain an immigration alert preventing his return to Mexico.

Friends of the Earth International (FOEI) argues that modern 'new generation' trade agreements and the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism empower multinational corporations at the expense of public interest, democratic regulation, and environmental protection. FOEI calls for the immediate halt of treaties such as TTIP, CETA, TPP, and TiSA, and advocates for the complete dismantling of ISDS. The organization proposes a transition toward sustainable trade regimes that prioritize local economies, food sovereignty, and binding social and environmental regulations, while specifically calling for the removal of agriculture from the World Trade Organization (WTO) to protect food security in developing countries.

The document details the work of the RESISTE network in Chiapas, Mexico, which promotes agroecology, seed saving, and soil conservation to counter a national policy favoring export-oriented agribusiness and land privatization. Through horizontal community capacity building, the initiative supports eight family groups in transitioning away from chemical inputs toward sustainable food systems and the defense of territorial rights.

A briefing outlining six points submitted by the Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity to the 2nd Session of the Open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights (OEIGWG).

A briefing by Friends of the Earth International presenting six proposals to the UN Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group (OEIGWG) during its second session in October 2016, advocating for a legally binding instrument to address the systemic power and impunity of transnational corporations.

The fact sheet advocates for a binding international treaty to regulate transnational corporations (TNCs), highlighting the inadequacy of voluntary corporate policies. It presents evidence of corporate-linked harms, including deforestation and forest fires in Indonesia caused by palm oil and paper companies, hazardous shipbreaking practices in Bangladesh, water rights violations by Mekorot in Palestine, and a chemical disaster in South Korea involving Reckitt Benckiser's humidifier sterilisers. The document emphasizes that TNCs often operate across jurisdictions to escape accountability, necessitating a legal framework supported by the UN Human Rights Council and various global governments.

A delegation of four Indigenous Lenca activists from Honduras visited Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland, Germany, and Spain between April 19 and May 5, 2016. The mission sought to highlight the repression of environmental defenders in Honduras, specifically regarding the Agua Zarca hydropower project on the Gualcarque River. The activists called for the withdrawal of funding from the Dutch development bank FMO, the Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation (Finnfund), and the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), as well as the cessation of turbine sales by Siemens and Voith. The document highlights the 2016 assassination of Lenca leader Berta Cáceres and the broader pattern of violence against environmental activists in Honduras, which it describes as the most dangerous country in the world for such defenders between 2002 and 2014.

This document is an official contribution from Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) to the second session of the UN open-ended intergovernmental working group (IGWG) in October 2016. It advocates for a legally binding international treaty to hold transnational corporations (TNCs) and their executives accountable for human rights violations and environmental crimes, proposing the creation of a World Court on TNCs and Human Rights and a Public Centre for control. FoEI argues that the treaty must prioritize human rights over trade and investment agreements, specifically calling for the restriction of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanisms that undermine public health and environmental protections.

Friends of the Earth International's 2016 submission to the UN Intergovernmental Working Group advocates for a legally binding treaty to hold transnational corporations and their financiers civilly and criminally liable for human rights and environmental violations. The document proposes the creation of an international court, the primacy of human rights over investment treaties (including ISDS), and the establishment of a public monitoring center to prevent corporate capture of the regulatory process.