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Study that measures the environmental benefits of vegetarian menus in school canteens, one year after the entry into force of the EGAlim law, which has imposed the introduction of vegetarian menus.
This study investigates the French market of dark and milk chocolate tablets, as well as confectionery bars and breakfast cocoa powder sold in supermarket stores – made of cocoa beans grown in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Ecuador, and Cameroon to provide better insight into the distribution of value, costs, tax and margins along the different stages of the cocoa and chocolate chain.
Executive Summary (advance copy in English) Executive Summary (advance copy in French) Research Report (advance copy in English)
This study investigates the distribution of value created by the companies listed in the French CAC 40 since the last financial crisis (2009-2018) and the changes that have happened over the period as a result of:
– the influence of the search for profitability and revenues of shareholders,
– the integration of social and environmental concerns in the companies’ business model, in particular to fight the increase of inequalities and climate change
Research Report (French) Campaign Report (French) Methodological Appendix (French)
Analysis of the business model of the company and estimations of the detailed distribution of value, costs and benefits for a typical hoodie sold by the brand (from cotton cultivation up to the end consumer in France)
Study that identifies and analyses the methodologies and data sources that enable to estimate the costs of environmental externalities throughout the life cycle of food products, and which can be integrated into public tenders of school catering.
Analysis of the structure and distribution of value along the chain of rice produced in three countries: Pakistan, Viet Nam and Nepal
Study of two fair trade and organic value chains (dairy and field crops) in France.
Study on the distribution of value in the coffee sector and its social and environmental impacts from production in Colombia, Peru and Ethiopia to consumption in France.
Study on the inequality of value distribution for food products sourced from the Global South, and the consequences on small farmers and workers (main report)
Study on the inequality of value distribution for food products sourced from the Global South, and the consequences on small farmers and workers (country and sectoral reports)
USA focus UK focus Germany focus Netherlands focus Sectoral report on shrimps
Enriched analysis of the economic model of major sport brands and its social impact on working conditions in their supply chains.
This report analyses the activities of CAC 40 companies since 2009 in terms of profits distribution, wage inequalities, tax revenues and tax evasion
Study of wine and grape value chains from South Africa to Germany, and their impacts on workers and the environment
OXFAM'S REPORT (IN ENGLISH) FULL REPORT (IN ENGLISH) OXFAM'S REPORT (IN GERMAN)
Analysis of new extractive industries disclosures. Two case studies on the activities of the French oil company Total in Angola and the French uranium giant Areva in Niger.
Analysis of the New Zealand’s banana market and its impacts on the sustainability of global banana production
Analysis of the economic model of major sport brands and its social impact on working conditions in their supply chains.
Meta-analysis of the Conventional, Sustainable and Fair Trade Cocoa Chains and their Impacts on Society.
Analysis of Pineaple and Banana Value Chains from Costa Rica and Ecuador to Germany, and their impacts on workers and the environment.
Die Mitverantwortung deutscher Supermärkte für menschenunwürdige Zustände in der Ananas- und Bananenproduktion in Costa Rica und Ecuador.
When bankers rob the banks … How white-collar deliquency fosters financial crises …
Analysis and possible solutions from the latest book written by Aurore Lalucq and K. William Black (Editions Charles Leopold Mayer)
Assessment of the greenhouse gas reduction policies implemented by key French sponsors of the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) held in Paris in December 2015
Analysis of the banana value chains in 12 countries of the European Union, their related social and environmental impacts, and the consequences of unfair trading practices in the sector.
Video based on the report “Who’s Got the Power?”
Meta-analysis on the concentration of power in agricultural chains, and its impacts on farmers, workers and the environment
Study of the Banana value chains in Germany and its impacts on small farmers and workers in Ecuador and Colombia.
Video based on the report on the Societal Costs of the French Dairy Industry
Study of the banana value chains in the United Kingdom and the impacts of the price war between retailers on small farmers and workers in Latin America
Study of the French Dairy Industry, its social and environmental impacts, ad the related costs shifted on society.
