CorpWatch is a research group based in
Berkeley, California
Berkeley ( ) is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States. It is named after the 18th-century Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland and Emer ...
, USA. Its stated mission is to expose
corporate malfeasance
In criminology, corporate crime refers to crimes committed either by a corporation (i.e., a business entity having a separate legal personality from the natural persons that manage its activities), or by individuals acting on behalf of a corpo ...
and to advocate for multinational corporate accountability and transparency.
Recent Projects
* Crocodyl:
Pratap Chatterjee
Pratap Chatterjee (born Birmingham, United Kingdom) is an Indian/Sri Lankan investigative journalist and progressive author. He is a British citizen and grew up in India, although he lived in California for many years. He serves as the executive ...
, author of ''Iraq Inc.'', Program Director and Managing Editor started a project called Crocodyl, with Phil Mattera of the Corporate Research Project, Charlie Cray of the Center for Corporate Policy and Tonya Hennessey of CorpWatch. The Project Manager of Crocodyl is Ian Elwood, and its Editors are Phil Mattera, Charlie Cray, Tonya Hennessey and Pratap Chatterjee.
* The Story Behind the Informant! As a part of Participant Media's continuing educational action campaign around corporate ethics and the movie ''
The Informant!
''The Informant!'' is a 2009 American biographical-crime comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh. Written by Scott Z. Burns, the film stars Matt Damon as the titular informant named Mark Whitacre, as well as Scott Bakula, Joel McHale and Mela ...
'', CorpWatch and Crocodyl.org have launched a case study of Archer Daniels Midland.
See also
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Corporate Watch
Corporate Watch (The Corporate Watch Co-Operative Ltd.) is a research group based in the UK. It describes itself as a "research group that helps people stand up against corporations and capitalism." And as a "not-for-profit co-operative providing c ...
in the U.K.
References
External links
Official site
Research organizations in the United States
Anti-corporate activism
Anti-consumerist groups
Global policy organizations
Social responsibility organizations
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