Both ENDS
16 civil society organisations including Both ENDS have written a letter of concern to the European Investment Bank about a newly proposed standard for the Bank its intermediate finance investing. Both ENDS contribution to the contents of the joint letter consists out of proposals for improvement of screening, scoping, due diligence, appraisal, monitoring and supervision of high-risk clients and sub-projects. through financial intermediaries and clear and mandatory social, environmental and human rights requirements for FI investing matters.
Na acht jaar bestuursvoorzitter te zijn geweest geeft Paul Engel het stokje door aan Leida Rijnhout. In dit duo-interview kijken we terug en vooruit met de beide voorzitters. Paul Engel, afzwaaiend bestuursvoorzitter, steekt meteen enthousiast van wal: “Deze organisatie bedenkt zelf wat ze doen en dat doen ze heel goed. Als bestuur helpen we en hebben we -op afstand- een paar lijntjes om daarbij te ondersteunen”. Een gesprek over voorop lopen in de systeemverandering en het samenwerken over heel de wereld.
While the energy transition via renewable energy, such as solar and wind energy, is fundamental to reduce EU CO2 emissions, we are concerned with the impacts it will have on the (geo-political) economy, people and environment. Our collaboration with civil society organisations in the Global South over the past 30 years has shown us that the patterns of consumption by rich countries, such as the Netherlands and the EU in general, have a devastating impact on people and the environment in mainly Africa, South-America and South-East Asia.
Today, on Shell Capital Markets Day 2025, Both ENDS together with 195 international and Nigerian of civil society organisations is sending an open letter to Shell’s Executive Committee demanding a full cleanup of the SPDC pollution legacy and transparency on the cleanup process.
