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Afin de renforcer le traité, la convention pour la lutte anti-tabac comprend une ...":1,"#Convention pour la lutte anti-tabac - Corporate Accountability":1,"#Véase este documento <a ljsid-1=\"\">en español</a> or <a ljsid-3=\"\">in English</a>.":1,"#La communauté mondiale s’est unie autour d’une convention globale antitabac — Ce document contient des mesures efficaces visant a du contrôle du tabac au monde — qui sauvera 200 millions des vies d’ici 2050, une fois la convention pleinement mise en œuvre. Afin de renforcer le traité, la convention pour la lutte anti-tabac comprend une provision cruciale — L’article 5.3 — qui établit l’existence d’un conflit irréconciliable entre les intérêts de l’industrie du tabac et ceux des politiques de santé publique. L’article est à la fondation de la convention — la convention ne peut réussir que si on n’extirpe pas l’interférence de l’industrie.":1,"#Convention pour la lutte anti-tabac":1,"#Traduzione mediocre":1,"#Traduzione di buona qualità":1,"#Il tuo feedback verrà utilizzato per contribuire a migliorare Google Traduttore":1,"#Valuta questa traduzione":1,"#Testo originale":1,"#Not Cristian? <a ljsid-1=\"\">Click here</a>.":1,"#Welcome back, Cristian!":1,"#The tobacco industry uses the same marketing strategies throughout the region with the aim of selling their products, especially cigarettes, which kills more than half of its consumers. To learn more about this, you can consult the analysis contained in the <a ljsid-1=\"\">Regional Tobacco Industry Interference Index</a> (2023), a document created by <a ljsid-3=\"\">Responsabilidad Corporativa</a> and the <a ljsid-5=\"\">Centro Global para la Buena Gobernanza en el Control del Tabaco</a> (GGTC), which collects information provided by civil society organizations free of conflict of interests from 19 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean on interference by the tobacco industry.":1,"#Full text of “maximizing transparency” decisions: <a ljsid-1=\"\">COP8</a> & <a ljsid-3=\"\">MOP1</a>. Template declaration-of-interest forms for observers, the media, and the public can be found <a ljsid-5=\"\">here</a>.":1,"#For more information or to speak to an Index spokesperson, please contact":1,"#For more information or to speak to an Index spokesperson, please contact <a ljsid-1=\"\">[email protected]</a>":1,"#Woman with dark brown hair holds sign at protest encouraging people to vote in the Corporate Hall of Shame":1,"#Strengthening the movement for justice through the Corporate Hall of Shame":1,"#October 24, 2025":1,"#Challenging powerful transnational corporations ultimately cost Cáceres her life, but her spirit and legacy continues to live on. Her daughter, <a ljsid-1=\"\">Bertha Zúñiga Cáceres</a> is currently General Coordinator of COPINH — the position her mother occupied before she was murdered. Today, COPINH continues its fight for the rights of the Lenca people and Indigenous communities all over Honduras, and for a world where corporations do not and cannot operate with impunity.":1,"#Despite the victory, threats against Cáceres continued to escalate until March 3, 2016, when she was murdered by gunmen in her home in La Esperanza, Honduras. Her death was followed by the killing of several other COPINH and environmental activists just mere days later, leading to international outrage. Cáceres is survived by her four children and husband, and although several men have been charged with her murder, the full extent of Cáceres’ assassination is still under investigation.":1,"#The strong protests and fierce opposition against the Agua Zarca Dam was <a ljsid-1=\"\">met with violent repression</a> not only from the developers of the project, but also from armed private security police and military personnel. Cáceres herself received countless threats of rape, murder, and physical harm for her role in leading this campaign. Yet, despite all odds, COPINH and the Lenca community’s efforts successfully blocked all attempts to continue the dam’s construction. Eventually several of the corporations and international financial institutions involved withdrew their funding and support for the project, effectively ending it.":1,"#One such project was the Agua Zarca Dam, a joint venture between several corporations and the International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank. Noticing an influx of machinery and construction equipment in their town, the Lenca people initially approached COPINH in 2006 <a ljsid-1=\"\">to investigate the project</a>. What Cáceres learnt during the course of her investigation sparked a years-long struggle against the project by COPINH , under Cáceres’ leadership and with full support and involvement from the Lenca community.":1,"#Born to the Lenca people in Honduras, Cáceres grew up during a time of violence and civil unrest in Central America. Her journey in activism began in 1993, when she co-founded the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH) to support the right of Indigenous peoples in the country. She fearlessly challenged illegal loggers, plantation owners, and multinational corporations carrying out mega-projects that often encroached upon Indigenous lands and destroyed Indigenous livelihoods.":1,"#<a ljsid-0=\"\"><strong ljsid-0-0=\"\">Berta Cáceres</strong></a> was an Indigenous leader, a human rights defender, and an environmental activist who led a grassroots campaign to stop the construction of a hydroelectric dam that would threaten the Lenca peoples’ way of life and their access to important needs such as water, food, and medicine.":1,"#In honor of Women’s History Month, we are remembering Berta Cáceres, an Indigenous leader, a human rights defender, and an environmental activist who led a grassroots campaign to stop the construction of a hydroelectric dam in Honduras.":1,"#In this moment of corporate power run amok, we remember the long history of people challenging corporate power -- and winning.":1,"#Women challenging corporate power: Berta Cáceres - Corporate Accountability":1,"#In honor of Women’s History Month, we will be writing a series of articles on a few of the activists we admire, are inspired by, and on whose shoulders we stand.":1,"#on Flickr.":1,"#Coolloud":1,"#is currently General Coordinator of COPINH — the position her mother occupied before she was murdered. Today, COPINH continues its fight for the rights of the Lenca people and Indigenous communities all over Honduras, and for a world where corporations do not and cannot operate with impunity.":1,"#Bertha Zúñiga Cáceres":1,"#Challenging powerful transnational corporations ultimately cost Cáceres her life, but her spirit and legacy continues to live on. Her daughter,":1,"#not only from the developers of the project, but also from armed private security police and military personnel. Cáceres herself received countless threats of rape, murder, and physical harm for her role in leading this campaign. Yet, despite all odds, COPINH and the Lenca community’s efforts successfully blocked all attempts to continue the dam’s construction. Eventually several of the corporations and international financial institutions involved withdrew their funding and support for the project, effectively ending it.":1,"#met with violent repression":1,"#In this moment of corporate power run amok, with each new headline demanding a response, and with so much at stake, it’s important to remember that there is a long history of people challenging corporate power — <a ljsid-1=\"\">and winning.</a>":1,"#The strong protests and fierce opposition against the Agua Zarca Dam was":1,"#. What Cáceres learnt during the course of her investigation sparked a years-long struggle against the project by COPINH , under Cáceres’ leadership and with full support and involvement from the Lenca community.":1,"#to investigate the project":1,"#One such project was the Agua Zarca Dam, a joint venture between several corporations and the International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank. Noticing an influx of machinery and construction equipment in their town, the Lenca people initially approached COPINH in 2006":1,"#was an Indigenous leader, a human rights defender, and an environmental activist who led a grassroots campaign to stop the construction of a hydroelectric dam that would threaten the Lenca peoples’ way of life and their access to important needs such as water, food, and medicine.":1,"#and winning.":1,"#In this moment of corporate power run amok, with each new headline demanding a response, and with so much at stake, it’s important to remember that there is a long history of people challenging corporate power —":1,"#Women challenging corporate power: Berta Caceres stands at the COPINH (the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras) offices in La Esperanza, Intibucá, Honduras.":1,"#Photo credit: <a ljsid-1=\"\">Coolloud</a> on Flickr.":1,"#Women challenging corporate power: Berta Cáceres":1,"#March 12, 2021":1,"#We and our allies also spent years moving key people in Congress to understand the harms of water privatization. We championed alternatives and public solutions, including bills like Maintaining Access to Essential Services Act and the WATER Act, which contain innovative approaches to tackling the water infrastructure crisis. And through it all, we made sure that the solutions we’re uplifting were rooted in the vision and priorities of Black movement leaders and others rooted in communities most impacted by water injustice.":1,"#In the decades that followed, we and our partners mobilized hundreds of thousands of people through our water campaign. In partnership with allies on the ground, we successfully thwarted water privatization deals in cities from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Jacksonville, Florida. We partnered with <a ljsid-1=\"\">Flint Rising</a> to expose the role of water privatizer Veolia in the city’s ongoing water crisis. And through it all, we campaigned to uplift and advance public water solutions.":1,"#In the 2000s, our Think Outside the Bottle campaign called out misleading marketing of bottled water brands that undermined public confidence in tap water. As we moved cities and states to end public spending on bottled water, we were helping lay the groundwork for the government to reinvest in water infrastructure.":1,"#This victory builds on years of organizing that you have made possible. There is a direct line of progress from our early campaigning to today’s achievement.":1,"#Direct line of progress":1,"#The final law earmarks over $50 billion for water infrastructure across the country—with all water privatization provisions kept out—thanks in large part to our and our allies’ organizing. This means ancient lead pipes delivering dangerous water can be replaced, and communities will have the opportunity to make improvements to their water infrastructure without turning to the false solution of privatization.":1,"#As Congress drafted the 2021 infrastructure bill, lobbyists worked hard to funnel public money into corporate coffers. We discovered that the early drafts of the federal infrastructure bill framework included support for water privatization. That’s when we jumped into action, organizing people across the country and members of Congress—and achieved a major victory.":1,"#Victory! We and our allies keep water privatization out of historic infrastructure bill!":1,"#Victory! You help ensure billions are marked for U.S. public water–not privatization schemes":1,"#Corporate Accountability and our allies protected $50 billion for public water systems this year, building on decades of organizing.":1,"#Victory! We keep water privatization out of infrastructure bill":1,"#A blue, circular pond holds illustrations that represent the movement for water justice, including: water pouring out of a tap and into a cup, a group of people carrying protest signs, a newspaper with a headline exposing a corporation’s role in the Flint water crisis, people sitting around a table and strategizing, and a hand signing petition that reads “Water 4 all!”":1,"#The central demand of our campaigning on water in the U.S. has always been clear: that the federal government must reinvest in our water systems—and reject the privatization schemes of transnational corporations. And finally, after years of organizing with hundreds of organizations, it will.":1,"#Furthermore, this historic investment is only the beginning of what communities need to provide access to safe water for all residents. Alongside you, allies, and congressional champions, we’ll continue to campaign for the long term, equitable public investments that will make this vision possible.":1,"#But because we and our allies kept water privatization provisions out of the infrastructure law, billions of dollars will now be directed to public water systems, not private coffers. Communities will be able invest the funds directly in their public water systems to help ensure everyone—no matter their race or where they live—has access to safe water at affordable rates. With the bill being signed into law, we’ll continue to push for the public water funds to be allocated to and prioritized for the communities that have been historically denied these resources.":1,"#And it worked! This victory is particularly notable because corporations and the politicians doing their bidding undermined many other aspects of the infrastructure law, including stripping the package of the meaningful climate action we need and opening the floodgates for privatization of transportation infrastructure.":1,"#Our organizing of lawmakers over the years was key to our success in stripping the bill of language supporting water privatization. In coalition with the partners and community leaders of the <a ljsid-1=\"\">People’s Water Project</a> (which we co-lead), we lobbied lawmakers across the country with whom we had already built trust and established our expertise on the issue. We made sure key members of Congress had everything they needed to keep funding for water out of corporate coffers, from resources that explained the dangers of privatization to suggested changes in drafts of the bill. Meanwhile, we also organized people around the country to contact their representatives to demonstrate public concern for privatization and support for keeping money in public hands.":1,"#Decades of building trust and expertise":1,"#November 12, 2021":1,"#Expert Group’s recommendations":1,"#COP11 is a pivotal moment to make Big Tobacco pay for its harms. By endorsing the draft COP decision at the Closing Plenary and implementing the":1,"#It is up to all of us—Party members, civil society observers, and members of the media—to stay vigilant toward industry interference. Corporate Accountability and our allies will monitor Big Tobacco’s actions and presence at the negotiations. If you become aware of any interference attempts, please contact":1,"#MOP":1,"#COP":1,"#Submit your form during the time of registration. For more information, please refer to the toolkit for delegates, prepared by the Convention Secretariat for":1,"#, despite the popular notion of Big Tobacco’s decline in relevance, the “tobacco industry is more powerful than ever.” That’s why parties have a legal obligation to protect public health policymaking from industry influence. And one important way to fulfill that obligation is by submitting a Declaration-of-Interest form before the COP11 and MOP4 negotiations begin.":1,"#former Finnish Health Minister and chair of the FCTC committee Pekka Puska stated":1,"#Explore the sections below to learn more.":1,"#, a former tobacco control champion, to advance its agenda at COP10.":1,"#Philip Morris International allegedly recruited the Party members in the Philippines":1,"#Most recently,":1,"#(BAT) undermined public health policy and carried out corporate espionage in Africa. BAT made more than 200 questionable payments to politicians, civil servants, and journalists across the continent to secure a competitive advantage, obtain information, and influence tobacco control policies. Research by the Tobacco Control Research Group, the University of Bath, and other partners indicated that the corporation’s actions were not an outlying incident but exemplified its regular mode of operation to maintain monopolistic control.":1,"#From 2008 – 2013,":1,"#and held secret meetings with delegates from the Vietnamese government and other treaty members. These one-on-one sessions were part of the corporation’s broader effort to weaken and block lifesaving treaty provisions, advance measures that undermine public health, and undo protections aimed at reducing smoking.":1,"#Philip Morris International set up shop at a hotel one hour away from the conference center":1,"#During COP7 in New Delhi,":1,"#to fancy afterparties and decadent dinners geared at promoting products like e-cigarettes and non-combustable devices.":1,"#Key resources on what’s at stake at COP11 and MOP4 that will help you and your peers use these policy meetings to improve the lives and health of people around the world.":1,"#lured delegates from the negotiation venue":1,"#and collect information about treaty decisions that help them undermine progress at the meetings. These representatives have also":1,"#manipulate and intimidate delegates":1,"#Tobacco corporations have used “public” badges, a resource meant for media and civil society to participate and observe the negotiations, to infiltrate and influence policy and decision-making. Tobacco industry representatives have posed as journalists and civil society members in order to":1,"#This resource hub will help you leverage your power and participation to advance treaty progress, including:":1,"#, the treaty’s provision to keep Big Tobacco out of health policy, the industry’s attempts to influence, derail, and weaken its critical measures continues. This year, Parties have the ability to rein in these abusive corporations.":1,"#Article 5.3":1,"#Despite the strong support for":1,"#of its Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (the protocol), taking place in Geneva from November 17 – 26 are critical.":1,"#Fourth Meeting of the Parties (MOP4)":1,"#Recommendations for strengthening the implementation of Article 19, a provision that encourages countries and governments to hold the tobacco industry liable for its abuses.":1,"#Eleventh Conference of the Parties (COP11)":1,"#–at the the expense of our lives, health, and planet. And that’s why these negotiations,":1,"#World Conference on Tobacco Control declaration":1,"#But transnational tobacco corporations continue to find ways to interfere with public health across the globe–as recently addressed on the":1,"#. In the past two decades, this precedent-setting international agreement has placed a firewall between corporate interests and public health. With the support of 183 countries, the treaty protects 90% of the world’s population through smoke free laws, tobacco taxes, advertising bans, and cigarette package warning labels. It has served as a strong global health precedent on safeguards around industry interference through Article 5.3 and liability through Article 19.":1,"#20th anniversary of the ratification of the global tobacco treaty":1,"#This year, we celebrated the":1,"#Make Big Tobacco Pay Campaign":1,"#<a ljsid-0=\"\">Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)</a>, Criminal Liability and Human Rights Violations":1,"#Guidance on how to submit your Declaration-of-Interest form (DOI) to help protect policymaking from the influence of the tobacco industry. (Sample form here.)":1,"#<a ljsid-0=\"\">ACT Promoção da Saúde, Quem Paga a conta cigarro</a> (Who Pays the cigarette bill)":1,"#<a ljsid-0=\"\">Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC)</a>, Article 19, Policy Brief":1,"#<a ljsid-0=\"\">International Legal Consortium at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids</a>: Tobacco control laws":1,"#Database of experts and institutions for implementation of Article 19":1,"#Article 19 Civil Liability Toolkit":1,"#Article 19 Expert Group report and recommendations":1,"#One-page guide for advancing Article 19":1,"#Advancing liability through Article 19":1,"#Tobacco Tactics: Interference around COP 10 & MOP3":1,"#<a ljsid-0=\"\">Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index</a> and Regional Indexes":1,"#Despite the strong support for <a ljsid-1=\"\">Article 5.3</a>, the treaty’s provision to keep Big Tobacco out of health policy, the industry’s attempts to influence, derail, and weaken its critical measures continues. This year, Parties have the ability to rein in these abusive corporations. <strong ljsid-3=\"\">This resource hub will help you leverage your power and participation to advance treaty progress, including:</strong>":1,"#Full text of maximizing transparency decisions for <a ljsid-1=\"\">COP8</a> and <a ljsid-3=\"\">MOP1</a>":1,"#<a ljsid-0=\"\">Declaration of Interest form for Parties sample</a> (refer to the annex on page 6). For easy access here.":1,"#Declaration of Interest form template for media, observers, and public":1,"#One-page guide for protecting the treaty space from industry interference":1,"#Challenging Tobacco Industry Interference through Article 5.3":1,"#Rules of Procedure of the Meeting of the Parties":1,"#Rules of Procedure of the Conference of the Parties":1,"#Celebration of treaty’s impact over 20 years":1,"#MOP Guide for participants":1,"#COP guide for participants":1,"#But transnational tobacco corporations continue to find ways to interfere with public health across the globe–as recently addressed on the <a ljsid-1=\"\">World Conference on Tobacco Control declaration</a>–at the the expense of our lives, health, and planet. And that’s why these negotiations, <a ljsid-3=\"\">Eleventh Conference of the Parties (COP11)</a> and the <a ljsid-5=\"\">Fourth Meeting of the Parties (MOP4)</a> of its Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (the protocol), taking place in Geneva from November 17 – 26 are critical.":1,"#Overview of Key FCTC Articles and their implementing guidelines":1,"#Overview of the Protocol":1,"#Global Tobacco Treaty information":1,"#Below you can find resources to support you in your participation in the COP11 and MOP4 in order to advance and strengthen the global tobacco treaty.":1,"#Important resources for the COP11 and MOP4":1,"#But the work to hold the industry liable does not stop in the Geneva negotiating halls. It has to be moved forward country by country, across the globe. Through the <a ljsid-1=\"\">Civil Liability Toolkit</a>, Parties can get practical guidance to help them determine how to embark on the legal process, depending on their context and circumstances. Parties can also find the support they need through the <a ljsid-3=\"\">Legal Expert</a> database, which provides contact info for legal experts and professionals skilled in industry and corporate litigation.":1,"#COP11 is a pivotal moment to make Big Tobacco pay for its harms. By endorsing the draft COP decision at the Closing Plenary and implementing the <a ljsid-1=\"\">Expert Group’s recommendations</a> (agenda item 6.5) to access civil, criminal, and administrative domains, Parties can protect public health, safeguard the environment, recover costs, and ensure that the tobacco industry is held fully accountable.":1,"#Article 19 can also help recover the health care costs and environmental damages caused by tobacco products, unlock resources for livesaving tobacco measures, and make it harder for the industry to continue its abuses.":1,"#Article 19 is both powerful and underutilized. The provision encourages governments to take legal, legislative, or administrative action against the tobacco industry, and force the corporations that have profited at the expense of our health, our lives, and our planet to pay for the past and future harms caused by their products.":1,"#This year, we celebrated the <a ljsid-1=\"\">20th anniversary of the ratification of the global tobacco treaty</a>. In the past two decades, this precedent-setting international agreement has placed a firewall between corporate interests and public health. With the support of 183 countries, the treaty protects 90% of the world’s population through smoke free laws, tobacco taxes, advertising bans, and cigarette package warning labels. It has served as a strong global health precedent on safeguards around industry interference through Article 5.3 and liability through Article 19.":1,"#For too long, the tobacco industry has used legal threats to intimidate governments into abandoning the powerful treaty measures that aim to save millions of lives. Article 19 gives parties the opportunity to hold Big Tobacco accountable for these actions.":1,"#Advancing liability and holding Big Tobacco accountable":1,"#It is up to all of us—Party members, civil society observers, and members of the media—to stay vigilant toward industry interference. Corporate Accountability and our allies will monitor Big Tobacco’s actions and presence at the negotiations. If you become aware of any interference attempts, please contact <a ljsid-1=\"\">[email protected]</a>.":1,"#Submit your form during the time of registration. For more information, please refer to the toolkit for delegates, prepared by the Convention Secretariat for <a ljsid-1=\"\">COP</a> and <a ljsid-3=\"\">MOP</a>.":1,"#Copy applicable template to a word document and fill out the form.":1,"#Members of the public and the media: Annex 5, page 10:. For easy reference download here and here.":1,"#Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) Annex 4, page 9:. For easy reference download here.":1,"#Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs): Annex 3, page 8). For easy reference download here.":1,"#Non-Party States: Annex 2, page 7: For easy reference download here.":1,"#Party States Annex 1, page 6 Voluntary template. For easy reference download here.":1,"#Welcome to the resource center for the upcoming meetings of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) for party delegations and representatives of observer organizations.":1,"#Refer to the Annex sections and choose the template appropriate to your delegation:":1,"#Open up this document about maximizing transparency.":1,"#How to complete your Declaration-of-Interest form:":1,"#As <a ljsid-1=\"\">former Finnish Health Minister and chair of the FCTC committee Pekka Puska stated</a>, despite the popular notion of Big Tobacco’s decline in relevance, the “tobacco industry is more powerful than ever.” That’s why parties have a legal obligation to protect public health policymaking from industry influence. And one important way to fulfill that obligation is by submitting a Declaration-of-Interest form before the COP11 and MOP4 negotiations begin.":1,"#Most recently, <a ljsid-1=\"\">Philip Morris International allegedly recruited the Party members in the Philippines</a>, a former tobacco control champion, to advance its agenda at COP10.":1,"#From 2008 – 2013, <a ljsid-1=\"\">British American Tobacco</a> (BAT) undermined public health policy and carried out corporate espionage in Africa. BAT made more than 200 questionable payments to politicians, civil servants, and journalists across the continent to secure a competitive advantage, obtain information, and influence tobacco control policies. Research by the Tobacco Control Research Group, the University of Bath, and other partners indicated that the corporation’s actions were not an outlying incident but exemplified its regular mode of operation to maintain monopolistic control.":1,"#During COP7 in New Delhi, <a ljsid-1=\"\">Philip Morris International set up shop at a hotel one hour away from the conference center</a> and held secret meetings with delegates from the Vietnamese government and other treaty members. These one-on-one sessions were part of the corporation’s broader effort to weaken and block lifesaving treaty provisions, advance measures that undermine public health, and undo protections aimed at reducing smoking.":1,"#Key resources for World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control party delegates ahead of COP11.":1,"#COP11 and MOP4 resource hub - Corporate Accountability":1,"#It is up to all of us—Party members, civil society observers, and members of the media—to stay vigilant toward industry interference. Corporate Accountability and our allies will monitor Big Tobacco’s actions and presence at the negotiations. If you become aware of any interference attempts, please contact COP11@corporateaccountability.org.":1,"#COP11@corporateaccountability.org":1,"#, Criminal Liability and Human Rights Violations":1,"#Tobacco corporations have used “public” badges, a resource meant for media and civil society to participate and observe the negotiations, to infiltrate and influence policy and decision-making. Tobacco industry representatives have posed as journalists and civil society members in order to <a ljsid-1=\"\">manipulate and intimidate delegates</a> and collect information about treaty decisions that help them undermine progress at the meetings. These representatives have also <a ljsid-3=\"\">lured delegates from the negotiation venue</a> to fancy afterparties and decadent dinners geared at promoting products like e-cigarettes and non-combustable devices.":1,"#Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)":1,"#(Who Pays the cigarette bill)":1,"#ACT Promoção da Saúde, Quem Paga a conta cigarro":1,"#, Article 19, Policy Brief":1,"#Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC)":1,"#: Tobacco control laws":1,"#International Legal Consortium at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids":1,"#and Regional Indexes":1,"#Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index":1,"#A few examples of the industry’s interference at the treaty meetings:":1,"#Full text of maximizing transparency decisions for":1,"#(refer to the annex on page 6). For easy access here.":1,"#Declaration of Interest form for Parties sample":1,"#database, which provides contact info for legal experts and professionals skilled in industry and corporate litigation.":1,"#Legal Expert":1,"#, Parties can get practical guidance to help them determine how to embark on the legal process, depending on their context and circumstances. Parties can also find the support they need through the":1,"#Civil Liability Toolkit":1,"#But the work to hold the industry liable does not stop in the Geneva negotiating halls. It has to be moved forward country by country, across the globe. Through the":1,"#(agenda item 6.5) to access civil, criminal, and administrative domains, Parties can protect public health, safeguard the environment, recover costs, and ensure that the tobacco industry is held fully accountable.":1,"#Big Tobacco has a long and well-documented history of interfering in public health policy around the globe to protect its own profits. And since the treaty’s ratification, it’s only doubled down.":1,"#Maximizing transparency and strengthening industry accountability through the global tobacco treaty":1,"#COP11 and MOP4 resource hub":1,"#El <a ljsid-1=\"\">Black Collective framework</a> articulates how the team will advance and support the movement for racial justice in the coming years. Image credit: Paloma Rae.":1,"#action to challenge corporate villains":1,"#A night of costumes, trivia, and":1,"#Join us for Take Back Power:":1,"#Not Carmen? <a ljsid-1=\"\">Click here</a>.":1,"#Welcome back, Carmen!":1,"#<span ljsid-1=\"\">FY 2024</span><br ljsid-2=\"\">Support & revenue":1,"#PL":1,"#Not in <span ljsid-1=\"\">CE</span>?":1,"#Berta Cáceres":1,"#“Governments can and must halt tobacco industry interference. The global tobacco treaty is not just a document countries can sign and put in a drawer. It’s a roadmap for saving lives, which starts with stopping the tobacco industry from manipulating people and policies. Countries have the map, they just need to follow it,” said <strong ljsid-1=\"\">Laura Salgado, head of campaigns and partnerships at GGTC.</strong>":1,"#This report (the third in a series), shows a worsening trend of the regional situation, denoting an increase in the influence of these powerful corporations in the governments, which hinders the efforts that have been aimed at reducing tobacco consumption and holding the tobacco industry legally responsible for the damages caused. All the countries analyzed show some degree of interference, and the analysis highlights Big Tobacco’s lobbying actions, financing of scientific studies, contributions to political campaigns, recruitment of senior government officials, and promotion of “corporate or business social responsibility” initiatives such as cigarette butt cleaning campaigns.":1,"#<strong ljsid-0=\"\">Daniel Dorado, tobacco campaign director at Corporate Accountability</strong>, said, “This compelling statement from such a large number of Latin American and Caribbean communities underscores the importance of people standing together to resist the sinister marketing, political, and public health strategies Big Tobacco seeks to employ to increase profits while knowingly risking the health and lives of many, and especially of future generations. We will not be silent or allow tobacco corporations to interfere in our right to public health policy making free of corporate interference for the health of our countries, nor will we allow them to addict future generations to products that kill.”":1,"#In the video, representatives of organizations from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, and Venezuela show how the industry has interfered to stop public policies to control or regulate tobacco marketing in these countries and their strategies to attract children and adolescents to smoking or using tobacco.":1,"#<b ljsid-0=\"\">Latin America and the Caribbean (July 23</b><b ljsid-1=\"\">, 2024) – </b>Today, representatives of organizations from Latin America and the Caribbean <a ljsid-3=\"\">released a video</a> in which they denounce the interference of the tobacco industry in their countries and ask their governments to protect children and youth from this industry.":1,"#The tobacco industry uses the same marketing strategies throughout the region with the aim of selling a product like cigarettes that kills more than half of its consumers. This analysis can be consulted in the <a ljsid-1=\"\">Regional Tobacco Industry Interference Index</a>.":1,"#How Big Tobacco targets Latin America & the Caribbean":1,"#Representatives of organizations from Latin America and the Caribbean released a video in which they denounce the interference of the tobacco industry.":1,"#Press Release: Latin American & Caribbean organizations denounce tobacco industry interference in their countries - Corporate Accountability":1,"#For more information or to speak to a regional Interference Index spokesperson, contact <a ljsid-1=\"\">media@corporateaccountability.org</a>":1,"#Regional Tobacco Industry Interference Index for Latin America and the Caribbean Countries 2023 - Corporate Accountability":1,"#Read the executive summary of the report in <a ljsid-1=\"\">English</a> and <a ljsid-3=\"\">Spanish</a>, and check out reports from <a ljsid-5=\"\">all regions around the globe</a>.":1,"#The Tobacco Industry Interference Index shows the many ways that Big Tobacco interferes in public health policymaking across the world–from gift-giving to closed-door meetings with government decision-makers.":1,"#This section of the report focuses on 19 countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region. It serves as an important tool for governments to identify the points of industry influence within their countries. It also provides recommendations for how government leaders can take action to protect public health policy from corporate influence and abuse.":1,"#The Tobacco Industry Interference Index shows the many ways that Big Tobacco interferes in public health policymaking across the world.":1,"#un nuevo análisis de Corporate Accountability":1,"#Ningún país analizado fue inmune a los esfuerzos de la industria tabacalera por influir en las políticas y a los formuladores de políticas en su beneficio,":1,"#escala de 0 a 100":1,"#a los casos de inversión en el control del tabaco":1,"#Laura Salgado, jefa de campaña y asociación de GGTC":1,"#clave para controlar la producción de plásticos altamente contaminantes contenidos en filtros de cigarrillos, cigarrillos electrónicos y productos de vapeo.":1,"#El Centro Mundial para la Buena Gobernanza en el Control del Tabaco (GGTC)":1,"#Centro Global para la Buena Gobernanza en el Control del Tabaco (GGTC). )":1,"#Artículo 5.3":1,"#Dudley Tarlton, especialista del programa de las Naciones Unidas. Programa de Desarrollo (PNUD)":1,"#al último índice de 2021":1,"#la Dra. Adriana Blanco Marquizo, Jefa de la Secretaría del Convenio CMCT de la OMS":1,"#Índice Regional de Interferencia de la Industria Tabacalera de 2023":1,"#se llevarán a cabo en Panamá del 5 al 15 de febrero":1,"#Existe una necesidad urgente de contrarrestar la interferencia de TI, ya que 2023 y 2024 presentan importantes oportunidades para los esfuerzos de control del tabaco.":1,"#a nivel mundial–":1,"#hacer que las grandes tabacaleras paguen":1,"#Nearly all (or 93%) of the projects retiring problematic credits are located in the Global South, countries that have historically contributed the least to climate change. This includes five projects that are in Brazil, the upcoming host of the U.N climate talks later this year.":1,"#Eighty percent of the offsets assessed in this analysis were problematic.":1,"#More than 47.7 million problematic offsets credits were retired through 43 of the world’s largest offset projects in 2024, meaning they are not likely to lead to the promised emissions reductions. These 43 projects alone account for nearly one-quarter of the VCM.":1,"#The analysis underscores the inherently problematic nature of increasing corporate and governmental investment in a scheme that remains fundamentally flawed and which is likely to continue to fail to reduce carbon emissions, all while distracting from meaningful climate action and even likely causing harm. The researchers conducted analysis of data on <a ljsid-1=\"\">AlliedOffsets database</a> as well as from industry ratings agencies like <a ljsid-3=\"\">BeZero</a>, and revealed that many of the world’s largest offset projects in 2024 are unlikely to deliver global emissions reductions. Key findings include:":1,"#A carbon offset is an “allowance” that governments, institutions, and corporations—from fossil fuel majors and airlines to fast-food and tech giants—purchase from environmental projects to supposedly count towards their respective greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Millions of these offset credits, which are linked up through a global carbon market called the VCM, are purchased by these actors annually and counted towards their emissions reductions, often in lieu of other emissions-reducing activities. Despite decades of failing to lead to global emissions reductions, the VCM remains one of the most widely supported forms of climate action, promoted by world governments, industry actors, corporations, and policymakers alike.":1,"#FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  New analysis reveals how unsuccessful the “VCM 2.0” reform is to-date at plugging the failures of the voluntary carbon market and delivering global emissions reductions More than 47.7 million problematic offsets credits were retired through 43 of the world’s largest offset projects in 2024, representing nearly one-quarter of the entire voluntary carbon ...":1,"#New analysis reveals how unsuccessful the “VCM 2.0” reform is to-date at plugging the failures of the voluntary carbon market and delivering global emissions reductions - Corporate Accountability":1,"#<strong ljsid-0=\"\">Boston, Massachusetts </strong>– Today <a ljsid-2=\"\">new research</a> released by <a ljsid-4=\"\">Corporate Accountability</a> provides a deep dive into the largest carbon offset projects in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) in 2024, and explores how successful the “VCM 2.0” reform is to-date at improving the integrity of the voluntary carbon market, as well as whether it is any more likely to reduce global emissions.":1,"#More than 47.7 million problematic offsets credits were retired through 43 of the world’s largest offset projects in 2024, representing nearly one-quarter of the entire voluntary carbon market.":1,"#“The problem isn’t just one bad actor; it’s baked into the system even among those considered most reputable. And it is not limited to merely one actor or verifier in the carbon market ecosystem,” said Erika Lennon, Senior Attorney, Climate and Energy Program at Center for International Environmental Law. “With mounting evidence, it’s past time for major emitters to stop outsourcing their responsibility to the Global South and commit to a full fossil fuel phaseout – full stop, no loopholes. Clinging to carbon markets not only delays climate progress but also increases legal risks for companies betting on the credibility of these schemes instead of reducing their own emissions. Relying on and promoting offsets to address the climate crisis puts the planet’s and all its inhabitants’ future at risk and is as smart as relying on the arsonist to fight the fire<strong ljsid-1=\"\">.” </strong>":1,"#The failures of the VCM are likely much more vast than this research reveals, given that this research only provides one snapshot of problematic projects and fundamental failures that are likely to be more prevalent across the VCM as a whole. This suggests that critical reflections need to happen on the legitimacy of the VCM more broadly.":1,"#According to Rachel Rose Jackson, Director of Climate Research & Policy at Corporate Accountability, “The latest evidence calls on policymakers as well as investors and supporters of carbon offsets to reckon with why such liability is being taken to continue to worship the voluntary carbon market, and for what real purpose—if it is not likely to lead to emissions reductions? Who is responsible for the repeated failures of the ‘checks and balances’ that are supposedly plugging the holes of this sinking ship? And why are we trying to solve a global crisis with a scheme that is yet again condemning the planet, not catalyzing the meaningful action urgently needed?”":1,"#The voluntary carbon market (VCM) has come under increased scrutiny thanks to multiple<a ljsid-1=\"\"> investigations by experts</a> around the world <a ljsid-3=\"\">revealing how these carbon trading schemes</a> appear to give corporations cover to continue polluting while not actually reducing emissions, and even likely spurring significant harm. In 2023, a joint <a ljsid-5=\"\">Guardian</a> and Corporate Accountability investigation poked significant holes in carbon trading schemes seen to give permission to countries and corporations to continue burning fossil fuels.":1,"#“This research serves as an eleventh-hour warning for supporters and investors of carbon offsets and the carbon market,” said Meena Raman, Head of Programs at Third World Network. “The implications are clear—it’s time to shift away from carbon markets, which have failed to deliver emissions reductions for decades, and reinvest into proven solutions that permanently reduce emissions at source and justly address the root causes of climate change. These problematic offsets have no role in the climate action plans of countries or corporations. These pollution allowances have commodified the climate crisis and erased real action. As a result of these sham approaches, millions of lives are now being traded so polluters can profit.”":1,"#The research suggests that despite ongoing reforms, the VCM 2.0 continues to largely fail, enhancing the likelihood of global climate action failure. Any advances through this reform appear to be limited in scope and potential, posing the question of why VCM supporters and investors continue to take on the liability of such great risk, and who is liable for these failures.":1,"#All 37 projects assessed in greater detail had a legitimate risk of having at least one fundamental failing that rendered the projects unlikely to deliver—totaling nearly 40 million credits. These projects either had a legitimate or high risk of non-additionality (23), non-permanence (14), leakage (17), or over-credited (19).":1,"#Forestry and land use projects had the largest number of problematic projects (23), followed by renewable energy projects (15), household devise projects (4), and chemical processes/industrial manufacturing projects (1).":1,"#Yet the approval and promotion of problematic offsets unlikely to lead to emissions reductions spreads much further than Verra. Three other registries were involved in retiring problematic offsets from these projects, and at least 17 verifiers were involved in approving these problematic offsets for VCM trading, to then be purchased by VCM buyers all around the world.":1,"#Verra hosts the largest number of problematic projects and retired 43.6 million problematic offsets through the assessed projects, suggesting that its updated methodologies and measures taken to assure investors may not rectify the flaws.":1,"#casi 50 000 millones de dólares":1},"version":6917}]