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]]> 47-954 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/us-trade-deal US trade deal: compelling reasons for Switzerland to reject Trump’s coercion

]]> 47-949 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/living-wage-roadmap Expectations for companies and policymakers

]]> 47-942 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/cocoa-barometer 47-937 Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/one-earth-fashion-report 33 Transformation Targets for a Just Fashion System within Planetary Boundaries

]]> 47-923 Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/instant-sustainability-why-the-nescafe-plan-fails-to-benefit-farmers 47-909 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/legal-opinion-on-banned-pesticides-exports Legal opinion on the WTO conformity of an EU export ban on chemicals prohibited in the EU

]]> 47-904 Wed, 17 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/how-nestle-gets-children-hooked-on-sugar-in-lower-income-countries 47-912 Mon, 29 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/fair-green-and-sustainable-a-new-foreign-economic-policy-for-switzerland Trade in context: Foreign Economic Policy

]]> 47-895 Wed, 07 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/cocoa-barometer-2022 47-877 Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/switzerland-and-its-mountain-of-coal The biggest climate criminal is back. And the crime is being committed right in your neighbourhood.

]]> 47-872 Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/properly-unhealthy Big Pharma rakes in 40–90% profit margins on cancer medicines

]]> 47-867 Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/respecting-rights-or-ticking-boxes Legislating Human Rights Due Diligence

]]> 47-852 Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/big-pharma-takes-it-all How pharmaceutical corporations profiteer from their privileges – even in a global health crisis like Covid-19

]]> 47-832 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/does-the-gruener-knopf-deliver-on-its-promise Spotlight on the “Grüner Knopf’s” ‘company criteria’

]]> 47-825 Tue, 01 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/kakaobarometer-2020 47-821 Mon, 28 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/trade-finance-demystified The Intricacies Of Commodities Trade Finance

]]> 47-816 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/underpaid-in-the-pandemic An estimate of what the garment industry owes its workers

]]> 47-433 Mon, 02 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/libyan-fuel-smuggling A Swiss trader sailing through troubled waters

]]> 47-420 Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/who-guideline-value-for-atrazine-in-drinking-water A Critical Review

]]> 47-423 Wed, 18 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/firmencheck-2019 Existenzlöhne in der globalen Modebranche

]]> 47-402 Mon, 03 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/agricultural-commodity-traders-in-switzerland Benefitting from Misery?

]]> 47-397 Mon, 20 May 2019 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/post-trial-access-to-swiss-medicines Public Eye research in five low and middle-income countries

]]> 47-394 Thu, 18 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/a-dysfunctional-plant-variety-protection-system Ten Years of UPOV Implementation in Francophone Africa

]]> 47-389 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/highly-hazardous-profits How Syngenta makes billions by selling toxic pesticides

]]> 47-383 Wed, 28 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/five-years-of-inaction Why regulation of the commodity trade in Switzerland is long overdue

]]> 47-370 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/the-yavatmal-scandal Syngentas toxic exports - A Public Eye Investigation

]]> 47-392 Mon, 21 May 2018 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/protect-patients-not-patents How medicine prices are leading to two-tiered healthcare in Switzerland

]]> 47-74 Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/cocoa-barometer-2018 47-112 Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/how-to-do-better An exploration of better practices within the footwear industry

]]> 47-251 Thu, 14 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/watch-your-step A Study on the Social and Environmental Impacts of Tanneries in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, India

]]> 47-289 Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/the-paradise-papers-switzerland-and-commodities A Public Eye analysis

]]> 47-96 Fri, 15 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/gunvor-in-congo-report The adventures of a Swiss trader in Brazzaville

]]> 47-8 Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/the-real-cost-of-our-shoes A journey into the supply chain of three global shoe brands

]]> 47-278 Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/patent-applications-on-plants-derived-from-conventional-breeding 47-142 Tue, 28 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/alternative-facts-from-the-swiss-commodity-trading-lobby “Alternative facts” by the Swiss association of commodity traders

]]> 47-42 Wed, 01 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/no-excuses-for-homework-1 Working conditions in the Indonesian leather and footwear sector

]]> 47-318 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/adverse-health-effects-caused-by-paraquat A bibliography of documented evidence

]]> 47-151 Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/no-excuses-for-homework Working conditions in the Indonesian leather and footwear sector

]]> 47-268 Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/failed-recovery How Switzerland released the Funds of a Famous Egyptian Crony

]]> 47-80 Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/trading-in-corruption Evidence and mitigation measures for corruption in the trading of oil and minerals

]]> 47-164 Tue, 08 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/walk-a-mile-in-their-shoes Workers‘ Rights Violations in the Indian Leather and Footwear Industry

]]> 47-286 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/did-you-know-theres-a-cow-in-your-shoe The labour and the environment behind a pair of leather shoes

]]> 47-238 Fri, 30 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/clinical-drug-trials-conference-report-2016 30 September 2016, Geneva

]]> 47-193 Thu, 15 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/dirty-diesel-1-1 How Swiss Traders Flood Africa with Toxic Fuels

]]> 47-35 Thu, 01 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/dirty-diesel-2 Comprehensive answers from the companies involved

]]> 47-39 Thu, 01 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/farmers-right-to-participate-in-decision-making Implementing Article 9.2 (c) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

]]> 47-132 Wed, 01 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/labour-on-a-shoestring The realities of working in Europe’s shoe manufacturing peripheries in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Poland, Romania and Slovakia

]]> 47-328 Wed, 01 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/labour-on-a-shoestring-1 The realities of working in Europe’s shoe manufacturing peripheries in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Poland, Romania and Slovakia

]]> 47-225 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/industry-sponsored-clinical-drug-trials-in-egypt Ethical questions in a challenging context

]]> 47-199 Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/stitching-our-shoes Homeworkers in South India

]]> 47-275 Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/a-tough-story-of-leather A journey into the tanning industry via the Santa Croce District

]]> 47-281 Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/the-two-worlds-of-nagoya ABS legislation in the EU and provider countries: discrepancies and how to deal with them

]]> 47-86 Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/trampling-workers-rights-underfoot A snapshot on the Human Rights Due Diligence performance of 28 companies in the global footwear industry

]]> 47-284 Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/stevia-the-path-to-a-benefit-sharing-agreement Update on communications with companies, demands of the Guarani and developments in the legal framework

]]> 47-98 Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/switzerlands-strategy-for-the-implementation-of-the-un-guiding-principles 47-116 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/plant-variety-protection-in-developing-countries A Tool for Desigining a Sui Generis Plant Variety Protection System: an Alternative to UPOV 1991

]]> 47-135 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/patents-on-plants-and-animals Time to act for European politicians

]]> 47-139 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/international-contradictions-on-farmers-rights The International Treaty, its Article 9 on Farmers' Rights, and Relevant Instruments of UPOV and WIPO

]]> 47-145 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/ad-hoc-monitoring-report Claims of (non-)adherence by Bayer CropScience and Syngenta to Code of Conduct of Pesticide Management

]]> 47-154 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/a-golden-racket The True Source of Switzerland’s “Togolese” Gold

]]> 47-29 Wed, 01 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/conditions-of-paraquat-use-in-india 47-157 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/philias-refined-ventures-in-brazzaville How Swiss Traders Misappropriate Congolese Oil Rents

]]> 47-47 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/owning-seeds-accessing-food-1 A human rights impact assessment of plant variety protection

]]> 47-343 Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/the-bitter-sweet-taste-of-stevia Commercialisation of Stevia-derived sweeteners by violating the rights of indigenous peoples, misleading marketing and controversial SynBio production

]]> 47-93 Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/cocoa-barometer-2015 47-70 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/owning-seeds-accessing-food A human rights impact assessment of UPOV 1991

]]> 47-341 Mon, 01 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/more-growth-than-good A Closer Look at Syngenta’s Good Growth Plan

]]> 47-182 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/big-spenders Swiss Trading Companies, African Oil and the Risk of Opacity

]]> 47-25 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/stitched-up Poverty wages for garment workers in eastern Europe and Turkey

]]> 47-241 Sun, 01 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/thematic-issue-agropoly A handful of corporations control world food production

]]> 47-312 Sun, 01 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/can-you-earn-a-living-wage-in-fashion-in-italy 47-231 Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/a-supervisory-authority-to-combat-the-regulatory-lacuna-in-the-commodities-sector How the resource curse is connected to the swiss trading hub and the political responsibility that results

]]> 47-129 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/russia-the-mirage-of-swiss-clinical-trials 47-202 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/clinical-drug-trials-in-ukraine Myths and Realities

]]> 47-187 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/clinical-trials-in-developing-countries Swissmedic’s role in protecting vulnerable participants

]]> 47-190 Sat, 31 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/clinical-drug-trials-in-argentina Pharmaceutical Companies Exploit Flaws in The Regulatory System

]]> 47-184 Sat, 31 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/exploratory-study-on-clinical-trials-conducted-by-swiss-pharmaceutical-companies-in-india Issues, Concerns and Challenges

]]> 47-196 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/breathless-for-blue-jeans Health hazards in China’s denim factories

]]> 47-271 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/swiss-traders-opaque-deals-in-nigeria 47-16 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/trafiguras-business-in-angola 47-18 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/organizational-chart-of-the-beny-steinmetz-group 47-119 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/nagoya-protocol-access-to-genetic-resources-sharing-of-benefits Background and Analysis

]]> 47-90 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/an-assessment-of-private-ex-situ-seed-collections The Private Sector’s Participation in the Multilateral System of the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

]]> 47-104 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/european-patent-office-at-crossroads Patents on Plants and Animals Granted in 2011

]]> 47-126 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/deadly-denim Sandblasting in the Bangladesh Garment Industry

]]> 47-234 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/commodities 47-336 Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/update-of-the-study-swiss-banks-and-human-rights 47-170 Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/the-distribution-of-paraquat-does-syngenta-respect-human-rights Legal Opinion

]]> 47-173 Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/paraquat-unacceptable-health-risks-for-users 47-176 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/study-swiss-banks-and-human-rights 47-167 Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/the-relationship-between-patents-and-development The view of the Swiss industry

]]> 47-76 Mon, 01 Apr 2002 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/paraquat-syngentas-controversial-herbicide 47-179