Corporate

Thousands of corporate lobbyists are at the UN climate summit in Baku. But what exactly is ‘lobbying’?

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Thousands of corporate lobbyists are at the UN climate summit in Baku. But what exactly is ‘lobbying’?

Credit score: Pixabay/CC0 Public Area Representatives of the world’s governments are gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, to barter worldwide local weather coverage on the Cop29 summit. Of the greater than 30,000 contributors, hundreds will probably be representatives of corporations or enterprise associations—so-called “company lobbyists.” There’s nothing particularly new about this. The enterprise group has sought to … Read more

How Corporate Vehicles Conceal Crime and Chicanery

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How Corporate Vehicles Conceal Crime and Chicanery

Yves here. As Lambert is wont to say, “They call them vehicles because they drive off with all your money.” As  John Ruehl explains, they have additional uses, such as money laundering and scamming. He describes the differences between front companies and shell companies, with the latter more dodgy. Long standing readers may recall how … Read more