Corporations such as ExxonMobil and Blackstone also big funders of climate crisis, new trade union report finds

Some of the world’s largest companies have been accused of undermining democracy across the world by financially backing far-right political movements, funding and exacerbating the climate crisis, and violating trade union rights and human rights in a report published on Monday by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).

Amazon, Tesla, Meta, ExxonMobil, Blackstone, Vanguard and Glencore are the corporations included in the report. The companies’ lobbying arms are attempting to shape global policy at the United Nations Summit of the Future in New York City on 22 and 23 September.

  • peto (he/him)@lemm.ee
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    This omission makes me wonder if they mean Tesla specifically or just using it as an euphemism for everything its overlord touches.

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      FWIW it was eroding democracy even before the doughy shitlord took it over.

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        15 hours ago

        The first Tesla car came out in 2008. Elon was in charge at that point. He was its largest shareholder as of 2004, and it was founded as of 2003. Pretty sure it wasn’t eroding anything in those first 4 carless years.

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          10 hours ago

          I didn’t say shit about Tesla.

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            8 hours ago

            The comment you were replying to

            This omission makes me wonder if they mean Tesla specifically or just using it as an euphemism for everything its overlord touches.

            Your comment stated, “They were eroding democracy…”

            If I misread your implication, apologies, but the obvious question follows: If not Tesla, who is “they” in that context?

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              7 hours ago

              I do see the confusion though, now.

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              7 hours ago

              Twitter, which is what I said in the previous comment.