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In a crucial vote today on public country-by-country reporting, two European Parliament committees have given up another chance to take meaningful action for tax transparency.Oxfam’s EU Policy Advisor on tax, Aurore Chardonnet, said:“Despite several recent tax scandals and the efforts of many willing parliamentarians, Members of the European Parliament have once again shied away from meaningful action that would have supported tax transparency.“ By including a key loophole in the future law, MEPs are favoring large multinationals and giving smaller…

04 July 2017The European Parliament has voted in favor of new tax transparency rules, but have allowed large companies to get away with a tax secrecy clause.Reacting to the crucial vote on public country-by-country reporting, Oxfam’s EU Policy Advisor on tax, Aurore Chardonnet, said:“The European Parliament’s vote is a small step towards greater tax transparency. But companies can still hide key tax information if they want to, due to a get-out clause.Many EU parliamentarians seem to still prioritize large multinationals over citizens and SMEs,…

A new report published by Oxfam today said the future of 72 million children currently out of school depended on a fundamental shift in the way education is funded globally.

This report analyzes existing strategies and interventions implemented by cocoa and chocolate companies operating in Ghana to raise the income of cocoa farmers in their supply chains. It has two main aims: first, to complement companies’ learning efforts by pulling together and distilling lessons and insights from across the sector; and second, to strengthen transparency and accountability around living incomes by bringing greater visibility to companies’ efforts and their impact on raising the incomes of farmers in their supply chains to date. The report covers three main areas…

Europe’s 20 biggest banks are registering over a quarter of their profits in tax havens – well out of proportion to the level of real economic activity that occurs there, according to a new report by Oxfam and the Fair Finance Guide International today.

In response to the release of the We Mean Business coalition report, Tim Gore, head of climate policy for Oxfam said:"Oxfam welcomes today's report from We Mean Business as a rallying call for private sector leadership on climate change. Business voices demanding climate action are a vital counter-weight to the influence of the fossil fuel industry over our governments, and this report makes a strong new business case for…

More women are urgently needed in the Afghan police force in order to reduce violence against women and ensure the safety of all Afghans, according to a report published by Oxfam today.

The Philippines is struggling to recover from last month’s massive Typhoon Rai that caused losses worth 11.1 billion Php ($215m) to agricultural crops and farmland and another 17.5 billion Php ($330m) damages to homes, roads, electricity and water lines.

In reaction to the announcement by Canada’s Environment Minister Peter Kent that Canada is to formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, Oxfam’s International Climate Adviser Tim Gore, said:

In reaction to another draft of the climate change agreement unveiled on Thursday night in Paris, Oxfam Executive Director Helen Szoke said: “In a big win for developing and vulnerable countries, the draft has affirmed the need to set quantified funding goals for both climate change mitigation and adaptation for the years after 2020. This is a very encouraging development and we strongly urge negotiators to keep this in the final agreement. The only caveat is that no firm target for funds meant to help vulnerable people adapt to climate change has been identified.“The loss of…