BIO
MAGDALENA KRUKOWSKA journalist, lecturer, press photographer, documentary filmmaker. Author of articles on globalization, corporate social (ir)responsibility and (un)sustainable development. Editor of Sustainability section in the Polish edition of Forbes. Grantee of the Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU). Co-creator of the first index of socially responsible companies in Eastern Europe, expert of Climate Leadership UN initiative, (co)author of the books: „How to assess social responsibility of business”, „Responsible Management Education”, „Business-Law-Ethics”. Presently working on a documentary about the phenomenon of land grabbing in Africa for palm oil and rubber plantations.
Articles
Is there an end in sight to labor abuses for this certified “sustainable” palm oil producer?
The present version of the Directive’s proposal, to be negotiated this summer, obliges companies to take much more robust steps to mitigate any risks identified during due diligence. This may include developing and implementing policies and procedures to add
End of abuses-as-usual in sight? A Ghanaian community around the RSPO-certified plantation hopes so
Belgian company SIAT has the ambition to promote sustainable palm oil across West Africa. Yet, its Ghana plantation is rife with ongoing land conflicts and precarious labour conditions. A new EU directive on corporate due diligence gives hope that abuses in th
Smartfony śmierci. Koncerny technologiczne korzystały z krwawych minerałów z Afryki
Rzadkie minerały to rynek wart miliardy dolarów. To z nich powstają części komputerów, telefonów czy elektrycznych samochodów. Są bogactwem i przekleństwem Afryki i nowym wyrzutem sumienia świata.
Wirunga, raj przeklęty
Jednym z kłopotów dla Konga jest pewna odmiana bluszczu: wytwarza ona soki, z których produkuje się świetnej jakości gumę. Ale największe fatum kryje się tu pod ziemią.
Himalajska enklawa otwiera się na świat i turystów
Król wizjoner nie przewidział, że wyjście z izolacji będzie początkiem końca niezależności. Nie ma już himalajskiej enklawy. Jest nowe pole rywalizacji dwóch współczesnych mocarstw.
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Videos
Landgrabbed
Trailer of the documentary that will show the problem of land-grabbing in Africa through the stories of two communities (in Ghana and Ivory Coast). Their lands, cultivated by local farmers under customary land tenure, were taken over by the Belgian company SIAT to establish large-scale rubber and palm oil plantations.
New City
The alternative capital city of the Philippines is envisioned to be the "first smart, green, and resilient metropolis in the region".
Shule Bora
„Great school” is one of the projects carried out by the Catholic mission in the Kiabakari village in Tanzania
Mantra of Bhutan
For some people Bhutan is the prototype of Shangri-La. Can this be actually found in modern Bhutan?