Corporate Accountability

Did you know that the same corporations that once profited from slavery are now heavily involved in the U.S. public education system? Now, they're profiting from the #SchoolToPrisonPipeline that disproportionately criminalizes Black and brown youth. This new documentary series from Corporate Accountability's Black Collective explores the connection between the U.S. education system and privatized prisons -- and how we can #BreakThePipeline together. Watch Episode 1 now!

So much is, or will be, at risk under a second Trump administration. But this doesn’t mean that we give up. At Corporate Accountability, we're taking a moment to honor our feelings about the recent U.S. presidential elections. But we're also holding space for liberation. Because we know that people-power will always be more powerful than the racist, capitalist, and authoritarian agenda that seeks to divide us. Our commitment to our mission unwaveringly continues. Executive Director Patti Lynn reflects on how we will keep challenging corporate power, together, in this latest blog.

🌎 We're officially one week away from #COP29! 🤔 You'll be hearing a lot about #NetZero soon. But what exactly is it? How does it work? And why is it just another way for #BigPolluters to continue delaying real climate action? 🔗 In the lead up to the UN climate talks, we're pulling together some important resources for you to have on hand for the next 3 weeks. Take a look through this quick guide and then head on to the link in our bio to take a look at some of the reports we've compiled and learn more about why #NetZeroIsNotZero.

"If these plants go forward, they will further embed and expand the already stark racial injustices of the petrochemical industry." We need climate action that centers justice, not #BigPolluters' quick and ineffective techno-fixes that harm communities like Elksville, a historic Black community in St. Rose, just west of New Orleans.

Melissa Mays of Flint Rising on why the EPA -- along with other institutions that have failed Flint -- must be held accountable. #FlintWaterCrisis

Despite the industry's attempts, #BigTobacco's interference tactics continue to find limits all around the world, such as this most recent outcome in Singapore. #MakeBigTobaccoPay

"This is our future being threatened and we don’t know if we are going to win." – Lisa Olayinka Stella, community school teacher. Ayetoro, Nigeria is one of many places in Africa that are on the frontlines of the climate crisis and of corporate abuse. Now, they're demanding justice for the decades of harm they've had to endure. 📻 Watch Episode 1 of the #TalesOfAfricasClimate from Corporate Accountability & Public Participation Africa and the Make Big Polluters Pay Africa coalition to learn more.

Unchecked corporate power is super spooky and the only way we can get out of this hell is to rein these ghouls in!

📺 This new documentary by our Black Collective team exposes the deep institutionalized racism within the #SchoolToPrisonPipeline and its devastating impact on youth of color, especially Black youth. ⏯ Watch now: https://lnkd.in/d3jUSRSS

#BigPolluters are touting "biodiversity offsetting" as a way to make up for destroying precious ecosystems. But the truth is that these schemes only lead to more land grabs and degradation. Global Forest Coalition lays out everything you need to know in their latest brief.