HÖGRE SEMINARIUM I MILJÖRÄTT
- Datum: 1 oktober 2024, kl. 15.15–17.00
- Plats: Room 245, Munken 1, Trädgårdsgatan 20
- Typ: Seminarium
- Föreläsare: Fernando Palazzo, PhD student from Erasmus University
- Arrangör: Juridiska institutionen
- Kontaktperson: Melina Malafry
Fernando Palazzo, PhD student from Erasmus University, is presenting his research:
Polluter by proxy: Norsk Hydro's mining activities in Brazil as an environmental state-corporate crime.
This research examines the interaction between Norsk Hydro and the Norwegian government in relation to the polluting mining activities that occurred during the exploitation of aluminum in Barcarena, Brazil, between 1997 and 2022. Over many decades, foreign corporations and countries have exploited Brazil’s natural resources economically, and Norwegian enterprises have also recently been involved in these ventures. In this regard, Norsk Hydro's involvement in the alumina refinery Alunorte has been controversial and has been implicated in severe ecological damage in the Amazon basin for many years. As such, the purpose of this study is to examine the state-corporate nexus in these activities, corporate governance, and corporate social responsibility. At the EU level, for instance, the European Green Deal and the EU Due Diligence Directive are stark examples of policies that aim to encourage companies to manage social and environmental impacts along their entire value chain. On this basis, the incidents concerning the leakage of tailings dams, the disposal of toxic waste in rivers, and the use of double standards in mining operations are examined.
The seminar will be followed by a reception in “Gula Rummet”. R.S.V.P to Melina Malafry at melina.malafry@jur.uu.se no later than the 24 of September. Inform about any dietary restrictions.
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