BDS Victory as Veolia sells off all Israeli operations

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Occupied PalestIne, 1 September 2015 — The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and its worldwide partners are celebrating the withdrawal of the huge French corporation Veolia from the Jerusalem Light Rail (JLR), an illegal rail system built to facilitate the growth and expansion of Israeli colonial settlements on occupied Palestinian territory. The sale of […]

Bin Veolia Australia campaign calls for action on human rights violations

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The Bin Veolia Australia campaign has contacted all local government councilors in NSW and called for them to  reconsider their association with the company, Veolia in light of its ongoing investment in infrastructure for the illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. In recent months, Veolia has sold […]

‘Tip of the BDS iceberg’: Kuwait excludes Veolia from $750m contract

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The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) warmly welcomes the decision by the Kuwait City Municipality exclude the French company Veolia from a huge solid waste management contract, valued at $750 million, citing the BNC appeal to that affect. Basing its decision on Veolia’s complicity in Israeli projects that violate international law, the municipality also […]

TIAA-CREF Divests Social Choice Fund from Controversial Veolia Corporation

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November 14, 2013 Another BDS win as one of the largest US pension funds divests over $1.2 million in Veolia shares The We Divest coalition joins workers, environmentalists, and corporate accountability organizations in congratulating pension fund giant TIAA-CREF for removing Veolia Environnement SA stock (VIE:EN Paris) from its Social Choice Funds portfolio. In July 2013, TIAA-CREF’s website […]