Archives: Incidents
Filter tag: Bribing & Corruption(clear filter)
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/12/2009 - 15/12/2009 | Intertek (Client of Target) (Client of IKEA) (Client of Gap) (Client of McDonald's) (Client of Samsung) (Client of Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)) (Client of Siemens) (Client of Sunoco) (Client of The Home Depot) (Client of QVC) (Client of International Council of Toy Industries (ICTI)) | Allegations of criminal acceptance of bribes by Intertek auditor in exchange for overlooking fraud at the Hang Fat toy factory's salary and working hours records. The auditor asked the factory to pay a bribe in order to allow the factory pass the audit. The factory paid the required bribe. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Bribing & Corruption, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage | |
| 12/07/2011 - 04/06/2011 | ConocoPhillips | Series of oil spills, not disclosed until a month later. Suspicions of official cover-ups by the State Oceanic Administration. Lawsuit from local fishermen due to damage to ecosystem - $297 million. | Bohai Bay, Tianjin, China | Forbes, Business & Human Rights Resource Center | Bribing & Corruption, Pollution | |
| 17/03/2014 | Petrobras | 'Operation Car Wash' commenses, concerning corruption at Petrobras. Allegations that executives accepted bribes in return for awarding contracts to construction firms at inflated prices. | Brazil | Financial Times, Caso Lava Jato | Bribing & Corruption | |
| 11/06/2004 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Shell admitted it fed community conflict, poverty and corruption through its oil activities. | Nigeria | BBC | Beatings & Violence, Bribing & Corruption | |
| 02/02/2016 | Saipem (Co-owned by Eni) | Court jails six over charges of corruption against Sonatrach, including money laundering, awarding contracts contrary to the law and regulations, and hiking the prices of contracts - Saipem, together with Contel-Funkwerk, also fined $38,000. | Algeria | Reuters | Bribing & Corruption, Fraud | |
| 02/02/2016 | Sonatrach | Court jails six over charges of corruption against Sonatrach, money laundering, awarding contracts contrary to the law and regulations and hiking the prices of contracts. | Algeria | Reuters | Bribing & Corruption, Fraud | |
| 31/05/2010 - 01/01/2010 | Saipem (Co-owned by Eni) | Italian prosecutors allege that Saipem paid intermediaries 197 million euros to bag contracts worth 8 billion euros in early 2010. | Algeria | Reuters | Bribing & Corruption | |
| 17/12/2009 | Eni | WikiLeaks cables reveal allegations that ENI tried to bribe its way into Uganda’s oil fields by making payments through the security minister and ruling party secretary-general. | Uganda | Platform | Bribing & Corruption, Market Fraud & Antitrust | |
| 31/01/2004 - 01/01/1995 | TOTAL | $60 million in bribes to induce an Iranian government official to help the company obtain lucrative development rights in three oil and gas fields - $398 million settlement. | Iran | Reuters | Bribing & Corruption, Market Fraud & Antitrust | |
| 31/12/2002 - 01/01/2000 | Vitol Group | Vitol fined by Paris court of appeals for bribing of Iraqi officials during former president Saddam Hussein's regime to secure oil supplies - 300,000 euros. | Iraq | Financial Times, Bloomberg | Bribing & Corruption, Oppressive Regimes |