Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Food Justice: report calls for urgent action on global food system
A groundbreaking year-long investigation into social justice in food and farming, undertaken by a committee of respected and influential figures from across the food sector, has been completed by the UK-based Food Ethics Council. Food Justice, the report of the inquiry, has just been published. Ecostorm assisted the inquiry by producing a number of short videos highlighting the often unreported [...]
“Appalling” new footage of Norwegian whaling shows why ban must remain in place
Footage released by animal protection groups today (15th June) shows the brutal reality of whaling in Norway, and demonstrates why the international ban on commercial whaling must be enforced – not lifted.
As the International Whaling Commission (IWC) prepares to vote on a controversial proposal to lift the ban on commercial whaling, the World Society for the Protection [...]
Undercover investigation into puppy trade broadcast on Dutch TV
A major undercover investigation into the European puppy trade has been broadcast by Dutch TV Channel SBS6 as part of its “Undercover in Nederland” series. The complex 18 month project – which involved investigators infilitrating the puppy breeding industry in a number of countries - was carried out by Ecostorm on behalf of IFAW Netherlands.
You can view the [...]
Sting on illegal shellfish gang reveals ‘national problem’
Our taste for shellfish is leading to exploitation of UK shores by criminal gangs, putting human health and fragile environments at risk, an Ecostorm news piece for The Ecologist reveals.
Soya investigation to be broadcast in the US
The Ecologist Film Unit-produced “Killing Fields: the Battle to Feed Europe’s Factory Farms” is the latest EFU film to be broadcast in the US by satellite channel Link TV. The hard-hitting film, which investigates the human rights abuses and environmental devastation linked to increasing soya cultivation in Paraguay, will feature in the forthcoming edition of Earth Focus, which carries ”under-publicised stories on how changes [...]
Revealed: shocking trade in Latin American horsemeat
Extensive media coverage has followed a major investigation which revealed that much of the horsemeat on sale in Belgium, Holland and France originates from Latin America where conditions have been found to be “cruel and barbaric”.
Operating undercover, Ecostorm investigators, working on behalf of a trio of NGOs – Gaia, One Voice and Wakker Dier – gained unique access to [...]
Companies under fire for marketing controversial biofuel as “ethical and green”
UK-based investment companies are marketing a controversial biofuel crop as “highly ethical and green” despite it being linked to conflicts over land, food security and growing hunger in developing countries, an Ecostorm investigation for The Ecologist magazine and The Independent has revealed.
The brokers have been criticised by environmental and anti-poverty campaigners for selling investments in [...]
Church sells stake in Vedanta following Ecostorm exposé
The Church of England has sold major holdings in the controversial British-owned mining company Vedanta Resources plc after admitting it has no confidence that the company is respecting the humans rights of local communities in areas of operation.
An Ecostorm investigation for The Ecologist magazine and The Independent newspaper last year revealed that the Church was [...]
Footage exposes illegal practices on EU pig farms
A Compassion in World Farming undercover investigation carried out by Ecostorm – together with a report by the European Food Safety Authority – has suggested that many of the 250 million pigs reared each year in the European Union are being farmed in illegal conditions.
A new film, launched in Brussels, presented graphic footage showing farmers’ [...]
Top restaurant in veal controversy
Ecostorm, working with Compassion in World Farming, recently carried out investigations across the UK and Holland to reveal where some of the country’s top hotels and restaurants source their veal from – and established that the double Michelin-starred Espelette restaurant at The Connaught hotel was offering controversial Dutch veal while waiters claimed the meat was [...]
