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7 Mar 2022
Ukraine: Global outrage over Russian invasion leads to sanctions, demands for businesses to divest
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Abbott Laboratories
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)
Apple
Adecco Group
Auchan
American Express
Orano (formerly Areva)
Acer
Aditya Birla Group
Alrosa (Almazy Rossii Sakha)
Alibaba
Alfa-Bank
ArcelorMittal
adidas
Airbus
BP
BASF
BMW
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Boeing
British American Tobacco
Bank of China
BNP Paribas
Burger King
Baker Hughes
Bunge
Bayer
Bridgestone
Baker McKenzie
BlackRock
Cisco Systems
Coca-Cola
Citigroup
Cargill
Crédit Agricole
Carlsberg Breweries
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)
Corning
Chanel
CNOOC (China National Offshore Oil Corporation)
Cartier (part of Richemont)
Continental AG
Cerrejón coal (former joint venture Anglo American, BHP & Glencore; now part of Glencore)
Dell
Deutsche Telekom
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Deutsche Bank
Decathlon
Danone
DHL (part of Deutsche Post)
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
Delta Air Lines
DirecTV
Daimler AG
DaimlerChrysler (now Daimler)
Eli Lilly
Ericsson
ExxonMobil
EDF
Electrolux
Estée Lauder
EY (Ernst & Young)
Eni
Ford
Fortum
FedEx
Meta (formerly Facebook)
General Motors
Google (part of Alphabet)
Gazprom
Guardian Industries
Halliburton
Honda
Hermès
Hyatt
Hapag-Lloyd Group
Henkel
Hilton
Hitachi
Harley-Davidson
Huawei Technologies
Hyundai Group
Hennes & Mauritz (H&M)
Intel
IBM
International Paper
IKEA
Infosys
Inditex
ITV
Interros
Intesa Sanpaolo
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China
Johnson & Johnson
Japan Tobacco International
KFC (part of YUM!)
KPMG
Kinross Gold
Koch Industries
Levi Strauss
Lukoil
Lenovo
LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton
Leroy Merlin
Merck
McDonald's
Microsoft
Metro Group
Marriott
Maersk (part of A.P. Moller - Maersk)
Mercedes-Benz (part of Daimler)
Mitsubishi Electric (part of Mitsubishi Group)
MasterCard
Nestlé
Nokia
Novartis
Nike
Novo Nordisk (part of Novo Group)
Nissan
Norilsk Nickel
Nintendo
Novatek
Oracle
OMV
PepsiCo
Pfizer
Procter & Gamble
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Puma
Pizza Hut (part of YUM!)
Pirelli
Prada
PayPal
Rio Tinto
Roche
Reliance Industries
Renault
Rolls-Royce plc
Rosneft
RUSAL
Richemont
Russian Railways
Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB Group)
Raiffeisen Bank Aval (part of RZB Group)
Shell plc
Siemens
Starbucks
Samsung
Sony
State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR)
Société Générale
STEAG
China Petroleum & Chemical (Sinopec)
Schlumberger
Swatch
Sumitomo Electric Industries (part of Sumitomo Group)
SAP
Safran
Equinor (formerly Statoil)
Toyota
WarnerMedia (formerly Time Warner)
TotalEnergies (formerly Total)
Thales
Tata Group
Tata Iron and Steel (TISCO) (part of Tata Group)
Twitter
Unilever
UPS
Unicredito Italiano (now Unicredit)
Verizon
Volkswagen
Virgin Group
Volvo Group
Visa Group
Visa Inc.
Virgin Atlantic (joint venture Virgin Group & Singapore Airlines)
Walt Disney
Wintershall
Warner Bros. (part of Time Warner)
YouTube (part of Alphabet)
Zara (part of Inditex)
Philip Morris International
Tencent
Aeroflot
J.P. Morgan (part of JPMorgan Chase)
Mondelēz International
Uniqlo (part of Fast Retailing)
Fast Retailing
FIFA
AbbVie
Red Bull
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
JTI
Sberbank
VTB Bank
Uber
China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC)
Airbnb
FC Bayern
MSC Industrial Supply
SK Hynix
Alphabet
Zarubezhneft
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Netflix
JSW Steel
Samvardhana Motherson Group
Jaguar Land Rover
Chelsea FC
Manchester United FC
Origin Energy
Uniper
Rosatom
Instagram (part of Facebook)
Ritter Sport
Roku, Inc.
Telegram
Revolut
SpaceX
Lactalis
China Railway Group (CREC) (part of China Railway Engineering)
Metro AG
Spotify
WeWork
Glovo
TikTok (part of ByteDance)
Rockwool
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc
Snap (parent company, Snapchat, Snap Lab)
Wizz Air
Tele2
UPL
Red Hat (Part of IBM)
Sephora
Great Wall Motors
EGGER
Restaurant Brands International
VEB (also known as VEB.RF)
Linklaters
COFCO
Knauf
Maersk Company Limited (The)
Dentons UK & Middle East LLP
Mercedes Benz UK Ltd
Swift Group Ltd
DSV A/S
HPC Healthline Limited
Imperial Brands plc
Universal Music Group International Group Limited
Global Ports Holding PLC
Molex LLC
Globus (Shetland) Limited
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Yokohama Tire Corporation
Wix.com
Bumble
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
Future Fund
Stellantis
Delimobil
CMS Law Firm
Novikombank
Otkritie
Sovcombank
Nokian Tyres
Falcon Oil & Gas
Aware Super
Toridoll Holdings
TataSteel
Mobile TeleSytems (MTS)
Krispy Kreme
Canva
Oldendorff
Construction
Fertiliser
Chemical: General
Footwear
Clothing & textile
Tobacco
Tea
Food & beverage
Agriculture & livestock
Mining
Toiletries & soap
Retail
Jewellery
Cosmetics
Road-building
Logging & lumber
Diamond
Metals & steel
Manufacturing: General
Restaurants & bars
Entertainment
Furniture
Insurance
Express delivery
Recruitment agencies
Auto repair & maintenance
Law firms
Engineering
Pharmaceutical
Internet & social media
Health care
Hotel
Tire
Auto rental
Auto parts
Aircraft/Airline
Transport: General
Sports teams, clubs & leagues
Sporting goods
Advertising & marketing
Military/defence
Shipping & handling: General
Technology: General
Agriculture/food/beverage/tobacco/fishing: General
Major Sporting Events
Nuclear energy
Energy
Oil, gas & coal
Consumer products/retail: General
Renewable energy
Automobile & other motor vehicles
Technology, telecom & electronics
Shipping, ship-building & ship-scrapping
Catering & food services
Media & publishing: General
Finance & banking
Supermarkets & grocery
Building materials & equipment
Baby food & baby milk
Americas
Asia & Pacific
Europe & Central Asia
Global
Southeast Asia
Austria
Australia
Belgium
Brazil
Belarus
Canada
Switzerland
China
Colombia
Czechia
Germany
Denmark
Spain
Finland
France
United Kingdom
Guinea
Hungary
India
Italy
Japan
South Korea
Luxembourg
Mexico
Nicaragua
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Russia
Sweden
Slovakia
Ukraine
United States of America
Deaths
Complicity
Freedom of Movement
Injuries
Killings
Other Discrimination
Climate Crisis
Indigenous Peoples
Refugees
Divestment
Project financing & loans
Sanctions
Socially-responsible investing & shareholder activism
Investment Agreements & Policy
Labour Rights
Security Issues & Conflict Zones
Conflict prevention & resolution
Access to Information
Land Rights
Protests
Protection of Reputation
Supply Chains
Boycotts
Censorship
Responsible Jewellery Council
Companies Raising Human Rights Issues with Governments
UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights (UNGPs)
Humanitarian Law
OECD Guidelines
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) / Millennium Development Goals
European Union
G7
EU & European Parliament
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
Governments
Conflict & Peace
Conflict Minerals
Chinese Overseas Investment
Mandatory Due Diligence (mHREDD)
Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (HREDD)
Corporate criminal liability
Dismissal
Private security
BHRRC Project: Weekly Update
Displacement
Ownership of Property & Possessions
Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
Clean, Healthy & Sustainable Environment
Personal Health
Trade
Human rights monitoring
Company Policies
CEOs & Company boards
Corporate Legal Accountability
Lawsuits & regulatory action
Wage Theft
Just Transition
Russian invasion of Ukraine puts spotlight on businesses operating in the region and their human rights responsibilities. Some companies including financial institutions, tech platforms, oil and gas giants are making public pledges, while civil society and unions call for the human rights of workers to be the primary consideration.