“We may disagree because the world still needs fossil fuels...We do provide data and analytics and information” for customers engaged in fossil fuel exploration.
Scientists who began a dialogue with Elsevier about its facilitation of new fossil fuel projects have reserved the right to initiate a UN-based Grievance Mechanism process, something that can include all people who wish to address Elsevier's negative impacts. Learn more and decide if you or your organization care to be involved.
Scientists who began a dialogue with Elsevier about its facilitation of new fossil fuel projects have reserved the right to initiate a UN-based Grievance Mechanism process, something that can include all people who wish to address Elsevier's negative impacts. Learn more and decide if you or your organization care to be involved.
For years, Elsevier and its parent company RELX have disregarded the human rights impacts of accelerating fossil fuel discoveries and calls in its journals for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty. Scientists, employees, and now UN investigators find those facilitating "exploration for more oil and gas" are complicit in "significantly worsened climate change-related human rights impacts." A UN-guided Grievance Mechanism can be initiated by anyone on behalf of “those potentially impacted by the business enterprise’s activities” to generate mitigation and access to remedy. All voices are welcome and needed to help in this process—will you lend yours?
The company is neglecting its climate & ethics pledges by promoting fossil fuel expansion and misinformation.
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A Grievance Mechanism would be open to all stakeholders potentially impacted by the company's business activity.
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Concerns have long been raised by scientists, organizations, and the company's employees and customers.
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"We consider the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in all our activities."
"If this were the case, Elsevier would be 'discontinuing activities with potentially adverse climate change-related human rights impacts'…We are concerned that RELX/Elsevier is not living up to its ethical commitments.”
“We may disagree because the world still needs fossil fuels...We do provide data and analytics and information” for customers engaged in fossil fuel exploration.