In 2023, FACT formally launched a new line of work looking at the intersection between environmental crime and illicit finance. Through advocacy, research and capacity building, FACT seeks to close anti-money laundering loopholes that allow the proceeds of environmental crimes like illegal mining and wildlife trafficking to be laundered into the U.S. financial system.
In this month’s edition of Just the FACTs, Erica Hanichak and Zorka Milin are named FACT co-directors, Microsoft and other major multinationals release their first EU international tax reports, Julia Yansura contributes to hard-hitting reporting on Ecuadorian gold, and more.
Read the farewell blog from outgoing FACT executive director Ian Gary, who reflects on his decades-long career in international social justice advocacy, and looks toward a brighter future where democracy is better able to deliver for people and hold powerful actors accountable.
FACT is pleased to announce the appointment of Zorka Milin and Erica Hanichak as co-directors following the departure of executive director Ian Gary.
In this month’s edition of Just the FACTs, New York Times analysis shows widespread use of tax havens by major multinationals, the GAO releases a new report on risks from anonymous shell companies, and Senators Warren and Wyden call on Treasury to act to keep dirty gold out of the U.S. Mint.
Read the new briefing paper prepared by FACT and 33 other non-governmental organizations ahead of this summer’s UK Illicit Finance Summit, with recommendations for both UK-level and global reforms necessary to tackle the growing threats associated with the illicit gold trade.
New disclosures are shedding light on the large role that tax havens continue to play in shielding American multinational companies from effective taxation, SFRC clears the U.S. Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act, and more in the latest Just the FACTs Newsletter.
