Global InformationFinnwatch information
 | |
| Formation | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Type | non-profit, non-governmental organization |
| Location |
|
| Website | www |
Finnwatch is a Finnish civic organisation focused on global corporate responsibility. It seeks to promote ecologically, socially or economically responsible business by engaging companies, economic regulation and public discussion. Behind Finnwatch there are Finnish development and environment organisations and trade unions. The member organisations of Finnwatch are Service Centre for Development Cooperation), Trade Union Solidarity Centre of Finland, Friends of the Earth Finland, Finn Church Aid, Attac Finland, Pro Ethical Trade and Kehys.[1]
The organisation monitors the impacts of business actions of Finnish or strongly Finnish-related companies in developing countries. Based on its research Finnwatch contributes to public discussion and seeks to influence on Finnish and EU corporate responsibility policy.
Finnwatch started operating November 1, 2002, as a cooperation project of some civic organisations and trade unions. In 2009 Finnwatch was registered as a separate association and started operating independently in autumn 2010.
Finnwatch's actions are guided by a board and its president Pekka Ihalainen. The executive director of the organisation is Sonja Vartiala.[2]
Finnwatch works in close collaboration with Swedwatch in Sweden, Norwatch in Norway and DanWatch in Denmark since many companies are owned jointly by many Nordic countries. Finnwatch participates in an EU-funded project called makeITfair on consumer electronics.
- ^ Finér, Sonja. "Jäsenjärjestöt". finnwatch.org. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- ^ "Kunnat hankkivat epäselvissä oloissa tuotettuja katukiviä ja valurautakansistoja - Finnwatch". finnwatch.org. 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2019-11-25.