Transnational Institute (TNI)
“In the past states ruled and corporations were subjects, but the capitalist model has concentrated power economically so corporations have now captured the state. The state has become managed by corporations, so Vale is now involved in governing Brazil. They don’t just control government but also our public space, our thinking, our emotions, our social networks.”
Founded in 1974, TNI is a non-profit global research and advocacy think tank based in the Netherlands. Its mission is to advocate for a just, democratic, and sustainable world. TNI has been an advocate for fair trade and corporate accountability and, prominently, has worked on investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) and investor protection measures since the mid-2000s. Whileits activities and interests are quite expansive,it has produced several research and similar products on corporate capture over the years, namely:
- “‘Junk Agroecology’: The corporate capture of agroecology for a partial ecological transition without social justice”: In collaboration with Friends of the Earth International (FOEI).
- “Towards a corporate or a people’s energy transition?”: In collaboration with Taller Ecologista.