Founded in 1993, Global Witness focuses on the links between natural resource extraction, conflict, and corruption. The organization utilizes investigative journalism and data analysis to expose how corporate and political interests often prioritize profit over environmental sustainability and human rights. Their work spans multiple sectors, including oil, gas, mining, and industrial logging, with a particular emphasis on how these industries contribute to the global climate crisis.
In addition to investigative reporting, Global Witness advocates for policy reforms that increase transparency in corporate supply chains and beneficial ownership. A significant portion of their work involves documenting and highlighting the risks faced by land and environmental defenders worldwide. By partnering with local activists and international bodies, the organization seeks to change the systems that allow environmental destruction and human rights violations to go unpunished.