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Geneva, Oil at Any Price

Genève, du pétrole à tout prix
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IMPACT DAYS

Le documentaire expose le cas judiciaire de Gunvor, une société de négoce de pétrole basée à Genève condamnée pour corruption en octobre 2019. À travers cet exemple concret de corruption, le film questionne la manière dont certaines sociétés commerciales suisses mènent leurs affaires dans les pays en développement, ainsi que l’impact de la corruption sur ces pays. Le film se penche également sur l’attitude ambiguë de la Suisse : elle accueille activement ces entreprises en leur accordant des avantages fiscaux et ne fait pas grand-chose pour les réglementer. Ce voyage à travers la corruption et la malédiction des ressources est effectué par Roland, un citoyen concerné de Genève, où un tiers du pétrole mondial est commercialisé. Il est accompagné de deux activistes congolais, Moke, qui se rend à Genève pour témoigner aux Nations Unies de la situation des droits de l’homme dans son pays, et Brice, qui lutte contre la corruption pétrolière et les élites kleptocrates à Pointe Noire, la capitale pétrolière du Congo.

Section : Impact Days
Pays : Congo, Suisse
Langues originales : anglais, français
Réalisation
Roland Chauville
Tay Blyth-Kubota
Roland Chauville (Suisse)
Tay Blyth-Kubota (Royaume-Uni)
Production
Roland Chauville
Roland Chauville (Suisse)
Les Productions du Noyer
RTS – Radio télévision suisse romande
Durée
52'’
Statut de production
Terminé
Finalisé en
Juin 2021
Impact Statement
The documentary targets the Swiss public, politicians, and journalists, encouraging discussions with elected officials. Swiss NGOs are expected to leverage the film for federal advocacy through Parliament. It exposes the problematic business model of trading companies, highlighting their minimal regulation and the impact of their corruption in developing countries. The film aims to concretize corruption and human rights violations, urging Swiss authorities to act. Proposed measures include establishing a surveillance authority and enacting a federal transparency law, compelling trading companies to disclose payments to state entities and foreign agents, to prevent future misconduct.
Geneva, Oil at Any Price's impact campaign has raised the profile in Switzerland of the concept of ill-gotten profits made by companies and the need to redistribute them to the populations affected by corruption by mobilising civil society and parliamentarians to challenge the Swiss government's laissez faire.
Impact Goals
  1. To change the view of the Swiss audience on the responsibility of Switzerland as a hub of oil trading.
  2. To push the Swiss government to spend part of the 90 million fine paid by Gunvor on development projects and anti-corruption.
Impact Strategy
  • Organise screenings in Swiss cities (Geneva, Lausanne, Fribourg, Bern, Yverdon) in collaboration with Public Eye to raise awareness about corruption scandals linked to Swiss oil companies and about the responsibility of Switzerland as a hub of oil trading.
  • Write a letter to the Swiss government to ask them to spend part of the 90 million fine paid by Gunvor on development projects and anti-corruption.
  • Collaborate with Swiss politicians to explore legislative initiatives to ensure that future corruption fines are better redistributed to the population where the corruption occurred.
Contact
Contact principal
Roland Chauville (Suisse): productionsdunoyer@gmail.com
Participants présents aux Impacts Days
Roland Chauville (Suisse)
Tay Blyth-Kubota (Royaume-Uni)

NGOs / Organisations
Public Eye
Swissaid
Stop spéculations

Funders
RTS
StoryBoard Collective

Broadcasters
RTS
TV5 Monde
Bloomberg Asharq TV

NGOs / Organisations
Public Eye
Swissaid
Stop spéculations

Funders
RTS
StoryBoard Collective

Broadcasters
RTS
TV5 Monde
Bloomberg Asharq TV