About ETC

Mission of the ETC Group

...or Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration

ETC Group works to address the socioeconomic and ecological issues surrounding new technologies that could have an impact on the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. We investigate ecological erosion (including the erosion of cultures and human rights); the development of new technologies (especially agricultural but also other technologies that work with genomics and matter); and we monitor global governance issues including corporate concentration and trade in technologies. We operate at the global political level. We work closely with partner civil society organizations (CSOs) and social movements, especially in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Staff

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Coordinator and Asia Director
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Latin America Director
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Regional Director
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Communications Coordinator
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Digital Content and Narrative Lead
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Finance and Admin Manager
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Programme Manager
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Kavya Chowdhry's picture
Researcher
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Finance & Administration Assistant
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Bookkeeper
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Administrative and Finance Officer
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Administrative and Finance Assistant
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Board

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Board Member
Million Belay's picture
Board Member
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President of Board of Trustees
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Executive Committee Member
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Executive Committee Member
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Board Member
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Board Member
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Board Member
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Board Member

Support

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Researcher
Soledad Vogliano's picture
Programme Manager
Kathy Jo Wetter's picture
Researcher
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Research / Outreach
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Gopal Dayaneni's picture
Friends of ETC, USA
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Programme Support
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Founder
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Research and translation

ETC Group: A Brief History

How we began: We began as a conversation about seeds in 1977. Four and a half decades later, we are still talking about seeds, but the world has grown infinitely more complex: new technologies have developed, economies have globalized, multinational companies have expanded their reach, and wealth and capital are concentrated in the hands of fewer and fewer giant corporations. Life itself has been manipulated, picked apart, re-assembled – and then patented.

What we did with the funds: Latest Annual/Financial Reports

Annual Report 2021 PDF icon etc_2021_annual_report.pdf
Financial Report 2019-2020 PDF icon etc_2020_financial_statements.pdf
Financial Report 2018-2019 PDF icon etc_2019_financial_statements.pdf
Financial Report 2017-2018 PDF icon etc_financial_statements2017-2018.pdf
Financial Report 2016-2017 PDF icon etc_2017_financial_statements.pdf