Wal-Mart and Disney Toys from Hell
Posted By Anita Roddick Team on December 18, 2012
Topic :Human_rights
There has to be follow up on the two recent campaigns against Waitrose going in to Shell forecourts, and of course non payment of tax by Starbucks, lets exercise more muscle against the endangering of lives by the Disney Corporation and Walmart. These are big bruisers who could not give a toss.. Let’s telling show that we do…
The tragic fire that raged out of control on Saturday evening of November 24 at the Tazreen Fashion garment factory in Bangladesh resulted in the needless and horrible deaths of at least 112 workers.
Greenpeace Campaign Success
Posted By Anita Roddick Team on December 13, 2012
Topic :Environment
Further to our call to action for our supporters to join in Greenpeace’s campaign demanding that Waitrose ends its partnership with Shell earlier this week, we’ve just been told that Waitrose listened and have declared their support for protecting the Arctic and have shelved the planned expansion into Shell petrol stations next year.
This is a massive win and it’s thanks to your pressure, and you made it happen fast!
But the Waitrose campaign is just a small part of Greenpeace’s work to Save The Arctic and they’d love your help in making their global movement grow even stronger before Shell returns to the Arctic new year.
Tell Waitrose To End Their Toxic Partnership with Shell
Posted By Anita Roddick Team on December 11, 2012
Topic :Environment
Our colleagues at Greenpeace UK would like your support for their Waitrose/Shell campaign. Please send an email to Waitrose demanding they end their partnership with Shell.
Did You Know That Waitrose Is Partnering With One Of The Most Destructive Companies In The World?
Waitrose is starting to open stores at Shell petrol stations across the UK. But a partnership with Shell is a partnership with Arctic destruction. Can you email Waitrose telling them to dump Shell?
What you think matters most to Waitrose. They spend millions on advertising to people just like you. That’s why 10,000 emails to Waitrose will have a huge impact. Their public relations staff will be in crisis mode, forcing executives to reflect on the partnership by responding to their customers and the world.
Making Billions While The People In The Producing Countries Remain Bitterly Poor
Posted By Anita Roddick Team on December 4, 2012
Topic :Corporate Greed
Glencore, headquartered in Switzerland, is one of the world’s leading integrated producers and marketers of commodities – it has worldwide activities in the production, sourcing, processing, refining, transporting, storage, financing and supply of metals and minerals, energy products and agricultural products. Glencore is one of the richest companies in the world and who flouts every standard of decent trading with weaker producers. The UK effectively subsidises Glencore by giving aid to Zambia where their treatment of the Zambian people who extract copper revenues is disgraceful.
We urge you to read the below article which appeared in The Guardian and also to sign 38 Degrees’ campaign calling on the Chair of Glencore to be transparent in their treatment of Zambia. You can also watch on BBC IPlayer a recent programme shown on BBC4 called Why Poverty? Stealing Africa which is about Glencore’s copper mines in Zambia.
38 Degrees Win Human Rights Campaigner Of The Year Award 2012
Posted By Anita Roddick Team on November 20, 2012
Topic :Human_rights
We wanted to spread the word and congratulate our colleagues at 38 Degrees who last night won Liberty’s Human Rights Campaigner of the Year award.
Every year Liberty holds their Human Rights Awards ceremony where they recognise individuals and organisations whose work is dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of others. (Liberty is a cross party, non-party membership organisation at the heart of the movement for fundamental rights and freedoms in the UK, who promote the values of individual human dignity, equal treatment and fairness).
