Corporations

Carlsberg the latest to suffer water backlash

richard — Fri, 09 May 2008 08:16:31 -0600

Jenny Wiggins, May 8, 2008, Financial Times - Carlsberg, which owns the water brands, Ramlosa and Arkina, yesterday underscored the growing environmental backlash against bottled water by warning of falling sales in Europe as people switch to tap water.

125 Public Interest Leaders Urge U.N. to Withdraw Support from CEO Water Mandate

richard — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:25:21 -0700

New York - Leaders from more than 125 environmental, public health, water justice, human rights and corporate accountability organizations in 35 countries, are urging United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to withdraw his support from the CEO Water Mandate.

Pulling Heart Strings for Profit: How the Bottled Water Industry is Fighting the Backlash

richard — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:21:22 -0700

Richard Girard, The Polaris Institute, March 13, 2008 - World Water Day 2008 will see a flurry of announcements from bottled water companies who claim to be helping solve the globe’s water crisis. The catch is that these altruistic claims are intimately tied to major advertising campaigns designed to convince the public to buy their products.

Coca-Cola Ally Recommends Bottling Plant Closure in India

richard — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:56:02 -0700

New Report Highlights Coca-Cola's Shortcomings in India - India Resource Center Press Release, January 15, 2007
Contacts:
Rameshwar Kudi, India (Hindi only) +91 9414049053
Amit Srivastava, India +91 98103 46161 US + 1 415 336 7584

UK's Channel 4 documentary on Coca Cola

richard — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:59:25 -0700

On Monday November 19th, the UK's Channel 4 aired "Dispatches: Mark Thomas on Coca-Cola", a 46 minute documentary highlighting Coke's Human Rights and Environmental abuses around the world.

Watch documentary here

From Channel 4's website:

Southern Exposure: Private Canadian Bottled Water Company Moves South

richard — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:27:53 -0700

Polaris Institute, November 14, 2007 - In October of this year, Canada’s largest private label bottled water company, Ice River Springs (also known as Aquafarms and Aquafarms 93) announced plans to open two new water bottling plants in the United States. One plant will be located near the New Hampshire/Vermont border and another in Indiana.

Vivendi wins decade-long Argentina legal battle

richard — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:20:20 -0600

PARIS, Aug 21 (Reuters) - French media and telecoms group Vivendi said on Tuesday it had been awarded $105 million in compensation at the end of a decade-long dispute with Argentinian authorities about a former water concession.

Water Damage in Brazil: Nestlé Refuses Impact Study (article in french)

richard — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:48:38 -0600

Dégâts des eaux au Brésil: Nestlé refuse l’expertise

Coke, Nestlé and Suez push greenwashing envelope to the highest level

richard — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:51:11 -0600

Richard Girard, July 23, 2007, The Polaris Institute - On July 5th, 2007, the chief executive officers of bottled water giants Coke and Nestlé joined 4 other corporate leaders, including water privateers Suez and Läckeby Water Group, to announce a new CEO Water Mandate at the United Nations Global Compact Leaders meeting.

$600M water deal runs dry

richard — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 07:30:33 -0600

Stockton, CA, City Council vote to end the privatization of the city’s water and sewer systems, and to bring them back under public control