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Blue October Campaign Targets Bottled Water Companies

24.09.2007

Corporate Accountability kicks off Blue October an international month of action to challenge the corporate control of water by calling on Dasani, produced by Coca Cola, to label the source of its water as public tap water. Find out how you can get involved with upcoming Blue October events.

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Related topics/regions: [Water/sanitation] [Corporations] [Trade]

Demand for 'Green' Gold Fuels Company's Record Growth

24.09.2007 BOGOTA, Sep 23 (OneWorld) - An environmental gold-mining initiative is set to double its production this year in an attempt to keep up with increasing national and global demand.

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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Colombia] [Labour] [Consumption] [Corporations] [Biodiversity] [Forests] [Civil rights] [Indigenous rights]

Image: What's behind your gold ring? © Oxfam America

Immigrants Target Money-Transfer Industry

18.09.2007 WASHINGTON, Sep 17 (IPS) - U.S. immigrant groups are ratcheting up a boycott of Western Union Co. in hopes of forcing the global money-transfer industry to do good for its customers' families, not just do well for itself.

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From: Inter Press Service (IPS)
Related topics/regions: [United States] [Development] [Migration] [Activism]

Image: © American Friends Service Committee

NGOs Have Long Wish List for Australia Summit

Protesting war ahead of the weekend's summit.

05.09.2007 SYDNEY, Sep 5 (IPS) - As 21 world leaders representing 3 billion people prepare to meet at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit this weekend, civil society groups are calling for an instant end to poverty and the war in Iraq and immediate action on climate change.

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From: Inter Press Service (IPS)
Related topics/regions: [Asia and the Pacific] [Australia] [Development] [Aid] [Energy] [International cooperation] [Labour] [Poverty] [Climate change] [Environmental activism] [Activism] [Civil society] [Governance] [Conflict] [Peace] [MDGs]