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Subscribe to this feedNoticeboardA greener life... where to start?
It aims to help people sort through the myths about consumption and climate change, providing handy tips on greener living. Read more...
Check this out before you check in... the real deal on the hotel industry
The Real Deal examines the unethical behaviour of the worst offending international hotel chains, and looks at what the industry, as well as consumers, can do to change this. Read more...
EU now trailing US on irresponsible drug promotion
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A toxic trade in unwanted electronics
How can consumers influence a sustainable energy future?
This question formed the focus of the 30th ISO/COPLCO Workshop recently held in Seoul. In a speech delivered at the workshop, Samuel Ochieng, the President of Consumers International (CI), focused on enhancing access to sustainable energy in developing countries. He pointed out that whilst the world is concerned about excessive emissions, there are approaching two billion people without access to energy services. In developing countries only about two thirds of the population are connected to electricity and in some countries the coverage is far lower. Read the complete transcript of the speech and more about the workshop and 30th anniversary celebrations. CI members respond to food crisis
Whilst consumers everywhere are feeling the effects, it is people with the lowest incomes who feel the impact the most. Although the current crisis has a number of causes, this should not be an excuse for inaction. Governments have a duty to ensure that all people have access to safe food - more needs to be done to stabilise prices, increase the supply, and help those who are not able to afford enough food. Consumers International (CI) has recently produced a statement on the crisis, and CI member organisations are monitoring the issue at a national level and campaigning for government action. Visit the CI blog and join the debate on issues that matter to consumers around the world. Child labour, worker abuse and international fraud – the true cost of a call?
The blog kicks off with a new report from CI’s corporate watchdog partner, DanWatch, which reveals the links between the mobile phone industry and the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. You can find out much more about the issue in our Real Deal section, but first visit the new CI blog, sign up for alerts and share your thoughts.
Piecemeal industry proposals will not solve problem of junk food marketing
Voluntary measures announced by Coca Cola, Pepsi and other soft drink manufacturers will do little to tackle the influence of unhealthy food and drink marketing on children’s diets. The proposals put forward on behalf of Coke and Pepsi fail to address key parental concerns, such as the advertising of unhealthy food and drink on TV before 9pm, protection of all children under 16, and the use of celebrities to market unhealthy food. CI is campaigning for globally agreed restrictions that hold the entire food and drink industry to account, not for piecemeal self-regulation. The CI Code calls on governments to take the lead on the issue of childhood obesity, calling for a global framework for nationally regulated restrictions on junk food marketing to children. Copies of the Code are available in English, French and Spanish. Show your support and sign up to the Code. CI appointed lead NGO advisor to the UN on sustainability
Sustainable consumption: Consumers International (CI) has been formally appointed as the non-governmental organisation (NGO) advisor to the United Nations on sustainable consumption and production. CI will represent the NGO position to the Marrakech Process, the UN programme set up to promote and develop a global framework of action on sustainability. To find out more read about the Marrakech Process and visit our Sustainable Consumption section. You can listen to CI’s radio features about sustainable consumption for the BBC World Service and watch Just Coffee, CI’s award-winning film about sustainable coffee production. Also visit The Real Deal, our new set of features looking at sustainability and corporate ethics. |
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Greener Living, a new web feature recently launched by the UK consumer organisation Which?, forms the subject of CI's latest member highlight.
The hotel industry is facing a serious greenwash crisis - many international hotel chains possess some of the weakest environmental and social responsibility reporting records of any consumer industry.