World Consumer Rights Day To Empower Consumers Through Clean Energy Transitions
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World Consumer Rights Day unites a powerful coalition for just energy transitions
Last week consumer advocates, partners and energy experts galvanized for World Consumer Rights Day around the theme, Empowering Consumers Through Clean Energy Transitions. Coming together, our global…
Read MoreAnne Fransen Fund 2023: Awards given to new projects advancing consumer protection in the digital space, healthy nutrition and more
Consumers International is delighted to announce that six of our members have been chosen to receive funding through the Anne Fransen Fund (AFF). This year’s winners are from Ecuador, Fiji, Mexico,…
Read MoreGreen Action Week 2023: A Week of Sustainable Achievements
Green Action Week 2023 came to a close last week, leaving behind a trail of inspiring initiatives and significant steps towards sustainable living and consumption. Under the theme of "Sharing…
Read MoreA global approach to Product Safety
Ahead of a new survey on product safety that will be launched next week, Consumers International’s Director General Amanda Long looks at some of the challenges facing those who want to keep consumers…
Read MoreConsumers vs COVID-19
Despite the human suffering and the economic crisis brought upon us by COVID 19, there are those who take the opportunity to profit from the chaos and misfortune of others. This has opened yet…
Read MorePandemic relief: how consumer advocacy in Latin America is fighting to protect the most vulnerable consumers
As Latin American governments struggle to address the public health and economic fallout from COVID-19, consumer organisations in the region have been working tirelessly to protect the rights and…
Read MoreGreen Action Week: What does ‘sharing community’ look like in 2020?
Populations in developing countries are particularly vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19. Across the globe, borders have shut, national emergencies have been declared and restrictions in the…
Read MoreWhy COVID-19 isn’t the end of 'sharing community'
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how our health and wellbeing are crucially tied to the health of the planet, and yet a recent report by the Global Footprint Network shows that humanity is still…
Read MoreA Global Plan for a Decade of Action for Road Safety
To mark the official launch of a Second Decade of Action for Road Safety, Consumers International and the United Nations Road Safety Fund come together to unveil how global change can be achieved.
Read MoreClean Energy Futures
We are all consumers of energy services, and we all have the potential to drive forward the transition to clean energy. Action from consumers is increasingly seen as key to reaching net zero. The…
Read MoreEight Fair Digital Finance Accelerator 2023 grants awarded to Consumers International Members
Consumers International is delighted to announce that nine Members from low- and middle-income countries are to be awarded funding to implement projects and interventions for fair digital finance.
Read MoreBias, discrimination and stereotyping: While the digital marketplace brings new risks for women consumers, the consumer movement is rising to the challenge
Full gender parity won’t be achieved in any of our lifetimes, and we are seeing a concerning roll back in women’s rights in many parts of the world. According to UN Women, we are off track to achieve…
Read MoreFair Digital Finance Accelerator
Digital financial services are transforming people's lives worldwide. With access to credit, savings and loans, families can prepare for financial shocks, young people can invest in their future, and…
Read More21012016: GM CEO undermines global campaign to end preventable deaths caused by unsafe cars
Consumers International has challenged General Motors’ (GM) CEO, following her comments in Davos this week which suggest GM is prepared to gamble with lives by not providing basic safety equipment in…
Read MoreUS advocates to General Motors: Protect all consumers from unsafe cars
US consumer and public interest groups have called on General Motors to ensure that the cars they sell in all countries are as safe as those available at home.
Read More19112015: CI car safety call to global car manufacturers
Safety features in new cars should be universal, which would save thousands of lives every year. This is the call from Consumers International today to global car manufacturers. In an open letter…
Read MoreInternational support grows for #cleanupcars campaign
Consumer organisations and agencies in more than 50 countries are now supporting Consumers International’s (CI's) call for all car companies to come clean on whether they are also using technology to…
Read MoreNew study suggests Mexican soda tax works
Mexicans purchased fewer sugary drinks in 2014 following the introduction of a soda tax, highlighting how fiscal measures can be used to improve diets. The average household bought and consumed 6%…
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