Coke drains water out of India
PR Newswire
Issue date: 2/2/05 Section: News
and dangerous actions,"
says Patti Lynn,
Campaigns Director with
Corporate
Accountability
International.
Coke's practices are
part of a much larger
problem of corporations
contributing to a global
water shortage. The
United Nations estimates
that two-thirds of the world's
population will not have access to
enough water by
2025 if current trends continue. According to a
former vice-president of the
World Bank, "The wars of the 21st century will
be fought over water." According to other
experts, Coke's water depletion contributes to
making water shortage a reality right now for
some communities.
In the US alone, Coke reportedly spent $1.7
million on federal lobbying in
2003, and Coke's PACs poured hundreds of
thousands of dollars into the 2004 election.
Some say that Coke is a prime example of a
corporation that does not abide by Corporate
Accountability International's Standards of
Political Conduct for
Corporations.
For more information visit
http://www.stopcorporateabuse.org.
says Patti Lynn,
Campaigns Director with
Corporate
Accountability
International.
Coke's practices are
part of a much larger
problem of corporations
contributing to a global
water shortage. The
United Nations estimates
that two-thirds of the world's
population will not have access to
enough water by
2025 if current trends continue. According to a
former vice-president of the
World Bank, "The wars of the 21st century will
be fought over water." According to other
experts, Coke's water depletion contributes to
making water shortage a reality right now for
some communities.
In the US alone, Coke reportedly spent $1.7
million on federal lobbying in
2003, and Coke's PACs poured hundreds of
thousands of dollars into the 2004 election.
Some say that Coke is a prime example of a
corporation that does not abide by Corporate
Accountability International's Standards of
Political Conduct for
Corporations.
For more information visit
http://www.stopcorporateabuse.org.