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McDonald’s is testing the waters outside the U.S.":1,"#Not everyone is impressed by McDonald’s announcement. “This is more of the same. Old tricks from an old dog,” says Alexa Kaczmarski of <a ljsid-1=\"\">Corporate Accountability</a>, a watchdog group that campaigns for McDonald’s to change the way it markets to children. “It doesn’t matter how you dress it up, Happy Meals are vehicles for hooking kids on junk food and building brand affinity for life.”":1,"#In a statement, the American Heart Association applauded McDonald’s planned changes to the Happy Meal. “This is an important step in the right direction and we look forward to seeing how today’s announcement will lead to kids eating fewer calories and less sugar, saturated fat and sodium,” the group’s CEO, Nancy Brown, said.":1,"#The company also says it will aim to use its size and scale to leverage innovative marketing to “help serve more fruit, vegetables, low-fat dairy, whole grains, lean protein and water in Happy Meals,” according to the company release.":1,"#These goals build on the commitments McDonald’s has made to improve options for kids. And, in many cases, these goals represent small tweaks. For instance, to reduce sugar, McDonald’s locations in the U.S. have already switched to organic apple juice that is lower in sugar and calories. Now, the company plans to reformulate chocolate milk to a lower-sugar version. In addition, they will downsize the size of the fries served with the six-piece Chicken McNugget Happy Meal. Currently it comes with a standard small fry, but going forward this will change to a smaller kiddie size.":1,"#The company says by the end of 2022, at least 50 percent or more of the kids meal options listed on menus will meet new global Happy Meal nutrition criteria: Meals will have 600 calories or less; no more than 10 percent of calories from saturated fat; no more than 650 mg sodium; and no more than 10 percent of calories from added sugar.":1,"#Burgers and chicken nuggets are still the mainstay of the Happy Meal. But on Thursday McDonald’s announced its goal to market more balanced kids meals around the globe.":1,"#McDonald's Commits To More Balanced Happy Meals By 2022":1,"#Burgers and chicken nuggets are still the mainstay of the Happy Meal. But on Thursday McDonald's announced its goal to market more balanced kids meals around the globe.":1,"#By Allison Aubrey for NPR: <a ljsid-1=\"\">The Salt</a>.":1,"#NPR: McDonald's commits to more balanced Happy Meals by 2022 - Corporate Accountability":1,"#advertisement":1,"#McDonald’s says since 2013, the company has tracked a 14 percent increase in the number of Happy Meals ordered with milk, juice or water. According to the company, “for the first time, more than half of Happy Meals ordered in the U.S. have included water, milk or juice as their beverage of choice.”":1,"#“From day one, Healthier Generation knew our work with McDonald’s could influence broad scale improvements to meal options for kids everywhere,” said Dr. Howell Wechsler, Chief Executive Officer of Alliance for a Healthier Generation in a statement. “Today’s announcement represents meaningful progress.”":1,"#In announcing its new goals, McDonald’s also touted its success in removing sugary soda from the Happy Meal section of menu boards. This action was taken as part of a commitment with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a group that aims to empower kids to develop lifelong healthy habits.":1,"#As for plans to introduce a veggie burger in U.S. stores? Braun says “it needs to be led by the customer.” The fast-food giant would need to see that the demand is there. “It’s got to have mass appeal.”":1,"#Outside kids’ meals, McDonald’s has introduced vegetarian and vegan burger options in parts of Europe. “I tasted it. I enjoyed it,” Braun says of the veggie burger in France.":1,"#“The U.S. will keep an eye on these,” says Julia Braun, a registered dietitian and head of global nutrition at McDonald’s. “We’re committed to exploring new options.”":1,"#Last month McDonald’s in Italy introduced a new Happy Meal entrée called the Junior Chicken —a lean, grilled chicken sandwich. McDonald’s Australia is “currently exploring new vegetable and lean protein options and McDonald’s France is looking at new vegetable offerings,” the company said in a statement.":1,"#NPR: McDonald’s commits to more balanced Happy Meals by 2022":1,"#February 15, 2018":1,"#May 20th ballot referendum to keep Pittsburgh’s water public":1,"#“Everyone, no matter where we come from or how much money we make, deserves access to safe, clean drinking water, one of our most essential resources. That’s why we’re standing in solidarity with the people of Pittsburgh, who have seen the disastrous impacts of privatization first hand, in support of the":1,"#Be sure to vote YES on the referendum this coming Tuesday May 20th. Together, we can prevent the corporate takeover of our water.”":1,"#That’s why it’s so important that folks in Flint, Pittsburgh, and beyond, come together to demand public control and accountability of our water. We stand with the people of Pittsburgh who are demanding that their city keeps their water under public ownership, not under the control of private water corporations that prioritize shareholder profits over people. By approving this ballot referendum, residents will ensure public ownership and help safeguard Pittsburgh’s water for generations to come.":1,"#Flint residents spent years <a ljsid-1=\"\">fighting Veolia in court</a>, and reached <a ljsid-3=\"\">a settlement</a> with the corporation just a few months ago. The fact that Flint residents could force Veolia to settle was a testament to the strength of their case. But no amount of money can undo the harm Veolia inflicted on Flint residents. And this settlement does not include any legal admission of wrongdoing, and so, provides no barrier to stop the corporation from exploiting other communities.":1,"#On Saturday, May 17, 2025, Corporate Accountability gave the following statement at the Flint/Pittsburgh Day of Action: “Everyone, no matter where we come from or how much money we make, deserves access to safe, clean drinking water, one of our most essential resources. That’s why we’re standing in solidarity with the people of Pittsburgh, who ...":1,"#Just a few weeks ago, Flint marked the eleventh anniversary since the start of the water crisis. To this day, too few people know of the role that Veolia played in the crisis. Veolia was brought in early to assess the water system and failed to sound the alarm. In fact, <a ljsid-1=\"\">Veolia told </a>the city that its water was safe, just days after <a ljsid-3=\"\">privately discussing</a> the potential for lead in the water. Meanwhile, Veolia chased <a ljsid-5=\"\">a lucrative contract</a> to privatize Flint’s water system.":1,"#Statement: Corporate Accountability Statement on Flint/Pittsburgh Day of Action - Corporate Accountability":1,"#with the corporation just a few months ago. The fact that Flint residents could force Veolia to settle was a testament to the strength of their case. But no amount of money can undo the harm Veolia inflicted on Flint residents. And this settlement does not include any legal admission of wrongdoing, and so, provides no barrier to stop the corporation from exploiting other communities.":1,"#a settlement":1,"#, and reached":1,"#fighting Veolia in court":1,"#Flint residents spent years":1,"#to privatize Flint’s water system.":1,"#a lucrative contract":1,"#the potential for lead in the water. Meanwhile, Veolia chased":1,"#privately discussing":1,"#Due, in part to, <a ljsid-1=\"\">corporate-friendly state policy</a> and years of industry lobbying, Pennsylvania is ground zero for water privatization. Corporations like Veolia, American Water and Aqua (Essential Utilities) have bought up systems across the state, and consumers are paying the price through <a ljsid-3=\"\">rate</a> <a ljsid-5=\"\">hikes</a>. And Pennsylvania is not alone, communities across the country, from <a ljsid-7=\"\">Flint, MI</a> to <a ljsid-9=\"\">Bayonne, NJ</a> to <a ljsid-11=\"\">Plymouth, MA</a> have seen the disastrous impacts of private water schemes.":1,"#the city that its water was safe, just days after":1,"#Veolia told":1,"#Just a few weeks ago, Flint marked the eleventh anniversary since the start of the water crisis. To this day, too few people know of the role that Veolia played in the crisis. Veolia was brought in early to assess the water system and failed to sound the alarm. In fact,":1,"#have seen the disastrous impacts of private water schemes.":1,"#Plymouth, MA":1,"#Bayonne, NJ":1,"#Flint, MI":1,"#. And Pennsylvania is not alone, communities across the country, from":1,"#hikes":1,"#While the private water industry pitches itself as the solution to cash-strapped cities, privatization has all too often led to <a ljsid-1=\"\">higher water rates, labor cuts and other cost-cutting measures that endanger public health</a>. Unfortunately, the people of Pittsburgh know the dangers of private water schemes all too well, dating back to when the world’s biggest water privatizer came to town. Under Veolia’s management, the city’s water authority <a ljsid-3=\"\">switched</a> a corrosion control chemical to a cheaper alternative, without the required state approval, and a lead crisis soon followed. While the city and people dealt with the fallout, Veolia walked away with <a ljsid-5=\"\">over $11 million</a>.":1,"#rate":1,"#and years of industry lobbying, Pennsylvania is ground zero for water privatization. Corporations like Veolia, American Water and Aqua (Essential Utilities) have bought up systems across the state, and consumers are paying the price through":1,"#corporate-friendly state policy":1,"#Due, in part to,":1,"#over $11 million":1,"#a corrosion control chemical to a cheaper alternative, without the required state approval, and a lead crisis soon followed. While the city and people dealt with the fallout, Veolia walked away with":1,"#switched":1,"#. Unfortunately, the people of Pittsburgh know the dangers of private water schemes all too well, dating back to when the world’s biggest water privatizer came to town. Under Veolia’s management, the city’s water authority":1,"#higher water rates, labor cuts and other cost-cutting measures that endanger public health":1,"#While the private water industry pitches itself as the solution to cash-strapped cities, privatization has all too often led to":1,"#“Everyone, no matter where we come from or how much money we make, deserves access to safe, clean drinking water, one of our most essential resources. That’s why we’re standing in solidarity with the people of Pittsburgh, who have seen the disastrous impacts of privatization first hand, in support of the <a ljsid-1=\"\">May 20th ballot referendum to keep Pittsburgh’s water public</a>.":1,"#On Saturday, May 17, 2025, Corporate Accountability gave the following statement at the Flint/Pittsburgh Day of Action:":1,"#Big Polluters like <a ljsid-1=\"\">Cheurón</a> are no strangers to fueling destruction. Chevron’s business practices have not only decimated the environment, but also <a ljsid-3=\"\">displaced Indigenous communities and threatened the health and livelihoods</a> of people from around the world.":1,"#Viendo actualmente <span ljsid-1=\"\">\"<strong ljsid-1-1=\"\">latinamerica</strong>\" de las publicaciones del blog</span>":1,"#Viendo actualmente <span ljsid-1=\"\">\"<strong ljsid-1-1=\"\">argentina</strong>\" de las publicaciones del blog</span>":1,"#argentina":1,"#\"<strong ljsid-1=\"\">argentina</strong>\" from Blog Posts":1,"#Currently viewing <span ljsid-1=\"\">\"<strong ljsid-1-1=\"\">argentina</strong>\" from Blog Posts</span>":1,"#Viendo actualmente <span ljsid-1=\"\">\"<strong ljsid-1-1=\"\">bolivia</strong>\" de las publicaciones del blog</span>":1,"#bolivia":1,"#\"<strong ljsid-1=\"\">bolivia</strong>\" from Blog Posts":1,"#Currently viewing <span ljsid-1=\"\">\"<strong ljsid-1-1=\"\">bolivia</strong>\" from Blog Posts</span>":1,"#amazon":1,"#\"<strong ljsid-1=\"\">amazon</strong>\" from Blog Posts":1,"#Amazon worker holding a box":1,"#The COVID-19 pandemic has been a health and economic disaster for billions of people. But for some corporations like Amazon, the crisis means sky-high profits. Urge your governor to investigate Amazon and close warehouses with unsafe working conditions.":1,"#May 7, 2020":1,"#Here's why RWDSU thinks you should vote for Amazon in the Corporate Hall of Shame.":1,"#Amazon deserves your vote in the Corporate Hall of Shame":1,"#Viendo actualmente <span ljsid-1=\"\">\"<strong ljsid-1-1=\"\">amazon</strong>\" de las publicaciones del blog</span>":1,"#June 21, 2021":1,"#Currently viewing <span ljsid-1=\"\">\"<strong ljsid-1-1=\"\">amazon</strong>\" from Blog Posts</span>":1,"#Viendo actualmente <span ljsid-1=\"\">\"<strong ljsid-1-1=\"\">Amazonç</strong>\" de las publicaciones del blog</span>":1,"#Amazonç":1,"#\"<strong ljsid-1=\"\">Amazonç</strong>\" from Blog Posts":1,"#Currently viewing <span ljsid-1=\"\">\"<strong ljsid-1-1=\"\">Amazonç</strong>\" from Blog Posts</span>":1,"#Viendo actualmente <span ljsid-1=\"\">\"<strong ljsid-1-1=\"\">republic</strong>\" de las publicaciones del blog</span>":1,"#republic":1,"#\"<strong ljsid-1=\"\">republic</strong>\" from Blog Posts":1,"#Currently viewing <span ljsid-1=\"\">\"<strong ljsid-1-1=\"\">republic</strong>\" from Blog Posts</span>":1,"#Viendo actualmente <span ljsid-1=\"\">\"<strong ljsid-1-1=\"\">Dominican</strong>\" de las publicaciones del blog</span>":1,"#Dominican":1,"#\"<strong ljsid-1=\"\">Dominican</strong>\" from Blog Posts":1,"#Currently viewing <span ljsid-1=\"\">\"<strong ljsid-1-1=\"\">Dominican</strong>\" from Blog Posts</span>":1,"#Viendo actualmente <span ljsid-1=\"\">\"<strong ljsid-1-1=\"\">dominican republica</strong>\" de las publicaciones del blog</span>":1,"#dominican republica":1,"#\"<strong ljsid-1=\"\">dominican republica</strong>\" from Blog Posts":1,"#Currently viewing <span ljsid-1=\"\">\"<strong ljsid-1-1=\"\">dominican republica</strong>\" from Blog Posts</span>":1,"#Viendo actualmente <span ljsid-1=\"\">\"<strong ljsid-1-1=\"\">Chile</strong>\" de las publicaciones del blog</span>":1,"#\"<strong ljsid-1=\"\">Chile</strong>\" from Blog Posts":1,"#Currently viewing <span ljsid-1=\"\">\"<strong ljsid-1-1=\"\">Chile</strong>\" from Blog Posts</span>":1,"#Viendo actualmente <span ljsid-1=\"\">\"<strong ljsid-1-1=\"\">brazil</strong>\" de las publicaciones del blog</span>":1,"#brazil":1,"#\"<strong ljsid-1=\"\">brazil</strong>\" from Blog Posts":1,"#Currently viewing <span ljsid-1=\"\">\"<strong ljsid-1-1=\"\">brazil</strong>\" from Blog Posts</span>":1,"#Viendo actualmente <span ljsid-1=\"\">\"<strong ljsid-1-1=\"\">ecuator</strong>\" de las publicaciones del blog</span>":1,"#ecuator":1,"#\"<strong ljsid-1=\"\">ecuator</strong>\" from Blog Posts":1,"#Currently viewing <span ljsid-1=\"\">\"<strong ljsid-1-1=\"\">ecuator</strong>\" from Blog Posts</span>":1,"#Viendo actualmente <span ljsid-1=\"\">\"<strong ljsid-1-1=\"\">ecuador</strong>\" from Blog Posts</span>":1,"#Viendo actualmente <span ljsid-1=\"\">\"<strong ljsid-1-1=\"\">colombia</strong>\" from Blog Posts</span>":1,"#colombia":1,"#\"<strong ljsid-1=\"\">colombia</strong>\" from Blog Posts":1,"#After years of grassroots organizing by a powerful coalition coordinated by Corporate Accountability International, Colombia –once a safe haven for Big Tobacco – passed a comprehensive national tobacco control law in keeping with the global tobacco treaty.":1,"#Colombia passes national tobacco control law":1,"#January 1, 2010":1,"#Currently viewing <span ljsid-1=\"\">\"<strong ljsid-1-1=\"\">colombia</strong>\" from Blog Posts</span>":1,"#This November, people around the world rose up to challenge Big Polluters’ and Big Tobacco’s deadly agendas. The forums? Two international treaty meetings—one in Belém, Brazil on climate, and the other in Geneva on tobacco control. The vibe? Righteous outrage meets corporate capture meets international diplomacy.":1,"#For Gabby Gray, lead organizer at Pittsburgh United, the movement for water justice is personal. Learn more about their organizing.":1,"#Ally Spotlight: Gabby Gray":1,"#December 19, 2025":1,"#Viendo actualmente <span ljsid-1=\"\"><strong ljsid-1-0=\"\">all</strong> Blog Posts</span>":1,"#Portrait of Gabby Gray. She wears a gray cap and a vest, rests her chin in her hand, and smiles at the camera.":1,"#Yahoo":1,"#Here at Corporate Accountability International, we often return to a famous story about Chávez, retold by environmental justice pioneer Lois Gibbs: When young organizers asked Chávez, “How do you organize?” Chávez replied, <strong ljsid-1=\"\">“Well, first you talk to one person, then you talk to another person, then you talk to another person.”</strong>":1,"#Before Chávez founded the <a ljsid-1=\"\">United Farm Workers</a> (UFW) union with Dolores Huerta and other leaders, hardly anyone believed it was <a ljsid-3=\"\">possible for farm workers to unionize</a>. And without a union, Chávez and other Mexican-American farm workers in California faced extreme exploitation: Many were paid so little that they had to live in tents, cars, or trucks without electricity or running water. But Chávez had a different vision. He knew that if he talked with enough farm workers and convinced them to come together to demand a better working conditions, they could do what seemed impossible.":1,"#Today we celebrate the life of the great labor organizer, <a ljsid-1=\"\">César Chávez</a>, in whose footsteps we follow. The organizing we do at Corporate Accountability International and our determination to achieve what is necessary — not just what seems possible — owes much to the pioneering work of Chávez. Chávez would have been 90 years old today.":1,"#This mural of Chávez was created by Octavio Ocampo. Photo credit: <a ljsid-1=\"\">Mario</a> via Flickr":1,"#This mural of Chávez was created by Octavio Ocampo. Photo credit: Mario via Flickr “Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.” Today we celebrate the life of the ...":1,"#Honoring César Chávez: Doing what's necessary, not just what seems possible - Corporate Accountability":1,"#Honoring César Chávez: Doing what’s necessary, not just what seems possible":1,"#<b ljsid-0=\"\">Utilizando una base de datos actualizada de los mayores créditos “probablemente basura”, esta investigación revela el amplio uso de compensaciones probablemente sin sentido por parte de algunas de las corporaciones más grandes del mundo, incluidas Disney, Nestlé, Gucci, Volkswagen, Delta, easyJet, Exxon, y muchos más.</b> Según <a ljsid-2=\"\">Base de datos AlliedOffsets</a>, que representa aproximadamente un tercio (32,03 %) del total de créditos retirados en proyectos de compensación a nivel mundial, el análisis actualizado y la puntuación rigurosa de los 50 principales proyectos de compensación globales encontraron que la gran mayoría son “probables” (42 de los principales 50 proyectos de compensación o 84%) o “potencialmente” (7 de los 50 principales proyectos de compensación o 14%) basura. El análisis también encontró que para muchas de estas corporaciones, estas compensaciones “probablemente basura” constituían una cantidad notable (más de 1/3) o significativa (más de 2/3) de toda su cartera de compensaciones.":1,"#where “to offset or not to offset” will be in focus. The voluntary carbon market (VCM) has come under increased scrutiny thanks to multiple":1,"#climate talks":1,"#for carbon markets (which has been criticized by multiple experts), and as nations gear up for":1,"#announcement of proposed principles":1,"#The research comes on the heels of a Biden-Harris Administration":1,"#, the updated analysis and rigorous scoring of the top 50 global offsets projects found that the vast majority are “likely” (42 out of the top 50 offsets projects or 84%) or “potentially” (7 out of the top 50 offsets projects or 14%) junk. Analysis also found that for many of these corporations, these “likely junk” offsets made up a notable (more than 1/3) or significant (more than ⅔) of their entire offsets portfolio.":1,"#Representing approximately one third (32.03%) of the total credits retired in offsets projects globally according to":1,"#Using an updated database of the largest “likely junk” credits, this investigation reveals the vast use of likely meaningless offsets by some of the largest household name corporations around the world, including Disney, Nestle, Gucci, Volkswagen, Delta,easyJet,Exxon, and many more.":1,"#provides a deep dive into which globally-recognized brands have purchased the most “likely junk” carbon offset credits. An offset is an “allowance” that governments, institutions, and corporations—from fossil fuel majors and airlines to fast-food giants—purchase from environmental projects to supposedly count towards their respective greenhouse gas emissions reductions. The analysis underscores the inherently problematic nature of increasing corporate and governmental investment in a fundamentally-flawed scheme that has failed to reduce carbon emissions while distracting from effective climate action and even likely causing harm.":1,"#– Today,":1,"#Collapse the Google News Initiaive extension window":1,"#Refresh the current data snapshot":1,"#Loading...":1,"#Collapse Extension":1,"#Bookmark this article to come back to it later":1,"#Refresh Data":1,"#Youtube":1,"#Ari Belathar, Corporate Accountability's executive director, has dedicated their life toward organizing for social change.":1,"#Ari Belathar - Corporate Accountability":1,"#Speechify duration in secs":1,"#Speechify duration in mins":1,"#Ari has a Ph.D. in Analytical Philosophy from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. When they are not fighting the good fight, you can find Ari lost in a poetry book, riding their bicycle across town or across borders, or attempting to befriend every puppy they meet.":1,"#Prior to joining Corporate Accountability’s staff, Ari served as the executive director of the Boston Cyclists Union and held leadership positions at Resource Generation and other progressive organizations. They have worked on and led a range of campaigns in Latin America and the U.S., challenging corporations such as Coca-Cola and Hewlett Packard.":1,"#As Corporate Accountability’s executive director, Ari builds the organization’s strength, resources, and power toward winning campaigns and accomplishing our mission. They lead the organization’s work in strengthening partnerships with Global South communities, elevating the leadership, voices, and experiences of those on the ground. And they nurture Corporate Accountability’s role as a leader and collaborator—linking movements, fostering solidarity, and driving collective action for meaningful change.":1,"#Since then, they have devoted their life to working toward social justice and human rights. “To this work I bring an unwavering commitment to the dignity and autonomy of all people,” says Ari.":1,"#During the student strike, they helped establish Mexico’s first community radio station. Their work on a daily news show as the only openly queer radio host in Latin America at that time made them a target of the Mexican army. They faced persecution and were forced to flee Mexico as a refugee.":1,"#Selected Voice":1,"#Ari got their start as a social justice organizer in Mexico, defending their university from a privatization attempt. “As a student activist and independent journalist in Mexico, I had a front-row seat to the brutal impact of state oppression and corporate abuse,” Ari explains.":1,"#Pronouns: They/Them":1,"#Speechify Inline player play button":1,"#Speechify Inline player":1,"#Clarity":1,"#Help us reach our goal of 100 donors by February 27, and a generous supporter will give an additional $10,000 in vital funds!":1,"#Charity Navigator Four Star Rating Badge":1,"#Activists holding signs that say 'Challenge Corporate Power'":1,"#<strong ljsid-0=\"\">Help us reach our goal of 100 donors by February 27, and a generous supporter will give an additional $10,000 in vital funds!</strong> Your gift today will support our campaigns to stop corporations from perpetuating systemic racism, devastating democracy, trampling human rights, and destroying the planet.":1,"#Make a gift today and help unlock $10,000!":1,"#challenge corporate power!":1,"#Help unlock $10,000 to":1,"#We know systemic racism and corporate power are deeply intertwined. Learn more about our focus areas for supporting Black communities.":1,"#Elvis has held many roles across the social movement sector. He served as the Organizing Director and Executive Director of Neighbor to Neighbor Massachusetts, a statewide power building organization advancing the interests of working people. He also held leadership roles at the National Guestworker Alliance (now Resilience Force), which organized seafood supply chain workers, and the Immigrant Worker Center Collaborative, which built a diverse coalition of community-based organizations advocating for workers’ rights. His passion for getting people to believe in themselves and the power of collective action is something he’s carried with him throughout his career.":1,"#At the dawn of the Great Recession, Elvis experienced his first brief glimpses of the possibility of a world liberated from corporate tyranny. As a new organizer apprentice fresh off a door-knocking shift, he watched as people danced in the street because of organized people power, electing a new president in the hopes of combating inequality and righting historical wrongs. A month later, a group of courageous workers, that Elvis would later work with, shocked the world by occupying their factory to fight against corporate greed. The magic, joy, and unfulfilled promise of those moments committed him to building the power of working people in the hopes of extending those fleeting moments of possibility into the everyday reality all people deserve. Along the way he fell in love with the spirit, kinship, and beautiful rhythms of movement work.":1,"#Go to Liner":1,"#Write a memo":1,"#Change a color":1,"#Important":1,"#Turn off":1,"#Ask AI":1,"#Highlight an image":1,"#If you’re a government official, read about tobacco industry interference in public health policy in <a ljsid-1=\"\">the Guardian</a> and <a ljsid-3=\"\">Reuters</a>. Then pledge to protect the Conference of Parties from tobacco industry interference by contacting us at <a ljsid-5=\"\">FCTC@corporateaccountability.org</a>.":1,"#So glad you asked. The three pillars of the POP Corps are challenging corporate capture in the U.S., acting in international solidarity, and mobilizing your networks.<br ljsid-1=\"\"><br ljsid-2=\"\">The POP Corps meets from time to time for organizing meetings on Zoom to build community, get inspired, and take action together. In addition, we mobilize our networks to get involved and make a difference in our communities.<br ljsid-4=\"\"><br ljsid-5=\"\">We also have opportunities for learning about the issues we face more deeply, as well as trainings on organizing skills that you can put to use right away.<br ljsid-7=\"\"><br ljsid-8=\"\">And we keep in touch via an online channel for POP Corps members so we can stay connected, ensure you’re the first to know about urgent actions, and share other opportunities.":1,"#That’s why we’ve launched the People Over Profit Corps, or POP Corps: a community of people challenging the corporate takeover with fierce, urgent action and joy.<br ljsid-1=\"\"><br ljsid-2=\"\">It’s time to POP the corporate bubble and put people first. And <strong ljsid-4=\"\">you’re the key ingredient</strong>. Will you join us? Sign up here and one of our organizers will get in touch with you very soon.":1,"#Home Phone *":1,"#de Guardian":1,"#conversaciones sobre el clima":1,"#anuncio de la administración Biden-Harris sobre los principios propuestos":1,"#AlliedOffsets Database":1,"#Utilizando una base de datos actualizada de los mayores créditos “probablemente basura”, esta investigación revela el amplio uso de compensaciones probablemente sin sentido por parte de algunas de las corporaciones más grandes del mundo, incluidas Disney, Nestlé, Gucci, Volkswagen, Delta, easyJet, Exxon, y muchos más.":1,"#que revelan cómo estos esquemas de comercio de carbono":1,"#investigaciones realizadas por expertos":1,"#and Corporate Accountability investigation poked significant holes in carbon trading schemes seen to give permission to countries and corporations to continue burning fossil fuels.":1,"#Guardian":1,"#appear to give corporations cover to continue polluting while not actually reducing emissions, and even likely spurring significant harm. In 2023, a joint":1,"#revealing how these carbon trading schemes":1,"#around the world":1,"#investigations by experts":1,"#Boston, Massachusetts":1,"#From SOCAR to Chevron: The forces fueling climate crisis and genocide - Corporate Accountability":1,"#The climate crisis is intensifying at breakneck pace but major oil producing countries – including states like Azerbaijan – are further investing in fossil fuel extraction and <a ljsid-1=\"\">abandoning their already-insufficient climate or renewable energy goals</a>. In fact, in 2024, Chevron recorded a <a ljsid-3=\"\">7% growth</a> in its production. As one of the world’s largest fossil fuel corporations, Chevron should be held responsible for its role in fueling climate change. But rather than use these profits to transition off of fossil fuels, Chevron’s executives are distributing these windfalls among its shareholders.":1,"#As the hottest year on record, 2024 was marked by extreme weather events in the U.S. and around the world including heatwaves, floods, hurricanes, droughts, and fires that have killed thousands of people and displaced millions more.":1,"#As the climate crisis intensifies, Big Polluters expand fossil fuel footprint":1,"#Here’s the thing: at the heart of our work and mission at Corporate Accountability is a vision of a world where people of all races, religions, and nationalities can flourish. A world where corporate power and systems of oppression have been dismantled, a world rooted in justice and love. Corporations like Chevron and SOCAR, along with governments like the United States and Israel, are furthering climate crisis and genocide, directly undermining the world we need and making all people less safe. And that’s why we need to expose and challenge these corporations and the governments that do their bidding; so that together, we can build a world that holds life sacred.":1,"#SOCAR filling station in Baku, Azerbaijan. The country’s economy is anchored in oil and gas production, which accounted for nearly 50% of the country’s GDP, and more than 90% of its export revenue in 2022. Image credit: Kheo17, Wikipedia commons":1,"#Even before this announcement, Azerbaijan was already a <a ljsid-1=\"\">top supplier of crude oil to Israel between 2020-2022</a>, which is used to make jet fuel. Now, with this purchase, SOCAR directly owns a stake in a gas field that supplies the <a ljsid-3=\"\">majority of fossil gas</a> used for electricity generation in Israel – further entrenching Azerbaijan’s enabling of Israel’s violations of international law.":1,"#Instead, polluting corporations and countries like the United States – the world’s largest historical emitter of greenhouse gases and top producer of oil and gas – advanced false solutions like carbon markets, which effectively provide them with a get-out-of-jail-free card to keep polluting and sacrificing a livable planet for short-term profits. And now, barely three months later, Azerbaijan has announced that its state-owned oil company SOCAR is <a ljsid-1=\"\">purchasing a stake in Chevron’s Tamar gas field in Israel</a> – lighting another flame to a world on fire and fueling more genocide in the region.":1,"#A photograph of a SOCAR filling station at night.":1,"#Blue square graphic with information about how the fossil fuel lobbyists at COP29 outnumbered all delegates from the 10 most climate vulnerable countries, and an image of a globe with hands sprouting up from its service, holding signs that read \"Kick Big Polluters Out\"":1,"#Feature image by Marcin Jozwaik":1,"#We must continue to demand that the United States and governments around the world uphold their obligations in compliance with the Genocide Convention and immediately implement both an <a ljsid-1=\"\">arms embargo</a> and <a ljsid-3=\"\">an energy embargo</a> on Israel. And we can also exert pressure where it will hurt corporations the most: on their bottom line. Take action by joining people around the world to <a ljsid-5=\"\">#BoycottChevron</a> until it ends its support of genocide and apartheid in Palestine and climate destruction globally.":1,"#It’s time to #KickBigPollutersOut of climate policy and #MakeBigPollutersPay for their harms. And we can do this in many ways: from calling on our elected officials to investigate the ways that Big Polluters have harmed our communities and <a ljsid-1=\"\">hold them liable</a>, to exposing the truth behind the <a ljsid-3=\"\">so-called climate action</a> that corporations rally behind.":1,"#As part of powerful movements with millions of people around the world, we are putting strategic pressure on corporations and governments to fundamentally reset the international system. Big Polluters like Chevron and polluting countries or oil exporters like the United States or Azerbaijan should not set the climate agenda whilst simultaneously expanding fossil fuel projects and fueling genocide.":1,"#And in the face of rising corporate power and right-wing forces globally, we must continue to build a strong, broad movement of people committed to creating a world that does not depend on violence and extraction, but one that is rooted in cooperation, care, and the sacredness of all life.":1,"#At the core of the devastation we are experiencing through the climate crisis, genocide, and endless wars is the corporate capture of our democratic systems and impunity for corporate abuse. For far too long, Big Polluters and the governments that do their bidding have polluted the environment and sacrificed the planet for short-term profits.":1,"#And over the years, together we’ve shifted the ground underneath Big Polluters at the climate talks. Thanks to KBPO’s organizing, all participants at the talks are required to publicly disclose who they represent in order to attend the meetings–a key first step toward broad accountability.":1,"#This is one of the many reasons that <a ljsid-1=\"\">Corporate Accountability’s climate campaign</a> focuses on ending Big Polluters’ influence over climate policymaking. Alongside more than 450 allies, <a ljsid-3=\"\">the Kick Big Polluters Out (KBPO) coalition</a> organizes to demand a fast, fair, and fully funded phaseout of fossil fuels; an end to Big Polluters writing the rules; and for Big Polluters–including Global North governments like the United States–to pay their climate debts.":1,"#As the host, Azerbaijan used its oversight of the talks to <a ljsid-1=\"\">promote fossil fuels</a> and <a ljsid-3=\"\">ram through false climate solutions</a> like carbon markets, while simultaneously buckling down on its <a ljsid-5=\"\">repression of civil society</a>. COP29 also took place amidst accusations that Azerbaijan was committing ethnic <a ljsid-7=\"\">cleansing of the Armenian population</a> in Nagorno-Karabakh. So it’s no surprise that <a ljsid-9=\"\">COP29 failed to deliver the climate action the world needs</a> and what communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis are owed.":1,"#For decades, Big Polluters have wielded their immense wealth and power over governments to influence global politics and prioritize their profits over human lives and the planet. <a ljsid-1=\"\">But the very same actors</a> fueling genocide and climate change – including SOCAR, Chevron, and the United States – should be held accountable for the crises they have caused rather than dominate international policymaking.":1,"#Exposing, investigating, and taking a crack at Big Polluters’ bottom line":1,"#Its Israeli operations are no different. But rather than sell off its investment in Israel’s gas fields, Chevron has spent millions of dollars each year to lobby the U.S. government, including on energy issues related to Israel, and protect its interests.":1,"#In <a ljsid-1=\"\">Ecuador</a>, our partners at the <a ljsid-3=\"\">Union of People Affected by Texaco (UDAPT)</a> are still demanding Chevron be held accountable for intentionally dumping 16 billion gallons of toxic wastewater into the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest between 1964 and 1990. Meanwhile, in the U.S., emissions from Chevron’s oil and gas facilities have exposed communities to higher risk of asthma, heart disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) including in <a ljsid-5=\"\">Richmond, California</a> and <a ljsid-7=\"\">Sweeny, Texas</a>.":1,"#Big Polluters like <a ljsid-1=\"\">Chevron</a> are no strangers to fueling destruction. Chevron’s business practices have not only decimated the environment, but also <a ljsid-3=\"\">displaced Indigenous communities and threatened the health and livelihoods</a> of people from around the world.":1,"#The climate costs of these investments cannot be understated. In a completely peaceful world, continuing to extract fossil fuels would still prove to be catastrophic for the planet. But war and militarism are also significant contributors to a warming world. In fact, the first two months of Israel’s heavy military assault on Gaza alone generated more greenhouse gases than the <a ljsid-1=\"\">annual emissions of more than 26 countries</a> – further fueling the climate crisis globally.":1,"#In 2020, Chevron entered the Israeli gas market through its acquisition of Noble Energy, making it the largest transnational fossil fuel corporation with a significant stake in Israel’s energy sector. In 2023 alone, Chevron made an <a ljsid-1=\"\">estimated $1.5 billion in revenue</a> from the sale of gas pumped from the Tamar and Leviathan fields. Similarly, Israel also makes hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties and fees from Chevron’s extraction projects. The electricity produced from Chevron’s gas helps power Israel’s military infrastructure. And Israel’s apartheid regime also uses this very same electricity as a tool of war and subjugation – through denying access, providing lower-quality services, charging higher rates, or cutting power off entirely to Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.":1,"#Grotesquely, Chevron is reaping these record-breaking profits over a year into the <a ljsid-1=\"\">Israeli government’s latest intensification of genocide against Palestinians</a> in Gaza – a genocide that the oil giant continues to indirectly prop up and financially benefit from with its businesses in the region.":1,"#Activists gather outside of the climate intersessional meetings in Bonn, Germany to demand an end the Isreali government’s genocide in Gaza. Photo credit: David Tong, Oil Change International.":1,"#Profiting from death, destruction, and displacement":1,"#Graphic that the coalition shared on social media plainly shows the injustice of the industry’s presence at the talks.":1,"#When Azerbaijan was first announced as the host of the 2024 U.N. climate treaty talks (also known as COP29), the reaction was tepid at best. Is an authoritarian petrostate really the best candidate we have to lead negotiations for a world deep in climate crisis? As it turns out, it isn’t. What we got instead was an international climate conference <a ljsid-1=\"\">overrun by more than 1,770 fossil fuel lobbyists</a> – a number that eclipsed the delegations of almost every other country attending COP29.":1,"#“Las actividades políticas de Coca-Cola tienen impactos muy tangibles y desgarradores en la salud pública mundial, los derechos humanos y el medio ambiente”, dijo Ashka Naik, Directora de Investigación de Corporate Accountability. “Lo que permanece en la sombra debido a las acciones políticas de las corporaciones en todo el mundo está causando un gran daño, y debe detenerse. Desafío a Coca-Cola a que demuestre lo contrario siendo totalmente honesta con los inversionistas y con el público a este respecto”.":1,"#En México, el caso de las denuncias presentadas recientemente contra exfuncionarios de COFEPRIS a partir de darse a conocer las intensas comunicaciones que mantuvieron con Coca-Cola para establecer en 2014 un etiquetado que representaba un riesgo para la salud, es un caso ejemplar del poder de interferencia de esta refresquera en las políticas de salud pública.":1,"#En su declaración, <a ljsid-1=\"\">Calvillo</a> abordó <a ljsid-3=\"\">el papel persistente y velado que Coca-Cola</a> ha desempeñado en la obstrucción de las políticas destinadas a frenar la <a ljsid-5=\"\">grave crisis de enfermedades relacionadas con la dieta en México</a>; una crisis que sólo <a ljsid-7=\"\">se agrava durante la pandemia en curso</a>.":1,"#Aunque México es especialmente importante para Coca-Cola y sus accionistas, dado que el país compra cerca del 50% del volumen total de productos destinados a América Latina, no es más que uno de los casi 200 países en los que el gigante de las bebidas hace negocios.":1,"#Alejandro Calvillo, Director Ejecutivo de la organización mexicana El Poder del Consumidor, presentó esta mañana ante la asamblea anual de accionistas de The Coca-Cola Company en representación de los accionistas de Harrington Investments declaró: “Pedimos simplemente que Coca-Cola se adhiera a los valores básicos y universales de integridad y responsabilidad que todas las empresas deberían practicar en todos los lugares en los que hacen negocios”, “¿Por qué los inversionistas no deberían estar informados sobre las acciones políticas de Coca-Cola en mi país o en cualquier otro? No hay ninguna justificación para que Coca-Cola tenga un doble estándar en la forma de aplicar los principios de transparencia y ética en los países del Norte Global frente a los del Sur Global”.":1,"#El logro de esta votación asegura que <a ljsid-1=\"\">la iniciativa</a> se mantiene viva y podrá volverse a introducir en 2023 (ver pág. 94).También presagia lo que está por venir para <a ljsid-3=\"\">PepsiCo</a> (ver pág. 87) y <a ljsid-5=\"\">McDonald’s</a> (ver pág. 113), que se enfrentan a la misma convocatoria de voto por parte de los inversionistas en cuestión de semanas. Y estos esfuerzos no se producen de forma aislada. La <a ljsid-7=\"\">presión ha ido en aumento</a> desde la insurrección del 6 de enero en los Estados Unidos, y los intentos relacionados para desmantelar el derecho de voto de las empresas, abrir sus libros y frenar el gasto político.":1,"#Atlanta, Georgia 26 de abril.- Siete años después de que The Coca-Cola Company hiciera la <a ljsid-1=\"\">promesa pública de “mejorar”</a> en transparencia, los inversionistas han manifestado su impaciencia, ante el incumplimiento. Las revelaciones sobre <a ljsid-3=\"\">los esfuerzos de Coca-Cola para socavar el etiquetado frontal</a> de alimentos en México son apenas las más recientes que empañan el supuesto compromiso del gigante de los refrescos. Hoy, en la asamblea anual de la corporación, tras años de medias tintas y falta de acción, los inversionistas que representan 562,900,000 acciones o el 33% de la propiedad accionaria de Coca-Cola votaron para obligar a la corporación a revelar completamente sus actividades y su gasto político a nivel mundial.":1,"#El gigante de las bebidas carbonatadas se enfrenta a nuevas revelaciones sobre sus intentos de influir en la política en México. A pesar de su compromiso declarado con la transparencia, la empresa no revela sus actividades y gastos políticos a nivel mundial. La iniciativa ante la asamblea anual obtiene un impresionante 13% de votos en ...":1,"#El comunicado de prensa en <a ljsid-1=\"\">inglés</a>.":1,"#“Hacer visible lo invisible es el primer paso para avanzar en el llamado para exigir que las empresas dejen de interferir en nuestras políticas públicas y en la vida política de una vez por todas” dijo Naik.":1,"#Esta iniciativa sobre transparencia global es pionera en el sentido de que exige que se rindan cuentas no sólo del gasto político y las actividades políticas directas (cabildeo, contribuciones a las campañas, etc.), sino de todas las tácticas que aprovechan las empresas para traficar con influencias, desde <a ljsid-1=\"\">el financiamiento a la ciencia basura</a> hasta las <a ljsid-3=\"\">donaciones benéficas</a> dando una falsa imagen de ser promotoras de la salud. Su exigencia de que la transparencia también incluya revelar a qué grupos industriales y comerciales pertenecen y cuál es su gasto en ellos, así como en todos los países en los que la empresa hace negocios, es igualmente pionera.":1,"#“La transparencia en todos los mercados debería ser una parte fundamental de la licencia de una empresa para operar”, dijo Brianna Harrington, coordinadora de defensa de los accionistas de Harrington Investments, <a ljsid-1=\"\">los proponentes de la iniciativa</a>. “El hecho de que las leyes de transparencia sean débiles (a menudo gracias al cabildeo financiado por empresas como Coca-Cola) ¿significa que los inversionistas deben estar ciegos ante los riesgos involucrados?”":1,"#Además, la ocultación de las actividades políticas es también un importante lastre para los inversionistas. Como ha dicho <a ljsid-1=\"\">Vanguard</a>, el mayor emisor de fondos de inversión del mundo, “la mala gobernanza de la actividad política de las empresas, unida a la falta de alineación con la estrategia declarada de la empresa o a la falta de transparencia sobre sus actividades, puede manifestarse en riesgos financieros, legales y de reputación que pueden afectar su valor a largo plazo”. Y una reciente declaración de inversionistas del <a ljsid-3=\"\">Centro Interreligioso de Responsabilidad Corporativa</a> (ICCR), una coalición de inversionistas que representan más de 4 mil millones de dólares en activos, señaló que “el gasto político de las empresas tiene un efecto desestabilizador en el entorno económico y cultural más amplio, inhibiendo la sostenibilidad a largo plazo de los negocios […]” De hecho, los miembros del ICCR y cerca de 20 inversionistas, que representan casi 140 mil millones de dólares en activos, apoyan ahora <a ljsid-5=\"\">una carta abierta dirigida a los ejecutivos de la industria alimentaria</a> para que intensifiquen sus divulgaciones en todo el mundo.":1,"#Los inversionistas presionan a Coca-Cola para que revele sus actividades y gastos políticos a nivel mundial":1,"#\" from Blog Posts":1,"#Speechify playback speed menu":1,"#Speechify voice menu":1,"#Speechify play button":1,"#asd":1,"#by":1},"version":7321}]