Tuesday, January 25, 2011

BP and makers of iPod in line for 'shame' awards


Swiss environmentalists hope this week's prizes will force 'rogue' companies to mend their ways

The award for what environmentalists regard as the world's "most evil corporation of the year" will be presented this week to a reluctant winner, with finalists ranging from the manufacturer of your iPod to the troubled oil giant BP.

Six companies face the dubious distinction of winning a Public Eye Award for "the worst corporate offences against human rights and the environment", according to the organisers, Greenpeace Switzerland and the Berne Declaration, a Swiss economic justice campaign group.

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