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Make a noise at the Earth Summit

Pack 9
July 2002

Our Make a Noise at the Earth Summit pack urged the Government to call for global rules to make big business more accountable to the environment and its people.
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Results of this pack

With selfish and short-sighted businessmen and politicians at the Earth Summit it was bound to be a fairly depressing affair, but it would have been a lot worse had it not been for nearly 35,000 people who 'made a noise' in support of our campaign and gave Friends of the Earth a strong vocal presence. Also, thanks to your pressure on Jack Straw, Straw's message was reflected in a final Summit resolution to "actively promote corporate responsibility and accountability… through inter governmental agreements…"


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