to try to consider all the issues???!!!??? to stand in
everybody's shoes and consider the situation from all
[stakeholder] viewpoints (very 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
that!].
graham crewe
--- Duncan Williamson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> You're right ... but what do you tell your lot,
> then?
>
> Duncan Williamson
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Economics, business, and related subjects
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Graham
> Crewe
> Sent: 20 December 2002 13:51
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: __The_$6m_Question:_Does_Nestlé_Know_
> it's_________Christmas?
>
> it's not the ethical debate that i object to. i am
> also interested in the topic. it's being circulated
> a
> very one-sided e-mail asking receivers to send it on
> to friends and family to put pressure on a company
> without due consideration of all the issues.
> It just strikes me as being somewhat 'tabloid
> journalism'.
>
>
> graham crewe
>
>
> --- Duncan Williamson <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > We are interested in the ethical side of business
> > dealings and corporate
> > and national governance too, Graham; and that's
> why
> > we are discussing it
> > here I think.
> >
> > Duncan Williamson
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Economics, business, and related subjects
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> > Behalf Of Graham
> > Crewe
> > Sent: 20 December 2002 11:40
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re:
> > _The_$6m_Question:_Does_Nestlé_Know_it's
> Christmas?
> >
> > I think that a sense of perspective is required
> > here.
> > Somebody wrote yesterday that corrupt government
> is
> > probably to blame. It is all very easy for us to
> > jump
> > on the 'soft target' of business without gathering
> > the
> > facts. We are getting a very one-sided view here -
> > dare i say it, an approach that is typical of the
> > anti-globalisation lobby.
> >
> > my memory is hazy but wasn't the ethiopian
> > government
> > accused of misappropriating millions of dollars of
> > aid
> > last time round to pay for their lavish lifestyles
> > etc. Surely we need to consider whether or not it
> is
> > them that is to blame rather than Nestlé.
> >
> > i for one would never pass on e-mails to everyone
> i
> > know regarding issues such as this without being
> > certain of all the facts - and I am not sure that
> > this
> > is the forum for such things anyway.
> >
> > Graham Crewe
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Finbarr Carter <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >
> > Sorry
> > - I have no idea. It does make you worry
> > > about the principles of
> > > certain companies pursuing such actions when
> > > millions of their population
> > > are on the brink of starvation.
> > >
> > > Finbarr
> > >
> > > At 17:50 19/12/2002 +0100, you wrote:
> > > >Any idea of the other 40 companies that are
> > chasing
> > > Ethiopia Finbarr?
> > > >Heard this figure from the Today Programme link
> > > shown on the marketfair
> > > >link.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Duncan Williamson
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >From: Economics, business, and related subjects
> > > >[mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > On
> > > Behalf Of Finbarr
> > > >Carter
> > > >Sent: 19 December 2002 17:00
> > > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > > >Subject: The $6m Question: Does Nestlé Know
> it's
> > > Christmas?
> > > >
> > > >Hi there,
> > > >
> > > >I was sent this by Oxfam's Make Trade Fair
> > Campaign
> > > and thought you
> > > >might
> > > >be interested about Nestle's latest shame.
> > > >
> > > >Dear Campaigner,
> > > >
> > > >Nestlé, the world's largest coffee company, are
> > > demanding millions of
> > > >dollars from a country where 11 million people
> > are
> > > facing famine. Take
> > > >action to stop this scandal now!
> > > >www.maketradefair.com/go/scrooge/
> > > >
> > > >Ethiopia is currently experiencing a terrible
> > > drought. This crisis has
> > > >been
> > > >compounded by the collapse in the global coffee
> > > price, which many of you
> > > >have been helping us campaign on. The Ethiopian
> > > government fears this
> > > >drought could cause the worst famine the
> country
> > > has ever faced.
> > > >
> > > >Nestlé has demanded that Ethiopia pay over
> > > $6million in compensation for
> > > >a
> > > >company that was nationalised 27 years ago, a
> > > company that Nestlé didn't
> > > >even own at the time.
> > > >
> > > >The $6m represents 0.01% of Nestlé's turnover
> > last
> > > year. But for
> > > >Ethiopia,
> > > >$6m would buy food for over a million people
> for
> > a
> > > whole month.
> > > >
> > > >Take action now:
> > > > * Click below to send a message to Nestlé,
> > telling
> > > them to drop the
> > > >claim
> > > >for $6m from Ethiopia:
> > > >www.maketradefair.com/go/scrooge/
> > > >* forward this email to 15 or more friends,
> > family
> > > and colleagues
> > > >
> > > >Make your voice count. Join the Big Noise to
> make
> > > trade fair.
> > > >
> > > >Thank you very much.
> > > >
> > > >Alison Woodhead
> > > >Trade Campaign Manager
> > > >
> > > >PS - please forward this on to any of your
> > friends,
> > > family and
> > > >colleagues
> > > >who might be interested in helping or might
> like
> > to
> > > join the Big Noise
> > > >to
> > > >Make Trade Fair.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Finbarr Carter ([log in to unmask])
> > > >
>
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Graham Crewe
Head of ICT, Sir Thomas Rich's School
Oakleaze, Longlevens
Gloucester. GL2 0LF
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