It's sham time. Thought you should know what bullshit is bubbling in the seething toxic cauldron that is 'Corporate Social Responsibility'. Shame in particular on:
*Founder-Chair of the Amnesty International UK Business Group, Sir Geoffrey Chandler:
information@amnesty.org.uk
*International Alert, Project Director, Jessica Banfield: general@international-alert.org
*Humanist Committee for Human Rights, Holland, Marina d'Engelbronner: info@globalreporting.org
*Danish Institute for Human Rights, Christina Schultz: center@humanrights.dk
*Oxfam , Health policy advisor, Mohga Smith: 01865 312610; msmith@oxfam.org.
uk
*Amnesty, Campaign coordinator Economic Relations and Human Rights, Alessandra Masci
These organisations are part of the problem in the way that they help to provide companies with a smokescreen to continue business as usual. Let them know how you feel, especially if you have any links with them.
*Founder-Chair of the Amnesty International UK Business Group, Sir Geoffrey Chandler:
information@amnesty.org.uk *International Alert, Project Director, Jessica Banfield:
general@international-alert.org *Humanist Committee for Human Rights, Holland, Marina d'Engelbronner:
info@globalreporting.org *Danish Institute for Human Rights, Christina Schultz:
center@humanrights.dk *Oxfam , Health policy advisor, Mohga Smith: 01865 312610;
msmith@oxfam.org. uk
*Amnesty, Campaign coordinator Economic Relations and Human Rights, Alessandra Masci
These organisations are part of the problem in the way that they help to provide companies with a smokescreen to continue business as usual. Let them know how you feel, especially if you have any links with them.
(For more info on what some of these companies (particularly BP) really do, rather than what they spend millions telling us they do, see
www.baku.org.uk
www.jatam.org
www.colombiasolidarity.org.uk/
www.carbonweb.org
www.minesandcommunities.org/Aboutus/partizans.htm
www.babymilkaction.org)
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Feedback from Amnesty
24.10.2004 12:16
access it what will be the scope of AI's participation in the Conference,
as we only attend these type of events when we have a message to convene. I
attach below the link to the survey that has showed the lack of
effectiveness of the KPCS to stem out the conflict diamond trade and the a
compilation of the media coverage.
All the best
Alessandra
Diamonds: The report "Dejavu - The diamond industry still failing to
deliver on promises" by Amnesty International and Global Witness
presents the results of a recent survey of leading diamond companies and
stores in the US and UK. The survey found that fewer than one in five
companies that responded in writing provided a meaningful account of
their policy and less than half of diamond jewellery retailers visited
in stores were able to give consumers meaningful assurances that
diamonds are conflict free.
The report was launched on 18 October 2004 in New York during the World
Diamonds Congress meeting. Representatives of Global Witness and Amnesty
international USA presented the findings of the survey to both the World
Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and the International Diamond
Manufacturers Association (IDMA). The World Diamond Council (WDC), is
responsible for representing the diamond industry on the conflict
diamond issue and for promoting adoption of the self-regulation by all
sectors of the industry.
The media coverage following the launch has been brilliant especially in
the UK with reports on The Guardian( 2 articves), the Financial Times
and The Times. For more information see link below.
The feedback about the World Diamond Congress meeting from AIUSA and
Global Witness suggests that the report had a huge impact.
The World Diamond Council, the body that represents the industry in the
Kimberley Process, put out a press release in response to our report,
acknowledging that more had to be done. Nevertheless they also state
that much has been done by the industry, especially on the rough side,
to support the Kimberley Process.
The response from IDMA at the meeting was negative, although a few
members did express support for our work. While the WFDB meeting was
more hostile, the outcome was somewhat positive, as they made a
resolution that reaffirmed their efforts to implement the
self-regulation and encouraged their members to implement the system of
warranties, and to back this up with 'review' or auditing.
Despite this our main recommendation are directed to the KPCS
participating government urging them to monitor and verify the
effectiveness of the diamond industry in stopping the trade in conflict
diamonds and to report back to the KP mtg.
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and the International
Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) issued a joint resolution ..
urg(ing) its members to continue to fully enact and implement the
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) and its supporting system
of warranties,. and to .continue to educate themselves and other members
of the industry in the implementation and enactment of the KPCS and the
supporting system of warranties. Each organization is urged to
pro-actively ensure that their members seek from their suppliers
specific warranties on any invoice or memo accompanying diamonds or
jewelry containing diamonds that the diamonds are traded in a manner
consistent with UN resolutions, the Kimberley Process and the system of
warranties. Each organization is urged to pro-actively ensure their
members include on each invoice or memo for diamonds or jewelry
containing diamonds a warranty that they have been traded in a manner
consistent with UN resolutions, the Kimberley Process, and the system of
warranties. Each company is urged to periodically review their
individual business records of incoming and outgoing warranties for the
purpose of ensuring the use of warranties for all goods traded..
For more information on the report and the survey, please visit
To view the media coverage so far, please access the BERN DB on
Sam
e-mail:
london@risingtide.org.uk