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• Rebekah Willett
  ...s [[Institute of Education]]. She is also a researcher at the [[Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media]]. <ref> IOE, [http://www.ioe.ac.uk/stud ..., internet risk, children's story writing, chatrooms and teenage girls and the internet. She has worked as a primary school teacher as well as a researche
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• Front groups
  ...creation of front groups is a key example of [[Third Party Technique]] in the [[Public Relations]] industry.<ref name="SourceWatch">SourceWatch, [http:// ...rnalists, and citizens into believing that the reports they commission and the narratives they spin are anything other than simple corporate [[Propaganda]
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• The Whitehouse Consultancy Ltd, UK Staff and clients 30.11.03-31.05.04
  The [[Whitehouse Consultancy Ltd]], UK Staff and clients 30.11.03-31.05.04 *The [[British Olympic Association]]
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• Competitive Enterprise Institute
  ...portant and vociferous anti-environmental think tanks in Washington, it is the main climate change-sceptical organisation in Washington as well as promoti ...r corporations opposed to safety and environmental regulations that affect the way they do business".<ref>"[http://web.archive.org/web/20011107223849/http
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• AstraZeneca
  ...one of the largest European mergers ever.<ref>Source: BBC News. Business: The Company File Zeneca and Astra merge to form drug giant. Online at: http://n The company has six main therapy interest areas: cancer, cardiovascular, gastro
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• AfricaBio
  .... Thomson's book ''Genes in Africa'' promotes the benefits of GM crops for the developing world. ...provides expert technical advice on regulatory decisions. Other members of the Advisory Committee are also said to be members of AfricaBio or to be closel
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• Klaus Ammann
  ...n editor of ''Environmental Biosafety Research'', the journal published by the ISBR. ...to both the environment and to the well being of human populations around the world."
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• Dennis Avery
  ...h Pesticides and Plastic' and of a nationally syndicated weekly column for the financial newswire [[Bridge News]]. ...all, 1998, issue of American Outlook, a quarterly publication published by the Hudson Institute. Avery's article began:
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• Roger Bate
  ...onment and Technology Programme and as of 2009 is still a senior fellow of the IEA. ...ected [[International Policy Network]] whose Washington address is that of the [[Competitive Enterprise Institute]], where Bate is an adjunct fellow.
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• Bivings Group
  ...ions Firm in the Washington Metro Area' (Largest Public Relations Firms in the Washington Metro Area, Washington Business Journal April 2000). In addition ...Monsanto' are amongst the notable clients 'who have discovered how to make the Internet work for them.' ([http://www.bivwood.com/what_others_say/what_othe
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• British Nutrition Foundation
  ...trition Foundation]] (BNF) is the key food industry front group in the UK. The BNF promotes itself as a source of impartial information, but it does not a The BNF claims to promote 'the nutritional wellbeing of society through the impartial interpretation and effective dissemination of scientifically base
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• CropGen
  ...is a biotech industry-funded lobby group that says its mission is to "make the case for GM crops and foods".<ref>CropGen (2013) [http://www.cropgen.org/ W ...onsanto, BASF, Dow AgroSciences, DuPont, Syngenta, and the Crop Protection Association.
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• Food Standards Agency
  ...duction. Government minister Margaret Beckett reinforces the message that 'the Food Standards Agency... is very much an independent agency and an independ ...embers], FSA website, acc 27 May 2010</ref> but having stood down in 2013, the FSA appointed [[Tim Bennett]] as their new chair that same year.
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• Graydon Forrer
  ...t to have an online presence. It has also been listed among the clients of the [[Bivings Group]] - an Internet PR company that numbers [[Monsanto]] among ...co-authored with [[Alex Avery]], a 20-line biography makes no reference to the Monsanto PR connection.
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• Sugar Association
  ...gar should comprise no more than 10 per cent of a person's diet, the Sugar Association (whose members include [[Coca-Cola]], Pepsi and [[General Foods]]) lobbied ...ional/story/0,3604,940287,00.html Sugar industry threatens to scupper WHO] The Guardian, Monday April 21, 2003.
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• Food and Drink Federation
  ...t 'promotes the industry's views and works to build consumer confidence in the food chain as a whole.' ...the Potato Processors Association, the British Soft Drinks Association and the Federation of Bakers<ref> FDF website [http://www.fdf.org.uk/fdfmembership.
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• Food and Drink Federation: Corporate Crimes
  ==Perverting the foot and mouth vaccination plan== ...sly slaughtered, often under inhumane conditions. It could also have saved the taxpayer hundreds of thousands of pounds in compensation, culling, and buri
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• Food and Drink Federation: Influence and lobbying
  The [[Food and Drink Federation]] is a corporate-controlled lobby group which promotes corporate interests in three ways: *Producing biased information for the public domain
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• Tony Gilland
  ...so a Living Marxism and [[Spiked]] contributor and is thus associated with the [[LM network]]. ...n addition he established [[Debating Matters India]] in collaboration with the [[British Council]] in July 2008. He continues to sit on a six member organ
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• Doug Powell
  In May 2006 [[Doug Powell]] took up a post as an associate professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine's department of diagnostic medicine and path ...ormerly known as the Agri-Food Risk Management and Communications Project, which Powell has attempted to operate out of Kansas State University under differ
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• All-Party Parliamentary Food and Health Forum
  ...ependent forum for the exchange of views and information on food policy in the UK Parliament. Our objectives are to stimulate well-informed debate as a re *[[Roger Williams]] -Chairman: is a [[Liberal Democrats]] politician in the UK. He was first elected as MP for Brecon and Radnorshire in 2001.
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• Horticulture Research International
  ...Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA, formerly MAFF). It also receives funding via the [[BBSRC]]. Its former Chief Executive is the controversial GM scientist, Prof. [[Michael Wilson]] who became Chief Execu
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• Institute of Public Affairs
  ..., was established in 1943 and claims to have been 'a significant player in the public policy debate' in Australia ever since. It is comprised of four unit ...ons, IPA Review articles/Other articles, Newspaper articles and letters to the press'.
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• International Food Information Council
  The Washington D.C.-based '''International Food Information Council''' (IFIC) s ...& Gamble]], [[General Foods]] and the NutraSweet Group. It now represents the food, beverage and agricultural industries, and its members include [[Nabis
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• International Rice Research Institute
  ...of world's rice is produced and where it is the principal food of three of the world's four most populous nations: China, India and Indonesia. ...f the University of the Philippines Los Baos, about 60 kilometers south of the Philippine capital, Manila. IRRI also has offices in 11 other countries.
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• John Krebs
  ...German biochemist who described the uptake and release of energy in cells (the Krebs cycle). ...ociety]] and since 1988 has held a Royal Society Research Professorship in the Department of Zoology, Oxford University. His speciality is bird behaviour.
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• PG Economics
  ...ny [[PG Economics]] Ltd - "Independent and objective consultants servicing the agricultural, agricultural supply trade, rural and food industries".<ref>[h ...eports dealing with the economic and strategic issues of GMO crops through the food chain. These reports have generated company press releases such as:
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• Paul Rylott
  ...man of the lobby group, the [[Agricultural Biotechnology Council]] (ABC) , which was founded in 2002 by [[Sourcewatch:Dupont|Dupont]], [[Sourcewatch:Monsant ...issal of the UK's then Environment Minister, Michael Meacher. According to the Sunday Telegraph:
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• Fishburn Hedges
  ...he UK's largest advertising agency, which is, in turn, ultimately owned by the global communications group [[Omnicom]]. It has worked for some of the most controversial corporations, including [[Shell]] and [[British American
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• Edelman
  ...1E - the office block also houses [[NHS England]] and the [[Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry]]]] ...st independently owned PR company with 46 offices and 50 affiliates around the world.
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• Scientific Alliance
  [[File:Scientific logo.png|right|thumb|300px|The Scientific Alliance Logo]] ...ws of the green lobby should be challenged, according to a new alliance]", The Guardian, 11 July 2001, accessed 28 April 2009</ref>
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• Kroll WorldWide Associates Inc.
  ...adquartered in New York. Since its founding in 1972 by [[Jules B. Kroll]], the company has expanded beyond private investigation and security services int .... Lead on the Marsh side as chairman and CEO was [[Jeffrey W. Greenberg]], the son of [[American International Group|AIG]] CEO [[Maurice R. Greenberg]], b
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• Burson-Marsteller
  ...in 1953 and grew to become one of the biggest PR and lobbying agencies in the world. It is owned by communications conglomerate [[WPP]]. ...s on Earth, B-M brings to bear state of the art techniques in manipulating the mass media, legislators and public opinion.
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• Portman Group
  ...y the alcohol industry that claims to promote social responsibility within the industry, primarily focusing on responsible marketing, labelling and speaki ...mangroup.org.uk/?pid=2&level=1 About US] accessed January 2010 </ref><ref> The Portman Group [http://www.portmangroup.org.uk/?pid=14&level=2 History] acce
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• Fleishman-Hillard
  ...Communications". It has absorbed the group of firms formerly trading under the name [[GPC International]]. ...served as EMEA president for the company for the fours year leading up to the appointment. He will be moving to Fleishman's global HQ in St Louis.<ref>[h
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• Attack is the best defence
  ==Attack is the best defence== ...utor agreed to do this; the sugar man was not to know that only two out of the several thousand copies had not yet been sent out.
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• Whitehouse Consultancy Ltd
  '''The Whitehouse Consultancy''' is a commercial lobbying firm based in London, es It was formerly known as [[Good News Communications Limited]]. The name was changed to Whitehouse on 4 January 2002.<ref>
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• Porter Novelli International
  '''Porter Novelli International''' is a PR and lobbying firm. It is part of the [[Omnicom]] Group of advertising and marketing companies. ...ces in Eyre Place, Edinburgh. Porter MD [[Angela Casey]] will be the MD of the firm, [[Ian Coldwell]], former MD of Pagoda, will be deputy chairman and Si
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• Media Smart
  ...nt. It is an important contributor to building a media literate society in the UK." <ref> Media Smart[http://www.mediasmart.org.uk/about.php About us],acc ...als.htm?articleid=1558612&show=pdf Concerned Children's Advertiser's Leads the way], Young Consumers, Published in 2005, Accessed 1 November 2010 </ref>
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• United Biscuits
  *[[European Snacks Association]], via [[KP Snacks]] a subsidiary ...publicasity.co.uk/our-media/press-release-archive/p-z/United-Biscuts/share-the-goodness-campaign-gets-underway-300107.php United Biscuits] Accessed 17th J
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• Fairtrade
  ...Alternative Trade, Network of European World Shops and European Fair Trade Association: ...securing the rights of, marginalised producers and workers - especially in the South.
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• Nestlé
  ...the largest manufacturer of pet food, and is fast increasing its share of the ice cream market. ...ion that it seeks in every market and category in which it operates around the world.
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• World Bank
  According to the [[World Bank]] website: ...creditworthy poor countries, while IDA focuses on the poorest countries in the world. Together we provide low-interest loans, interest-free credit and gra
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• Dieter Helm
  ...ties, infrastructure, regulation and the environment, and concentrating on the energy, water, communications and transport sectors primarily in Britain an ...Fellow of New College, Oxford. He is currently working on a new book about the implications of shale oil and gas, and new energy technologies.
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• Sue Ion
  ...-fuels-expert/1002072.article Dame Sue Ion, veteran nuclear fuels expert], The Engineer, 4 May 2010, accessed 2 September 2012 </ref> In 2010 Ion was awarded the title of Dame in the New Year’s Honours List for her services to science and engineering. <ref
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• Malcolm Grimston
  ...s associate fellow in the Energy, Environment and Development Programme at The [[Royal Institute of International Affairs]], [[Chatham House]], UK. <ref> ...-nuclear.org/sym/2004/grimstonbio.htm Malcolm Grimston], The World Nuclear Association 2004 </ref>
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• Ogilvy & Mather
  ==The Company== Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide is one of the largest advertising agencies in the US, specialised in so-called brand stewardship.
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• Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
  ...an use. A complete list of member companies and affiliates can be found on the ABPI's web site. [[Image:ABPI.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry office on Whitehall, London SW1 Photograph
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• GlaxoSmithKline
  ...ome '''GlaxoSmithKline''' plc (GSK), the largest pharmaceutical company in the world. ...uk/pubsinfo/infoteam/pressrel/2002/20021023000159.html] source: Friends of the Earth, (Accessed: 25 October 2002)</ref>
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• BP: Who, Where, How Much?
  *[[Peter Sutherland]] Co-Chairman of the Board, age 53 ...f [[Boots]], the UK cosmetics and pharmaceuticals retailer and a member of the UK [[Accounting Standards Board]] {{ref|54}}.
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• Bayer
  ...national Monitor rated Bayer AG as one of their Top Ten Worst Companies of the Year.{{ref|2}} ...een these different sectors. The life-science bubble has all but burst. In the last two years all of Bayer's major competitors have shed their holdings in
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• Office of Fair Trading
  The '''Office of Fair Trading (OFT)''' is the UK's consumer and competition authority and is a non-ministerial government ...g consumers with the knowledge and skills to make informed choices and get the best value from markets, and helping them resolve problems with suppliers t
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• British American Tobacco: Third World Production
  '''Accessing The Third World and Fair Treatment Within''' ...nce the goal of these companies is to gain access to regions everywhere on the planet, no matter how far-flung or unstable, so as to increase their reach
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• European Commission, Diet and Nutrition
  ...be made that globalisation weakens the capacity of governments to act for the good of public health. ...the interests of the food industry rather than consumers - for example, in the area of GM foods (see "GM Food", below) and food additives (see Food Additi
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• Pfizer
  ...States, it manufactures some of the most widely used prescription drugs in the world including Viagra. ...cal company in the world. In 2004 its revenues were over $50 billion. From the Pfizer website -
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• Michael Gove
  ...and rural affairs from June 2017 until July 2019, having been appointed to the role by former prime minister [[Theresa May]] in 11 June 2017. ...m/politics/2019/jul/24/boris-johnson-takes-his-revenge-and-sacks-over-half-the-cabinet
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• The Barrow Cadbury Trust
  ...[[Foreign Policy Centre]] in partnership with the [[British Council]] and the [[Migration Policy Group]]. ...f [[Advantage West Midlands]], the regional development agency, to take on the appointment of Non-Executive Director of [[Severn Trent Water]]. <ref> RSA
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• Diageo: Corporate Crimes
  ...e greatest burden on society comes not from isolated individuals, but from the collective impacts of light to moderate drinkers.<ref>World Health Organisa ...ranchisement of the workforce through a steady rate of staff cut-backs and the casualisation of labour.
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• Diageo: Influence
  ...s developed close ties with government policy makers in an effort to limit the statutory regulation of alcohol, and to steer government policy into protec ...xcessively or irresponsibly, this can create health or social problems for the individual or society’
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• Tony Blair: Nuclear views
  ...nment and the Environment, Councils to Invest Funds from Selling Homes", ''The Independent'', 4 April; Not available online</ref> .... 'We have absolutely no plans to expand nuclear power,' Blair said during the election campaign. <ref>''UK Environment News Limited'' (2001) FOE Sets Imm
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• Funeral Industry
  ...o by the death of someone close to them, and in that situation, few are in the right frame of mind to ask critical questions or shop around. Perhaps as a result of these realities, the funeral industry has come under increasing criticism in recent decades.
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• Julia Clarke
  [[Image:Juliaclarke.jpg|thumb|Julia Clarke, Lobbyist, at the time of the 1999 'Lobbygate' controversy]][[Julia Clarke]] is a Scottish based lobbyist *Former director of Public Affairs for the [[Consumers' Association]] in Scotland
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• Stockholm Network
  ...Us], ''Stockholm Network'', Accessed 9 April 2010</ref> [[Helen Disney]], the Stockholm Network's founder and director, describes it as "not a think tank ...ional-politics/2267-you-want-policy-in-cash You want policy? In cash?]', ''The Times'' (London), 20 December 2005, Page 19.</ref>
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• Freedom Institute
  ...the Republic of Ireland which was founded in early 2003. It is a member of the [[Stockholm Network]] The organization cites [[Edmund Burke]], [[Friedrich Hayek]] and [[Milton Fried
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• Pfizer: Influence / Lobbying
  ...stry. According to the Financial Times, five of the top ten companies with the most profitable foreign operations were pharmaceutical companies [13]. ...ap’ generic drugs, and the company pushed for a strict patent law within the World Trade Organisation.
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• Heartland Institute
  ...Heartland publishes a list of all recent foundation and corporate funders. The following is not a full list that can be found on their website. The list of foundations funding Heartland in 2003 included:
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• Unilever: Influence / Lobbying
  ...unprecendented amount of money on advertising -struck the biggest deal in the UK’s advertising history- and expanded its outreach through TV, billboard ...ally women, the majority of Unilever’s customers) to its brands involves the exploration of e-commerce.
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• Burson-Marsteller: Corporate Crimes
  ...] during and after the Biafran war. Reports of instability and genocide at the time had hurt Nigeria’s international image, they hired B-M to discredit The relationship continued long after the Biafran war. From 1991-2 the Nigerian military junta paid B-M’s lobbying subsidiary, [[Black, Manafort
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• Water Industry Commission for Scotland
  ...r of water in Scotland. It is a non-departmental public body appointed by the Scottish Executive ...uence can, and indeed has, led to tensions between different actors within the sector of water in Scotland.
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• Jo Armstrong
  ...ect manager to the Allander Series team and was one of the contributors to the accompanying book'.<ref> Fraser of Allander Institute, [http://www.fraser.s ...Public Assets' '' co-published by the [[Fraser of Allander Institute]] and the [[Scottish Council Foundation]].
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• Financial Services Authority
  ...powers by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. It was financed by the financial services industry.<ref>FSA, [http://www.fsa.gov.uk/Pages/About/Wh ...we], accessed 22 March 2010.</ref> The Chairman was formally appointed to the FSA board for five years and other members for three years.
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• European Commission Civil Society Dialogue
  This page contains a list of the Database of registered organisations in the [[European Commission]]'s Civil Society Dialogue. [http://trade-info.cec.e * [[Association Internationale des Mutualit&eacute;s]] (AIM) Belgium
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• FITA members: Associations Supporting International Trade such as small business development centers/ organizations, etc.
  The [[Federation of International Trade Associations]] has members in six categ *[[Association for Wedding Professionals International]]
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• European Commission CONECCS Database
  ...non-profit making civil society organisations organised at European level. The directory is established on a voluntary basis and it is intended only for i *[[ACADEMIC COOPERATION ASSOCIATION]] - [[ACA]]
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• Nestle: Corporate Crimes
  ...]. As the world's largest artificial baby milk producer controlling 40% of the market, Nestlé has been seen as a leading cause of this catastrophe, altho ...infections. Mothers who do not breastfeed will stop producing milk, making the bad choice to use artificial milk irreversible.
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• Bayer: Influence / Lobbying
  ...section) and can count on the support of other governments, in particular the US government (see also section on links with governments). Even if one forgets about the high level of secrecy and commercial confidentiality (seriously restricting
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• Pfizer: Corporate Crimes
  ...f. Critics however, claim that prices are kept artificially high even when the initial investment is recovered. ...ation than they do on research and development; that drug company profits, which are higher than all other industries, exceed research and development expen
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• Tim Rycroft
  ...ccessed 27 August 2008</ref> <ref> House of Commons [http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200001/cmhansrd/vo010501/text/10501w16.htm Han ...secondment as Head of Public Affairs for the [[BBC]].'<ref>Tax Free World Association, Middle East Duty free conference, Biographical notes [http://www.tfwa.com/
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• Spies at Work, Chapter 7: Peace and Cold War
  ...ts of the League's work and the application of lessons learned in war" was the creation of a "training organisation". ...in the wartime spirit of cooperation, the Unions had not barred their way. The League was quick to capitalise on this and as early as 1946 it started to r
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• ASDA Wal-Mart: Corporate Crimes
  ...o be a ‘good thing' for the British consumer. But reality and especially the exeriences of U.S. society show something else… ...tax base shrinks, the number of workers with health benefits declines, and the number of workers eligible for welfare increases.[2]
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• National Farmers' Union: Examples of recent NFU Policies
  ==Supporting the introduction of Genetically Modified Crops== In March 2003, NFU Council members voted three to one in the favour of a motion that British farmers should be allowed to grow GM crops
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• National Farmers' Union: An alternative voice for farmers?
  ...wanted a new organisation.: * A fifth (18%) had lapsed their membership of the NFU.81 ...es, as well as the lack of an administrative base, are the key reasons why the SFFA has not developed into a more powerful organisation.
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• Procter & Gamble: Influence / Lobbying
  ...now among the premier pro-trade, pro-market liberalisation organisations. The USCIB has an active membership base of over 300 multinational companies, la ...Director George Carpenter is Chair of the USCIB Environment Committee. ‘The USCIB Environment Committee consists of over 400 representatives from a cro
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• Procter & Gamble: Corporate Crimes
  ...pharma industry. Greed, dishonesty and fraud are some of its associations. The clinical trial press this week and an increased number of drug scandals add ...rectly to consumers on a national scale. Most of P&G’s product lines are the premium brands that cost a bit more than competitors –and much more than
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• J Sainsbury Plc: Influence / Lobbying
  ...since he left Sainsbury's only when he entered government, his links with the company are still extremely strong. ...which sits somewhat uncomfortably with Sainsburys' professed concern about the subject. For more on UNICE, see: http://www.corporateeurope.org/ebsummit/fa
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• J Sainsbury Plc: Corporate Crimes
  ...r party, (which certainly appear to have brought Lord Sainsbury rewards in the shape of a peerage and an appointment as Science and Technology Minister, a ...the patent is the cauliflower mosaic promoter, which was at the centre of the [[Arpad Pusztai]] affair[40].
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• Tesco Plc
  ...ess/2004/mar/06/supermarkets.tesco Outgoing Safeway chief hits at Tesco] ''The Guardian'', 6 March 2004 </ref> ...love-494556.html/ Calling Tesco: All You Need Is Love, Article On Tesco] ''The Independent'', Accessed 25th February 2008 </ref>
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• Tesco Plc: Influence / Lobbying
  ...old plating of EU directives. All of this undermines British businesses on the home front as they battle in global markets.' ''Sir Terry Leahy''{{ref|1}} As the above quote highlights, Tesco has a bit of a problem with national and Euro
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• Tesco Plc: Corporate Crimes
  Greenwash is one of the Corporation's most powerful weapons. Faced with increasing public concerns, ...ally friendly company it claims to be? The 'Every Little Helps' section on the Tesco website illustrates some of its efforts.
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• Drinkaware Trust
  ...l experts from the health, education and voluntary sectors and from within the drinks industry. ...nkaware.co.uk in advertising, at point of sale and on product labels.<ref> The Drinkaware trust,[http://www.drinkawaretrust.org.uk/index.php?option=com_co
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• Bayer: Corporate Crimes
  ...s compounds, including parathion, into the marketplace for insect control. The difficulty with organophosphates (OPs) is that they are neurotoxic due to t ...developed as a potential pesticide and that the US military application of the compound has nothing to do with them.{{ref|215}}
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• Brewers of Europe
  ...zerland and Turkey. Ultimately its role is to influence policy and protect the business interests of brewers across Europe.<ref>Brewers of Europe Website The Brewers of Europe lists its priorities as follows:
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• News Corporation: Who, Where, How Much?
  ...n-American' to suggest tobacco companies should not be involved in helping the World Health Organization (WHO) develop regulations for tobacco companies. 'This organization [the WHO] has extraordinary influence on government and consumers and we must fi
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• Malcolm Rigg
  ...been Head of Public Interest Research at [[Consumers' Association]] (now [[Which?]]). Earlier in his career he was a Senior Research Fellow at PSI {{ref|1}}
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• Microsoft: US Conflicts
  On May 18th 1998 Microsoft faced a public court case against the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and 20 other US states. Microsof ...Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to suit Internet Explorer and to the detriment of competitors.
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• British Retail Consortium
  The British Retail Consortium " for safe responsible retailing" ...he "lead trade association representing the whole range of retailers, from the large multiples and department stores through to independents, selling a wi
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• European Food Information Council
  ...ity & Health]", EUFIC website, accessed March 31 2009</ref> On its website the Council describes itself as: ...public's understanding of such issues and to raise consumers' awareness of the active role they play in safe food handling and choosing a well-balanced an
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• Danone
  ...ompany trading mainly in dairy products and bottled water and claims to be the leading world company in dairy products. Their mission statement is 'Bring ...Business Development since 1994, when he was responsible particularly for the internationalization of Groupe Danone.
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• EU Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity & Health
  ...to take initiatives aimed at fighting rising levels of obesity in Europe. The '''EU Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health''' describe :The Platform gathers stakeholders to agree voluntary measures to combat overwei
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• Primark Stores Ltd
  ...ds]] (ABF), a diversified international food, ingredients and retail group which advertises global sales of £8.2bn with 96,000 employees located throughout ...arket share, whilst Verdict Research is reported to have placed Primark as the leading retailer in value clothing. In addition is it claimed that Primark
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