"Corporate Responsibility" - BAT

[Michael Perelman]

Democracy Now had a good program on the Nottingham Centre with someone who
resigned in protest.  Disgusting that universities lend themselves to such
crap.

On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 06:46:29AM +0100, Chris Burford wrote:
> Amid new allegations that Britsh American Tobacco has been colluding in 
> cigarette smuggling, it is interesting to visit their attractive website.
> 
> There we see the modern face of global finance capital. Under "Corporate 
> Citizenship" we read
> 
> >As part of this commitment, we have accepted a request from Nottingham 
> >University in the UK to help finance and support a new International 
> >Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility at the University's Business 
> >School. The Centre will develop a research and teaching programme in this 
> >important area of business activity, helping to put corporate social 
> >responsibility firmly on the mainstream business agenda. Our involvement 
> >not only stems from our long association with supporting management and 
> >business education. We welcome the opportunity it offers us to be part of 
> >the learning as this important new business discipline develops.
> 
> 
> http://www.bat.com/
> 
> 
> Guardian article on new evidence, rather embarrassing for Conservative 
> Party europhile leadership candidate, Ken Clarke, who was recruited as 
> deputy chairman of BAT:
> 
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/smoking/Story/0,2763,541133,00.html
> 
> Chris Burford
> 
> London
> 
> 

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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929

Tel. 530-898-5321
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