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Article

8 May 2006

Author:
Inter Press Service

Big Business in Reform School, But Is It Sticking?

The United Nations, which has been trying to keep track of corporate social behaviour, is trumpeting some of the limited success stories in countries such as Canada, Britain, Brazil, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, France and the Netherlands...Patti Lynn, campaign director at Corporate Accountability International, complains that the United Nations has failed to place high priority on the one of the key social and environmental issues worldwide: the right to water. [refers to Coca-Cola, Suez]