Nick Stace shares his thoughts regarding the unexpected cancellation of the GroceryCHOICE website, and asks for your help.
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Comments(0) Global consumer advocacy body Consumers International (CI) has released its inaugural Intellectual Property (IP) Watch list, a global snapshot of how national IP and copyright laws serve or subvert consumer interests.
The report shows that Australian consumers suffer some of the greatest restrictions in relation to use of copyrighted material including music, DVD and published works. [...]
The government is set to make a decision on what it will do to protect children from the unhealthy influence of junk food marketing and we want to give Australians the opportunity to tell the Health Minister that they support a ban on junk food ads when children are watching TV.
Children are exposed to around [...]
Selling junk foods to kids is big business – and a big headache for parents. In February, the South Australian Government called for a voluntary nationwide withdrawal of junk food ads during children’s television viewing, following a similar ban in the UK being phased in now.
March 15 is World Consumer Rights Day, and this [...]
Comments(0) Audio files of all Congress sessions are now online at the CHOICE Congress Full Coverage page.
The audio recordings are in MP3 format, suitable for most music and media players.
Comments(0) A Fuji Xerox executive has suggested that mandatory sustainability reporting may be necessary for transparent and speedy change towards real sustainable consumption.
Ramsey Moodie, Corporate Affairs Manager at Fuji Xerox, was a speaker at the congress session on sustainable consumption and tackling climate change.
During the course of his presentation Mr Moodie said “we’re [...]
More than 300 photos from the CI Congress are now available on Flickr. You can view the photos at www.flickr.com/groups/cicongress2007 and, if you have a Flickr account, you can download the photos, become a member of the CI World Congress 2007 group and invite others to join. You can also post your own photos to [...]
Read More..>>Consumers International is encouraging all members to complete the member feedback survey.
Read More..>>An excerpt from Big Bucks Big Pharma, a documentary directed by Ronit Ridberg that was screened at the CI World Congress. A fascinating look at the marketing of drugs, both directly to consumers and to the medical industry, and the enormous influence it can have.
This statement, from former Merck sale rep Gene Carbona, provides [...]
Kenya’s Samuel Ochieng was today elected the first African President of Consumers International at the final session of CI’s World Congress in Sydney.
Mr Ochieng’s appointment comes as the global consumer movement wraps up four days of debate, discussion and action around the theme of holding corporations to account.
On becoming the first African President of Consumers [...]
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