simon zadek

A week in South Africa, and a step further in a brilliant initiative, the South African Renewables Initiative (SARI) exploring how to boost renewables and in the process drive industrial development opportunities deep into the industry’s value chains, and help to vaccinate South Africa’s energy and carbon intensive against the expected growth of ‘carbon sensitivity’ in its key international markets by establishing a green purchase obligation for these sectors.…

BAe’s admission that it has been guilty of illegal practices, basically bribery at scale, is a relief and vindicates the persistence campaigning on this issue by the Corner House and other advocates of clean practice. BAe, once at the starting gate for a radical transformation to produce non-military products, the so-called Lucas Plan, is now one of the world’s largest merchandiser of fine weaponry to the four corners of the globe.…