How Activism Forced Nike to Change Its Ethical Game

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Problems still exist in Nike’s supply chain but the corporation today operates with an openness and transparency that would have been unthinkable 20 years ago.
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With three weeks until the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, activists are busy cranking out yet another round of anti-sweat shop campaigns and shock-horror exposes. But do these campaigns really make any difference?

 

Perhaps surprisingly, the answer is yes.

 

In the new Olympic special edition of Ethical Consumer magazine the spotlight is on Nike and the impact that 20 years of campaigning has had in changing the corporate culture of one of the world's biggest sportswear brands.

 

Turmoil Returns to Stock Markets and Euro

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Spain's borrowing costs soared back to crisis levels on Friday after infighting among eurozone countries signalled a return to the turmoil that has rocked the global economy in recent months.

The interest rate on Spanish bonds touched 7%, leaving Madrid on the brink of asking Brussels for a formal bailout, despite having secured a €100bn rescue facility for the country's banks.

Stock markets plunged and the euro tumbled as investors withdrew funds from the currency zone in favour of safer havens. The euro fell 1% to its lowest level against the dollar since July 2010. Spain's Ibex index of leading shares was down more than 3%. The German Dax fell almost 2% to 6410 and the French CAC 1.9% lower at 3168. The FTSE dropped 30 points to 5662, while the New York Dow Jones index fell 138 points to 12,719.

A report on the jobs market in the US added to market tensions after it appeared to show the powerhouse of global growth hitting the buffers. The US added only 80,000 jobs last month, well short of the 200,000 average it managed until March and the 400,000 it needs to bring down unemployment.

Kauilapele: SaLuSa 7-4-12…”Peace Is Not an Option… It Is Your Right to Live Free”

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SaLuSa 7-4-12…”Peace Is Not an Option… It Is Your Right to Live Free”

Posted on 2012/07/03 

Cannot envision a more appropriate title than that, just prior to the celebration day of the united states (of the continent of North America) Declaration of Independence Day (notice I did not capitalize “united states” because “The United States” did not exist, nor did “THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CORPORATION of the District of Columbia” exist either). (The latter was my “Hey, most of you have no idea what the real history of the so-called USA really is” rant).

SANANDA: Be Strong And Know That Help Is Near

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Esu “Jesus” Sananda

 

 – Esu “Jesus” Sananda

 

Peace. Esu present in Light, and in Service to God and to The Creation.

Let there be no mistake about who I AM or who I Serve: I Serve only the highest good for humanity, in Service to the Father of All That Is. Let not your limited understanding prevent you from reading that which I have to say, for it is for the greater good that I come forth to add clarity and understanding to a chaotic and pained world.

HIGH SOLAR ACTIVITY TODAY

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"HIGH SOLAR ACTIVITY: Behemoth sunspot AR1515 is crackling with M-class solar flares and appears to be on the verge of producing an X-class explosion. NOAA forecasters estimate an 80% chance of M-flares and a 25% chance of X-flares during the next 24 hours. X-flare alerts: text, voice.

NEW SUNSPOT: A new sunspot is emerging over the sun's southeastern limb, and it appears to be a big one. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory caught a first glimpse of the spot's dark cores during the early hours of July 6th:

Solar activity is already high. The addition of this new active region could boost the chance of flares even more. Check back later today as the sunspot turns more squarely toward Earth, affording a better view of its size and potential for eruptions."

Geoffrey West – Cosmic Vision News – InLight Blogtalkradio – 7 July 2012

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Geoffrey West – Cosmic Vision News – InLight Blogtalkradio – 7 July 2012

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Cosmic Vision News – 7 July 2012

Call in to speak with the host : (323) 784-9697

Direct Link to the CVN- InLight – Blogtalkradio show 7 July 2012

starts 7 July 01.00 AM European Mainland Time that is 6 or 7 PM 6 July 2012 USA Central.

CVN host, Geoffrey West offers news, talk and commentary about the latest events unfolding with regards to what is arguably the most guarded secret, and yet the most important event to improve the human and planetary condition.

Sekhmet's Crystal Exercise: Transmuting Dark Hats to White

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Sekhmet's Crystal Exercise:
Transmuting Dark Hats to White
Ashtar on the Road Teleconference - June 26, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

"Well, Howdy Everyone! Is everybody back in their chairs? I hope you were all dancing - I was!* This is what it's about, yesss! It's feeling good, feeling Divine, it's allowing your Divinities to shine forth. Let the World see your Divinity. Let the World know how beautiful it is. How beautiful everyone in the World is, how glorious it is to be here! Yes, we know that sometimes the restrictions of the human body, coupled with the restrictions of 3D programs and boxes, can be non-conducive to feeling your Divinities.

 

U.S. banking giant suddenly closes 5 funds in euro

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U.S. banking giant suddenly closes 5 funds in euro
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by: WSI Published July 6 2012 
A direct consequence of the decision of the Central Bank to cut deposit rates to zero. The order left New York, regards capital invested in euro. All the details.
 
New York - It 's not true that the decision of Mario Draghi, ECB president, announced yesterday, the EU cut interest rates to 0.75% (low for the eurozone) has no effect on the markets. It has immediate, and not exactly unnoticed effects. In fact, 'the sensational news that one of the largest global banks headquartered in the United States, turned immediately to prevent further damage to a profitability 'planned "zero" of capital invested in euro. The road 'that already' beaten with controversial results from the Fed, the U.S. Central Bank led by Ben Bernanke, to stimulate the American economy.

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