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<<< press your browser’s back button to go back to list of candidates BAE SystemsNominated for promoting deadly weapons as environmentally friendly.BAE Systems is a global defence and aerospace company developing weapons and technologies for military purposes. In late 2006 BAE Systems started to present itself as a greener and more ethical corporation, promoting the slight environmental improvements they have made in their production of weapons and military technologies. BAE are making great play of their ethical and environmental record to counter a blitz of negative publicity regarding bribery and undue influence on government decision making. BAE claimed in their annual report of 2006, through a third party endorsement, that “Despite the snigger factor of ‘green bullets’, there is no reason why BAE Systems should be treated differently from any other large manufacturing company whose products have an environmental impact.” Except perhaps the fact that most other manufacturers don’t make products that are actually designed to kill people. The greenwash here is that the company is trying to use their very marginal green ‘achievements’ to defuse proper scrutiny and criticism. One example is their promotion of lead-free in munitions. Consult the most recent company sustainability report to get a fuller understanding of the reponsible product stewardship strategy with the expectation that: “product stewardship to become more important to the UK MoD and other customers and believe that BAE Systems could gain competitive advantage by being an early mover. This could also reduce costs and benefit the company’s reputation.” (BAE Systems Corporate Responsibility Report 2006, page 9) If you think that saving the planet while killing its inhabitants isn’t really responsible behaviour cast your vote for BAE systems now! Supporting infoBAE Systems ‘above the law’ over Saudi enquiry, claim campaigners, AFX News Limited, 1 May 2007. Goldsmith could face legal challenge over BAE Systems fraud inquiry, Campaign Against Arms Trade, press release, 15 December 2006. Legal challenge to decision to drop BAE corruption inquiry, CAAT and The Corner House, 18 December 2006. Arms manufacturer loads lead-free bullets; Traditional variety ‘pose a risk to people’, warns BAE Systems, Lester Haines, The Register, 18 September 2006. Corporate Responsibility Report 2006, BAE Systems, 2007.
Comments227 Gerard 7 January 2008: sauver la planète en tuant ses habitants n’est peut-être pas un comportement très responsable, mais certainement efficace. (par qui ont commence ?) 119 Hugh Griffiths 2 December 2007: How can they expect this to make any sort of sense. I suppose they do have one track minds. Maybe they should take off the blinkers and see the bigger picture 117 Sebastian Meier 29 November 2007: Na klar, ethisch korrekte Waffenproduktion für eine bessere Umwelt. Was für ein Hohn! 111 doris kroll-hartge 27 November 2007: umweltfreundlich töten, das ist der hammer. 105 Billy Ivy 27 November 2007: Und der neuste Hit der Nagelpflegeindustrie sind Handgranaten? 93 Rémy Chagnollaud 22 November 2007: Et pourquoi pas des BASM pleine d’engrais, bio bien entendu, pour fertiliser les champs ? 90 David Ivall 19 November 2007: Genius! Another feather in their cap. Chris Morris couldn’t have thought up better. 89 James Skinner 19 November 2007: The cynicism of this claim is mind-boggling. BAE has certainly earned this award in so many ways. 87 Karl Otto Henseling 17 November 2007: Habe selten von einem so zynischen Gebrauch ökologischer Argumente erfahren. 84 Claire Richard 16 November 2007: Je trouve très sain de lier dégradation de l’environnement et expansion du marché des armes. C’est un lien qui saute aux yeux partout dans le monde, sauf bien sûr pour les sociétés qui profitent largement de ce négoce. 74 Andreas Streitberger 12 November 2007: Was helfen sog. “grüne” Geschosse. Waffen bleiben Waffen und damit gefährliche Werkzeuge, insbesondere in der Hand korrupter Machthaber. Finde es daneben, wenn sich eine solche Firma mit einem Ökomäntelchen behängen will. 71 Madam Miaow 12 November 2007: Green weapons? Beyond satire. BAE should win this category for so many reasons. Corrupt and corrupting, deadly, nasty. 50 roux christophe 1 November 2007: tuer en respectant l’environement c’est trés fort 45 Gironton 25 October 2007: Moralité de marchand : BAE fait la promotion de balles sans plomb pour le respect de l’environnement non pas parce qu’ils se seraient subitement convertis à la conscience écologique mais parce qu’ils ont peur de devoir payer les coûts de dépollution après! Et après on vient nous dire que le capitalisme est soucieux de bien-être environnemental… 41 TonyMontana 22 October 2007: mir wär am liebsten die BAE typen würden sich mit ihren grünen geschossen selbst eliminieren. seltsam widersprüchliche ethik, meine stimme habt ihr. 35 Ihno Goldenstein 20 October 2007: war sells, das ist bekannt, aber dabei einen grünen Faktor einzubringen ist an Scheinheiligkeit nicht mehr zu überbieten. | ||||||
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