2004 Press Releases
Corporate Accountability International Joins in Global Day of Action For Bhopal
Pressure on Dow Chemical Builds on 20th Anniversary of Bhopal Disaster
December 3, 2004
World's First Public Health Treaty to Take Effect: Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Set to Become International Law Despite Years of Intense Lobbying by Tobacco Giants
Corporate Accountability International (formerly Infact) Applauds Countries that Stood Up to Tobacco Industry; Urges US to Reverse Direction and Ratify Quickly
November 30, 2004
Corporate Accountability International Calls on Indian Officials to Release Those Detained for Nonviolently Protesting Coca-Cola's Abuses
Backs Call for Official Inquiry into Coke's Complicity in Police Attack on Nonviolent March and Protest
November 30, 2004
Community, Religious and Student Leaders Across U.S. Join with Activists in India, Challenge Coke to Stop Draining Water from Word's Poorest Communities.
From Northeastern India to Atlanta, Georgia--Pressure Builds on Soft Drink Giant.
November 23, 2004
Corporate Accountability International Challenges Corporations That Threaten Water Resources
With Nationwide Actions, Activist Group Pressures Coke to Stop Draining Water From Some of World's Poorest Communities
November 18, 2004
Infact Changes Name to Corporate Accountability International, Expands Organizing
Leading Campaign Organization Challenges Abuses by Water, Food and Agribusiness, and Oil Industries
November 17, 2004
Students and Activists from Coast to Coast Call on Coke to Stop Stealing Water
People Across US Join Growing International Effort to Pressure Soft Drink Giant
November 12, 2004
Infact Cites Framework Convention on Tobacco Control as Model for Business and Human Rights
Read Infact's comment to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
October 22, 2004
Coalition Asks Commission on Presidential Debates to Eliminate Corporate Money
September 29, 2004
Department of Justice Lawsuit Signals Public Demand for Holding Tobacco Industry Accountable for Deadly Abuses
Infact Welcomes Long-Awaited Start of Trial
September 21, 2004
Momentum Builds Behind Global Tobacco Treaty as Hundreds Gather for Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health
Infact and the Network for Accountability of Tobacco Transnationals Call on Governments to Ratify Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
September 15, 2004
Senate Action to Give FDA Authority Over Tobacco Welcomed, but Philip Morris/Altria Support Raises Warning Flags
Infact Encouraged by Move to Regulate Tobacco Products at National Level, Urges Government Officials to Be Extremely Wary of Philip Morris/Altria Support
July 16, 2004
NGOs Warn Against Delay in Implementation of Global Tobacco Treaty
Infact and Network for Accountability of Tobacco Transnationals Applaud Ratifying Countries and Call for Clear Commitment of Resources to Next Steps
June 25, 2004
NGOs Call For Decisive Action to Ensure Strong Implementation of Global Tobacco Treaty
Infact and Network for Accountability of Tobacco Transnationals Urge Countries to Safeguard Framework Convention on Tobacco Control from Industry Interference
June 21, 2004
TIAA-CREF Questioned Over Issues Of Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility Around Annual Shareholders' Meeting
Activists Press for Change, Acknowledge Pension Fund's Openness to More Positive Directions, with Presence Inside Annual Meeting and Action Outside New York City Headquarters
June 15, 2004
NGOs Decry Industry-Driven Policymaking
Food Industry Attempts to Derail WHO Initiative on Healthy Diets Rebuffed
May 22, 2004
NGOs Denounce Industry Influence Over International Health Policy
Big Food and Big Tobacco Flex Muscles with Help of US Government, Face Resistance from Countries Committed to Health
May 19, 2004
Health and Corporate Accountability Activists Around World
Call On Govermnent Officials To Ratify Global Tobacco Treaty
Sixth International Week of Resistance to Tobacco Transnationals Demonstrates Global Momentum for Swift Implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
May 17, 2004
Bush Administration's Signing of Global Tobacco Treaty Called Public Relations Maneuver
Infact Skeptical that US Will Ratify Groundbreaking Treaty, Calls on US Senate to Act Decisively on Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
May 11, 2004
Philip Morris/Altria Runs Interference on Global Tobacco Treaty
Infact Debunks Tobacco Giant's Claims to Support Framework Convention on Tobacco Control at Annual Shareholders' Meeting
April 29, 2004
Kraft Looks To Fatten Profits At Expense Of Global Health
Food Giant Faces Public Pressure at Annual Shareholders' Meeting
April 27, 2004
Tobacco Giant Philip Morris/Altria Changes Location of Annual Shareholders' Meeting in Face of Growing Public Pressure
Move from Richmond, Virginia to East Hanover, New Jersey Indicates World's Largest Tobacco Corporation is Trying to Evade Scrutiny
February 9, 2004
Public Interest Organizations Urge Indian Government to Ratify Global Tobacco Treaty
Infact and the Network for Accountability of Tobacco Transnationals Call on India to Continue Leadership Role in Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
January 23, 2004
NGOs Decry Industry-Driven Policymaking
Food Industry Attempts to Derail WHO Initiative on Healthy Diets Rebuffed
January 22, 2004
International Tobacco Treaty Seen as Model for Curbing Corporate Abuses at World Social Forum in India
As 75,000 Gather at Major International Event, Infact and NATT Build Campaign for Implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the First Global Health and Corporate Accountability Treaty
January 16, 2004
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