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AlaskaThe animal rights group Friends of Animals has announced a boycott of travelling to Alaska because of the Alaskan Government’s decision to allow wolf hunting.?You can sign a petition and pledge your support?here.? HYPERLINK "" \l "A" Animal Testing?A number of companies were on the list because of a boycott call from BUAV (British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection)?over animal testing. BUAV no longer call for the boycotting of specific companies, but instead encourage people to buy from those companies that are accredited as 'cruelty-free' under the?Humane Cosmetics Standard. None of the following companies, which we have formally removed from the list, have signed up to the standard:?Colgate Palmolive;?Procter and Gamble; Reckitt Benckiser; SC Johnson; and Unilever.?Air travelAviation is the fastest-growing source of climate change causing greenhouse gas emissions.?Visit?low fly zone.?For information on airlines see Ethical Consumer's?"Travel in the UK and to Europe"?report .??Adidasfor using kangaroo skin to make some types of football boots.?Contact?Viva??To see how Adidas rated in Ethical Consumer magazine see the following free buyers guides: HYPERLINK "" sportswear,?fashion trainers?or?sportswear trainers.?Altria?(previously Philip Morris)Ethical Consumer magazine (issue 108, September/October 2007)?called for a boycoptt of Altria because it has funded groups which claim that global warming is a "myth" or “uneconomic” to address.?Ahava Dead Sea LaboratoriesCODEPINK, the US women’s anti-war movement, has launched the ‘Stolen Beauty’ campaign targeting Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories.?? HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" Bacardifor continuing to use its Cuban origins in its marketing despite being active in anti-Cuba lobby groups in the US.Contact:?Rock around the Blockade?on 020 7837 1688To see how they rated and for alternatives see Ethical Consumer's?buyers' guide to rum.?Barclaysis subject to a boycott call by Ethical Consumer for its involvement in?the Canadian oil sands.?BBC WorldwideIn June 2008 Burma Campaign UK updated its 'dirty list' of companies that are directly or indirectly helping to finance Burma’s brutal military dictatorship.?BBC Worldwide, the commericial arm of the BBC, was added due to its 75% stake in Lonely Planet travel guides. Lonely Planet vigorously defends its publication of a guide to Burma, despite Aung San Suu Kyi and the Burmese democracy movement's call for tourists to stay away. Tourism is a vital source of income to the military junta. According to??Burma Campaign UK, BBC Worldwide maintains that Lonely Planet will continue to publish its Burma guidebook.?View the full Dirty List here.?Bluefin TunaAccording to Greenpeace Bluefin tuna is an endangered species which could be extinct by 2012. Despite this it is still being served in sushi restaurants in the UK. For more information see theGreenpeace website.?BPThe company has come in for a boycott call thanks to one of the worst environmental disasters ever to befall the United states, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. You can find out more at two boycott sites?here?and?here.?British Heart Foundationfor conducting animal testing in order to find out about a human condition.The boycott is called by?PETA?whose?British Heartless Foundation?website contains a list of health charities which do not test on animals.Contact:?PETA?on 020 7357 9229?BurberryPeta are calling for a boycott of Burberry over its use of fur. See?home.aspand?features/chavs/index.asp?for more information.?Burmais ruled by one of the world's most brutal regimes and has used forced labour to prepare the country for tourism.?Burma Campaign UK?maintains a 'Dirty List' of companies operating in Burma.??Canadafor the government-subsidised slaughter of nearly one million seals over the last three years. Campaigners are also calling for a boycott of Canadian fish and seafood, as exports to the UK earn five times more for Canada than the landed seal hunt in Newfoundland.Contact: Respect for Animals?boycott-?0115 952 5440Humane Society of the USA?ace/19076International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)??020 7587 6700?There is now boycott specifically directed at Canadian maple syrup lead by PETA.For more information click?this link to the PETA?site.?Caterpillarfor selling bulldozers to Israel in full knowledge that they will be armoured and used to destroy Palestinian homes, infrastructure and agriculture in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.Contact:?War on Want,?Fenner Brockway House, 37-39 Great Guildford Street London SE1 OES. Tel: 0845 193 1952?It is also subjuct to a boycott call from Ethical Consumer for involvement in the?Canadian oil sands.ChevronTexacofor dumping billions of gallons of toxic waste in the Ecuadorian Amazon and failing to clean it up.Contact:?Chinafor its continued human rights abuses and for its occupation of TibetContact:?Boycottmadeinchina, email?usa@Coca-Colafor its repression of trade union activity in Colombia and its depletion of groundwater resources in India.Contact:?Colombia Solidarity Campaign, UK arm of campaign on 07743 743041 or?email.?See: Colombia's Food and Drink Workers' Union? HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" SinalTrainal, who called the boycott on 22nd July 2003,?Killer Coke.In India, Coca Cola has caused severe water shortages, polluted groundwater and soil around its bottling plant, distributed its toxic waste as "fertiliser" to local farmers and sold drinks with extremely high levels of pesticides. See?India Resource Centre.?To see how Coca-Cola rated in Ethical Consumer Magazine and for alternative soft drinks see ourbuyers guide to soft drinks.?? HYPERLINK "" \t "blank" Daewoo International Corporationfor involvement in the development of gas projects off the coast of Arakan State in Western Burma.Contact?SCHWE Gas Movement?Domino's PizzaFor forcing delivery workers to work over 60 hours per week and refused to pay them overtime and minimum wage. See?The National Coalition Against Sweatshops?for more information.?? HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" Enterprise Rent-a-Carfor firing workers seeking to unionise at its boston airport facility. For updates see?the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers website.?EscadaWhen contacted by Ethical Consumer in May 2008?the Campaign Against the Fur Trade?stated that were calling for a boycott of fashion group Escada.?? HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" Gecko's Adventuresfor being on Free Burma UK's list of companies offering tours to Burma.?Contact?Burma Campaign UKfor a full list or ring 020 7324 4710?? HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" HarrodsWhen contacted by Ethical Consumer in May 2008?the Campaign Against the Fur Trade?stated that were calling for a boycott of Harrods, the last department store in the UK to stock fur products.?Herbal EssencesThe?Boycott Hurtful Essences?campaign was started by Uncaged because of the company's animal testing policy.?Hitachiis subjuct to a boycott call from Ethical Consumer for involvement in?Canadian oil sands.?HSBCis subjuct to a boycott call from Ethical Consumer for involvement in?Canadian oil sands.?? HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" Iams?(owned by?Procter & Gamble)for unnecessary animal testing. It is estimated Procter & Gambles is responsible for the deaths of 50,000 animals each year.Contact:? HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" Uncaged Campaigns, 9 Bailey Lane, Sheffield S1 4EG tel: 0114 272 2220, HYPERLINK "mailto:info@uncaged.co.uk" info@uncaged.co.uk?See Ethical Consumer's?buyers guide to pet food?for ratings and alternative brands to Iams.?Israelfollowing 'decades of refusal to abide by UN resolutions, International Humanitarian law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.'Film-makers, musicians, performers and academics have also added their voices, and are calling on their colleagues not to visit, exhibit or perform in Israel.Websites:?Boycott Israeli Goods?or?Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Box BM PSA, London WC1N 3XX tel: 020 7700 6192. See the?Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel?and the?British Committee for Universities of Palestine?(BRICUP) for information on cultural boycotts. BRICUP can be contacted on 0207 712 1709 and?info@.uk?? HYPERLINK "" \l "tata" Jaguar (see Tata)?JamaicaActivists say that "this nation should be avoided at all costs until the Jamaican government takes action to end the country’s virulently homophobic climate and draconian laws that persecute homosexuals." For more information see?JapanDue to whale hunting for "scientific" reasons in a protected whale sactuary around Antartica. This year, Japan may also start hunting endangered humpback whales.?See?the Boycott Japan facebook groupfor more information or?sign the petition.The?International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)?on 020 7587 6708 is also campaigning for the conservation and protection of whales and co-ordinates letter writing campaigns to the Icelandic, Norwegion and Japanese governments.?Joseph Ltdfor selling coats and other products made from animal fur.for selling boots made from rabbit fur.Contact the?Campaign Against the Fur Trade?Tel: 0845 330 7955?Junckersdue to selling Indonesian merbau flooring despite confirming that it is of unknown source. Without guarantees of the wood's origin, it's likely that merbau wood flooring could have come from Indonesia's last remaining rainforests.Contact?Environmental Investigation Agency?for more information or ring 020 7324 4710.?? HYPERLINK "" Kahrsdue to selling Indonesian merbau flooring despite confirming that it is of unknown source. Without guarantees of the wood's origin, it's likely that merbau wood flooring could have come from Indonesia's last remaining rainforests.Contact?Environmental Investigation Agency?for more information or ring 020 7324 4710.?Kentucky Fried ChickenAccording to PETA KFC suppliers cram birds into huge waste-filled factories, breed and drug them to grow so large that they can’t even walk, and often break their wings and legs. At slaughter, the birds’ throats are slit and they are dropped into tanks of scalding-hot water—often while they are still conscious. It would be illegal for KFC to abuse dogs, cats, pigs, or cows in these ways. For more information see theKentucky Fried Cruelty?website.?Kellogg'sFor using sugar from genetically engineered sugar beets in its products. For more information see theOrganic Consumers Association?website.Kurt Geigerfor selling boots made from rabbit fur.?Contact the?Campaign Against the Fur Trade?Tel: 0845 330 795?? HYPERLINK "" LandRover?(see?Tata)LGThis company group is under a boycott call for their involvement in a mining project in Rapu-Rapu. See the?SAVE RAPU-RAPU. SAVE OUR FUTURE.?website for more info.?Liberty Apparelto hold the clothing company accountable for sweatshop conditions in its suppliers' factories. The? HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" Ain't I A Woman?campaign is sponsored by?National Mobilisation Against Sweatshops?and the?Chinese Staff and Workers Association.?Liebherr Fridgesis subject to a boycott call from Ethical Consumer for its involvement in?Canadian oil sands.?Lonely Planet Guidesfor being on the Free Burma UK's list of companies publishing travel guide books with information on travel in Burma. Strong evidence exists that tourist facilities, roads and other constructino programmes in Burma have used forced labour and involved severe human rights abuses.Contact?Burma Campaign UK?for a full list?or see?Tourism Concern?L'OrealNaturewatch has a long-standing boycott of L'Oreal due to its continued use of animal testing for cosmetics. The French multinational uses ingredients that have been tested on animals, despite public statements to the contrary. It has also been criticised for lobbying against an EU ban on animal testing for cosmetics.Contact:? HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" Naturewatch?on 01242 252 871?See Ethical Consumer's buyers guides to?skin care,? HYPERLINK "" eyeshadow?and?mascara?for the L'Oreal company rating and alternative brands.?LV=Nottingham campaign ‘Shut Down H&K’ is calling for a boycott of financial services mutual LV= (formerly know as London Victoria). Activists discovered that LV= owns a small business park on an industrial estate in Nottingham which is home to H&K’s UK head office.For more information visit.uk??Lycra? (owned by Koch Industries Inc)is subject to a boycott call from Ethical Consumer for its involvement inCanadian oil sands.? HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" MauritiusThe Gateway to Hell campaign is calling a boycott of Mauritius over its complicity in the live export of primates. See?the campaign website?for more details.?MotorolaThe?New York Campaign for the Boycott of Israel has called for a boycott of Motorola over the firm's business dealings with the Israel Defense Forces.For more information see the?NYCBI website.?? HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" Nestléfor its irresponsible marketing of baby milk formula which infringes the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes.Contact:?Baby Milk Action, 23 St Andrews St, Cambridge CB2 3AX, 01223 464420?Nokia SiemensThis company recently provided the Iranian regime with a "monitoring center" that enables security forces to tap cell phones, scramble text-messages, and interrupt calls. Nokia's new surveillance system has enhanced the regime's ability to crack down on dissent during recent protests. See?the pledge page?or? HYPERLINK "" facebook group?for information.?Nouvelle recycled toilet paperBoycott called by Ethical Consumer magazine, issue 108 (September/October 2007).?Brand owners Koch Industries,?also makes toilet tissue from virgin forests, was the main US importer of wood from Indonesia and came bottom in a recent World Wildlife Fund comparison of toilet tissue companies. It has also been part of a team advising George Bush on “conservative environmentalism,” or in short, deregulation.?See toilet roll report in issue 107 for alternatives.?A boycott call has also been issued for the company's involvement in the?Canadian oil sands.??O? HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" Pakistan International Airlines?The?International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)?have launched a consumer boycott of PIA, acting on behalf of eight trade unions to pressurise the Pakistani government to stop the victimisation of aviation workers.?For more information contact ITF +44(0)20 7940 9260.?Peugeotfor moving production from the UK to France and low-wage Slovakia.?Contact?Amicus and T&G unions?for more information or ring 020 7611 2500?Procter and Gamblefor its continued use of animal testing for cosmetics, household products and pet food. Brands made by P&G include Always, Ariel, Bold, Camay, Crest, Daz, Dreft, Fairy, Flash, Head and Shoulders, Insignia, Iams, Milton, Napisan, Oil of Ulay, Old Spice, Pampers, Sinex, Tide, Viakal, Vidal Sassoon, Vortex and Zest. For further details see?the Boycott P&G website.Contact:?BUAV,?16a Crane Grove, London N7 8LB (0207 700 4888)and:?Uncaged Campaign, 9 Bailey Lane, Sheffield S1 4EGtel: 0114 272 2220,?info@uncaged.co.ukAlso see PETA's? HYPERLINK "" Iams Cruelty page?? HYPERLINK "" QantasIn June 2008 Burma Campaign UK updated their 'dirty list' of companies that are directly or indirectly helping to finance Burma’s brutal military dictatorship. BCUK call on people to contact companies listed to sever business ties with Burma. And, where appropriate, let them know you'll be boycotting their products until they do.Fifty new companies were added including Australian airline Qantas.? HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" Rachel's Organic?(owned by Dean Foods)In April 2007 The US?Organic Consumers Association?launched a boycott of two leading US-based organic brands Aurora and Horizon for mislabelling products 'USDA Organic' when milk was coming from factory farms. Horizon is owned by Dean Foods, also the owner of major Uk brand Rachel's Organic.?Royal Bank of Scotlandfor its involvement in the?Canadian oil sands.?? HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" SABMillerAltria (formerly Philip Morris) has a substantial shareholding in SABMiller, which also owns Appletiser, Peroni Nastro Azzuro and Pilsner Urquell. See above for details of the Altria boycottFor alternative?mainstream?brands, the highest ethiscores go to? HYPERLINK "" Budvar and Grolsch.?Shelluntil the peoples of the Ogoni region in Nigeria receive a fair share of profits from oil extraction, and are able to live in better environmental conditions.Contact:?MOSOP-UK?(Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People), Suite 3-4, Albion Place, Galena Rd, Hammersmith, London W6 0LT, 020 8563 8614Starbucksbecause for every cup of coffee that it sells, farmers in coffee-growing countries such as Ethiopia earn about 2p. It has also been accused by the?Industrial Workers of the World?union of 'retaliatory firing' of four union organisers in the USContact US?Organic Consumer's Association?for information on the campaign for fairer terms for Ethiopian coffee farmers. More information on how to support the union can be found on by visiting theNational Lawyers Guild?website or telephoning (001) 212 679 5100.?Superdrugfor being on Free Burma UK's list of companies with investments in Burma. The connection is via Superdrug's parent company Cheung Kong Holdings.Contact?Burma Campaign UK?for a full list or ring 020 7324 4710?Cheung Kong Holdings also have shares in oil giant Hutchinson Whampoa. Superdurg therefore also appear on the?Tar Sands boycott list.Suzukifor being on Free Burma UK's list of companies with investments in Burma.Contact?Burma Campaign UK?for a full list or ring 020 7324 4710??TargetUS retailer Target has become the subject of a boycott by gay rights campaigners after it was revealed the company donated funds to a lobby group that supports Republican Senator Tom Emmer, a fervent supporter of anti-gay legislation.See the facebook page here? HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" Tarkettdue to refusing to provide evidence to prove the legal source of their merbau flooring. Without guarantees of the wood's origin, it's likely that merbau wood flooring could have come from Indonesia's last remaining rainforests.Contact?Environmental Investigation Agency?for more information or ring 020 7324 4710.? HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" Tata GroupIn June 2008 Burma Campaign UK updated their 'dirty list' of companies that are directly or indirectly helping to finance Burma’s brutal military dictatorship. BCUK call on people to contact companies listed to sever business ties with Burma. And, where appropriate, let them know you'll be boycotting their products until they do.Fifty new companies were added including Tata, the largest private group in India, and owner of?Jaguar and Land Rover.?Tescodue to its escalating use of Radio Frequency identification. The tiny computer chips embedded in products or packaging allow monitoring of items which consumers normally consider private, like clothing, wallets and backpacks.?Contact?CASPIAN (Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering)also due to the sale of live turtles, tortoises and frogs in their Chinese stores. China currently has no animal welfare laws.?Contact?Care for the Wild International?Tel. 01306 627900?Three Mobilefor being on Burma Campaign UK's 'Dirty List' of companies with investments in Burma. Burma Campaign UK calls on people to "help increase the pressure on these companies by contacting them and asking them to cut their ties with Burma".??The? Burma Campaign UK 'Dirty List'?was last updated in June 2008.?Three mobile is also on Ethical Consumers boycott list for its involvement in the?Canadian oil sands.ToyotaIn June 2008 Burma Campaign UK updated their 'dirty list' of companies that are directly or indirectly helping to finance Burma’s brutal military dictatorship. BCUK call on people to contact companies listed to sever business ties with Burma. And, where appropriate, let them know you'll be boycotting their products until they do.Fifty new companies were added including Toyota.???Wal-martFeeling Red Seeing Blue has called a boycott of Walmart for "transgressions of local, state and U. S. laws, anti-union activities, support of overseas sweat shops, and adjusting its retail philosophy to accord with social conservative priorities" See?boycotts.php?for more information. ................
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