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Article

25 Jan 2006

Author:
Gustavo Capdevila, Inter Press Service (IPS)

World Economic Forum - Disgraceful Distinctions

The prizes for corporate irresponsibility were awarded this year to the oil giant Chevron, in environmental affairs, for polluting forests in Ecuador; to Walt Disney, in the social domain, for violating workers' and human rights in China; and to Citigroup, for enabling tax evasion and money laundering by corporations, individuals and dictators. [also refers to Texaco (part of Chevron), Euzkadi Rubber, Continental Tire]