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Who Made My Trainers? How To Be A
Responsible Consumer
PROCESS & RESOURCES - 3
More Research
Multinationals have become sensitive to criticisms. Use a websearch
engine to find out which brandnames have responded to criticisms about
human rights, globalisation, ecological damage etc. For example, the
Reebok
website includes a section on human rights. MacDonald’s
has a “commitment to the environment”, and so does Coca
Cola.
Search Tip:
Commercial websites often have a section called COMMUNITY or SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY where you will find statements about their environmental
and employment policies, for example. If you can’t find a section
called Community or Social Responsibility, try the ABOUT US link.
Now, modify at least five of the sentences you wrote in Process
2.
For example:
X company has been criticised for exploiting its workers. But they
claim that they treat their workers well. They say that….
Write down your sentences and be prepared to read them aloud to your
classmates.
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