Boycott Bush Report - G8 Special
Top Ten UK brands to boycott.
Ethical Consumer outlines its own boycott campaign to encourage the US government to take climate change seriously.
George Bush's visit to the G8 in Edinburgh is expected to bring about no change in his irrational position on global warming. We have therefore chosen to highlight the top ten brands of some of his biggest corporate donors here on our ethiscore website.
We are asking consumers to boycott these brands until the companies:
- publicly call on him to support the Kyoto protocol, and
- cease all political funding of the current administration until he does so.
If you want to support the campaign, it would be great if you could let the companies know how you feel. We hope that the company email facility on this website will help you.
By clicking on each product name on the table opposite, and then the company name on the next page, you'll be taken to a company information page. Choosing 'tell the company you don't like its ethics' will take you to the email area of this site.
More information about Ethical Consumer's Boycott Bush campaign
appears at www.boycottbush.net
Alternative brands to buy for the top ten are as follows:
Petrol
When Ethical Consumer magazine reported on petrol and diesel in February 2003, its recommended Best Buys were Murco followed by Shell.
(Also a subscriber report on this site)
Coffee
Choose coffee that is Fairtrade and/or organic, such as Caf�direct, Clipper, Percol, Equal Exchange and the Co-op's own brand.
(Also a subscriber report on this site)
Microsoft
Open Office (download for free from www.openoffice.org)
(See also the computers report on this site)
Credit Cards
The Co-operative Bank produces various credit cards
Supermarkets
Local, independently-owned shops, Budgens, the Co-op, Sainsbury's
Soft Drinks
Barr's, BB Soda, Cabana, Fentimans, Irn Bru, Kia, Mecca Cola, Qibla Cola, Simply Citrus, Tizer, Vimto, Whole Earth (also a subscriber report on this site).
Beer
When Ethical Consumer magazine reported on beer in February 2002, Wadworth's and Marston's came out as best of the UK-wide brands.
Internet service providers
The Phone Co-op, GreenNet
Crisps
Tra'fo, Jonathan Crisp, Stour Valley, Kettle Chips, Highlander, Seabrook