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22 august 2002
johannesburg
Oil Majors, Biotech Giants Lead Greenwash
Academy Award Nominees South African
Companies: Don't Count Us Out
August 22, 2002 -- Johannesburg - On the
eve of the 2002 World Summit Greenwash
Academy Awards, carbon kingpins Shell, BP and
ChevronTexaco, along with leading purveyors
of Frankenfoods, Monsanto, Novartis and
Aventis are vying for some of the event's
most prestigious awards. Local favorites
Eskom and Sasol should not be counted out,
however, according to insiders from the
Academy.
With Awards in 11 categories, including
Best Greenwash Actor, Best Bluewash Actor
(for masquerading as a corporate
humanitarian), Best Supporting Government,
Best Director, Best Picture, Best Makeup, and
a Lifetime Achievement Award, the Greenwash
Awards are the world's premier prize for
companies acting - but not behaving - green.
The multi-media award ceremony will include a
display of some of the best examples of
greenwash in the world today.
"Ten years ago in Rio, global businesses
promised to deliver sustainable development.
They have broken that promise and therefore
cannot be awarded for sustainable
development," said Oscar Green, this year's
host for the ceremony. "However, they have
delivered an onslaught of sophisticated
greenwash. The Greenwash Academy will
recognize their achievement."
In a last minute threat to the Green
Oscars, Ronald McDonald, a representative of
McUnicef, has informed news agencies that he
will disrupt the ceremony unless his agency
is added to the list of nominees. McUnicef is
a joint venture of McDonald's and Unicef.
Unicef is the UN's advocate for children,
while McDonald's food is not healthy for
kids.
Oscar Green says that "McDonald's and
Unicef do make bedfellows of surpassing
strangeness; however their nomination came
too late to be considered by the
Academy."
A full list of categories and nominees can
be found at
www.earthsummit.biz
.
The winners of the Green Oscars will be
announced on Friday August 23 at 3:00, at the
Hotel Balalaika in Sandton, johannesburg. A
background press briefing will take place at
2:00 at the Oxford Room of the Hotel.
CONTACT IN JOHANNESBURG:
Chris Albertyn +27 82 804-9287
Craig Bennett +27 72 406 4748
Oscar Green +27 82 370-0579
Contact groundWork in Johannesburg:
Linda Ambler +27-72-83750 7560
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