Corporate power

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Devastated: Malaysian rainforest cleared for agriculture

Each time we visit the supermarket, pay our taxes or fill up our car we fuel the growth of big companies.

Behind the public face of corporations:

Democracy is eroded
Companies often have more power than governments. They threaten to move their business to get what they want.
Environments are destroyed
Rainforests are cleared to grow products on our supermarket shelves. Demand for palm oil is decimating forests in Borneo.
Human rights are abused
People have no say on changes ruining their lives. Communities are thrown off their land or forced to live next to leaking oil pipes.

By law, public companies have to maximise profit and keep investors happy. This means economic growth comes before people and the planet.

Did you know?

51 of the world's 100 biggest economies are now corporations.

Joshua Karliner

You shouldn't have to worry about all this when you do your weekly shop. Unfortunately some companies try to claim they are greener than they really are.

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