"Public Eye" anti-prize awarded in Davos

 The two organizations Berne Declaration (EvB) and Pro Natura have presented their anti-award and chosen what they consider to be the most irresponsible companies of the year. With the Public Eye, the organizations want to create a "counter-publicity to the World Economic Forum (WEF)" in Davos, they write in a press release. The so-called "Public Eye Global Award" went to the nuclear company Areva S.A. The French state-owned company mines uranium in northern Niger under "scandalous conditions", according to the accusation by EvB and Pro Natura. Glencore International received the Swiss award. The two organizations accuse the commodities group of "unscrupulous and non-transparent" conduct and castigate its activities in Colombia.
This year, for the first time, an audience award was presented via the Internet. This anti-award also went to Areva. EvB and Pro Natura also awarded a positive prize: it went to Hess Natur for an organic cotton project in Burkina Faso carried out jointly with Helvetas.