NESTLE: called out for "blue-washing"

NESTLE: called out for "blue-washing"

Postby Oscar » Thu Oct 26, 2017 3:52 pm

Council of Canadians calls Nestlé out for "blue-washing"

[ https://canadians.org/media/council-can ... ue-washing ]

Media Release October 26, 2017

The Council of Canadians is challenging bottled water giant Nestlé for its plans to certify sites as sustainable in Canada and around the world.

Yesterday, Nestlé announced it was planning to certify 20 factories with the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) in Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the United States. [ http://www.nestle.com/media/news/nestle ... tewardship ]

"It's outrageous and laughable that Nestlé is claiming that its water bottling is sustainable," says Maude Barlow, Honorary Chairperson of the Council of Canadians. "Nestlé is not only a member but also a founding partner of the Alliance for Water Stewardship, which Nestlé is seeking 'certification' from. Certifying Nestle makes the whole AWS scheme essentially meaningless. I think communities around the world will see right through Nestlé's blue-washing."

Nestlé has been bottling and selling millions of litres of water every day on two expired permits in Ontario. One permit expired more than one year ago and another permit expired at the end of the summer. Nestlé bottles and sells roughly 265 million litres every year from its Hope plant in B.C. The Hope facility is already registered as seeking certification.

Groundwater resources will not be sufficient for future needs due to drought, climate change and over-extraction. A report prepared by the City of Guelph warned that Nestlé's Aberfoyle plant could conflict with Guelph's future water needs. In Centre Wellington, Nestlé's expansionary drive has already begun to interfere with community access to water for a growing population.

The Council of Canadians warns that bottled water poses a dangerous threat to groundwater resources at a time of growing scarcity. While tap water is consumed locally and returned to the watershed, bottled water ships large amounts of water out of the watershed. The Council is calling for a phase out of bottled water takings to protect the human right to water. 30-

For more information or to arrange interviews:

Dylan Penner, Media Officer, Council of Canadians,
613-795-8685, dpenner@canadians.org. Twitter: @CouncilOfCDNs
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Re: NESTLE: called out for "blue-washing"

Postby Oscar » Wed Apr 04, 2018 11:32 am

Council of Canadians challenges Nestlé's sustainability certification

[ https://canadians.org/media/challenging ... tification ]

Media Release April 4, 2018

Hope, B.C./Stó:lō Territory – The Council of Canadians gathered at Nestlé’s bottling plant in Hope, B.C. yesterday to challenge its sustainability certification and to call on Premier John Horgan to phase out bottled water takings across the province.

“We’re here to call out Nestlé on its ‘bluewashing.’ Its designation as ‘sustainable’ is a self-certification process that was created by Nestlé itself and other big water corporations,” says Emma Lui, water campaigner for the Council of Canadians. “We need to see strong leadership from the Horgan government to protect water sources not only for current generations, but for the generations that will come after us.”

On March 21, Nestlé issued a press release declaring its Hope plant had achieved the "First Canadian Alliance for Water Stewardship Certification.” Nestlé is not only a member, but also a founding partner of the Alliance for Water Stewardship.

“Communities like Merville on Vancouver Island and others across B.C. are challenging bottling plants that are putting local drinking water sources at risk,” says Suzy Coulter, a member of the Chilliwack chapter of the Council of Canadians. “These projects are going forward without the free, prior and informed consent of Indigenous peoples. But all around the world, communities are fighting back – and winning – to protect their water sources.”

The Council of Canadians also continues to draw attention to Nestlé pumping on expired permits in southern Ontario.

Eighty-three per cent of Canada’s bottled water exports come from B.C., which are being exported to the U.S., China and other countries. “Investment protection” provisions in trade agreements like the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) could make it difficult for the exports to be stopped. -30-

For more information please contact:

Emma Lui, Water Campaigner, The Council of Canadians, Ph: 613-617-6799, email: elui@canadians.org

Harjap Grewal, B.C.-Yukon Regional Organizer, The Council of Canadians, Ph: 778-552-2099, email: hgrewal@canadians.org

Sign our boycott Nestlé pledge here:
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