Ethecon Foundation
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| Founded | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-profit NGO |
| Focus | ecology and society |
| Location |
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Area served | Worldwide |
| Method | Advocacy |
| Website | Stiftung Ethik & Ökonomie |
Ethecon Foundation is a German environmental organisation, which describes itself as a "foundation for ethics and economy".[1] Founded in 2004, Ethecon started presenting annual awards, the Blue Planet Award which is given for actions deemed to be protecting the environment, and conversely the Black Planet Award given to those deemed to be destroying it, in 2006. The foundation has initiated campaigns against Monsanto, Nestlé, Blackwater and TEPCO and has contributed to the construction of a self-governing children's hospital in Fukushima, which commenced operation in 2013.[2][3]
Blue Planet Award recipients
- 2006 – Diane Wilson, environmental activist[1]
- 2007 – Vandana Shiva, environmental activist[1][4]
- 2008 – Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela[1]
- 2009 – Uri Avnery, Israeli peace activist[1]
- 2010 – Elias Bierdel, human-rights activist[5]
- 2011 – Angela Davis, political activist[6]
- 2012 – Jean Ziegler, human-rights activist[7]
- 2013 – Esther Béjarano, Holocaust survivor[8]
- 2014/15 – Tomo Križnar, Slovenian peace activist[9]
- 2016 – Huberto Juárez Núnez, Mexican social activist[10]
- 2017 – Hanna Poddig, german environmental activist[11]
- 2018 – Ann Wright, US peace activist[12]
- 2019 – Rachna Dhingra, Indian human rights activist[13]
Black Planet Award recipients
- 2006 – Monsanto[1]
- 2007 – Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman of Nestle, and Nestle shareholder Liliane Bettencourt were chosen by the Ethecon Foundation because in their opinion Nestle had engaged in "irresponsible marketing of baby-food, genetic engineering and the monopolizing of water."[14]
- 2008 – Xe Services. The award was delivered in person to Erik Prince, CEO of Xe Services at the time.[15]
- 2009 – Formosa Plastics Group and its CEO, Lee Chih-tsuen.[1] Former Blue Planet winner Diane Wilson travelled to Taiwan to deliver the award in person.[16]
- 2010 - BP for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill[17][18][19]
- 2011 – Tokyo Electric Power Company for the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster[20]
- 2012 – Glencore Xstrata along with Ivan Glasenberg (CEO), Simon Murray (Chairman) and Tony Hayward (committee for environment, health and safety)[21]
- 2013 – (the CEO and major shareholders of) Deutsche Bank[22]
- 2014/15 – CEOs Andrew Liveris and James Ringler and major shareholders of Dow Chemical Company[9]
- 2016 – CEOs Muhtar Kent and James Quincey and major shareholders of The Coca-Cola Company, Warren Buffett and Herbert Allen Jr.[23]
- 2017 – CEOs Armin Papperger and Ulrich Grillo and major shareholders of Rheinmetall, Larry Fink (Black Rock) and Paul Manduca[24]
- 2018 – CEOs Herbert Diess and Hans Dieter Pötsch and major shareholders of Volkswagen, Wolfgang Porsche and Stephan Weil[25]
- 2019 – CEO and company founder José Batista Sobrinho as well as major shareholders of worlds biggest meat processing company JBS S.A., Wesley Mendonça Batista and Joesley Mendonça Batista[13]
See also
References
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- ^ Wolfgang Teuber, Peter Kleinert (February 12, 2014). "Für eine Welt ohne Ausbeutung und Unterdrückung: 10 Jahre ethecon-Stiftung" (in German). Neue Rheinische Zeitung. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Erklärung gegen das "atomare Dorf" (außerhalb Japans auch Atom-Mafia genannt)". LabourNet Germany (in German). August 1, 2018. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019.
- ^ "Nestle wins the Black Planet Award 2007". International Baby Food Action Network. October 16, 2007. Archived from the original on May 23, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ "Blue Planet Award 2010: Former minister Wieczorek-Zeul to give laudation for refugee- and human rights activist Elias Bierdel". openPR. October 22, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ^ "Censure award for TEPCO Award to be handed over in Tokyo to those responsible for Fukushima (Ethecon)". Finance GreenWatch. June 22, 2012. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014.
- ^ ""It is a mass murder" International ethecon Blue Planet Award 2012 for Jean Ziegler (ethecon)". Finance GreenWatch. November 19, 2012. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Offener Brief von Esther Bejarano". Ethecon Foundation (in German). September 21, 2013. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ a b Peter Kleinert (September 24, 2014). "Ehrung & Schmähung: Die Internationalen ethecon Awards 2014 werden in Berlin verliehen". Neue Rheinische Zeitung. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ Nowak, Peter (November 22, 2016). "Ehrung für Wissenschaftler und Aktivisten". Der Freitag (in German). Archived from the original on April 12, 2019.
- ^ Bernhardt, Markus (November 16, 2017). "Sie stehen am Pranger". Junge Welt (in German). Archived from the original on January 2, 2019.
- ^ Nowak, Peter (November 19, 2018). "Aktiv für den Frieden". Neues Deutschland (in German). Archived from the original on April 12, 2019.
- ^ a b Nowak, Peter. "Urkatastrophe der Globalisierung". Neues Deutschland (in German). Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ "Blue Planet Award for Dr. Vandana Shiva". Ethecon Foundation. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Code Pink Awards Blackwater "Black Planet Award"". Chelsea Green Publishing. May 19, 2009. Archived from the original on January 5, 2019.
- ^ Wilson, Diane (2011). Diary of an Eco-Outlaw: An Unreasonable Woman Breaks the Law for Mother Earth. Chelsea Green Publishing. p. 220. ISBN 978-1603582155. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- ^ Juhasz, Antonia (April 17, 2011). ""The Oil Is Not Gone": BP Tries to Block Gulf Residents from Shareholder Meeting". AlterNet. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
- ^ Clark, Andrew (April 17, 2011). "BP creates another fine mess as it bars Deepwater protesters". The Guardian. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021.
- ^ "Gulf Coast Fisherwoman "Disrupts the Peace" at BP Shareholder Meeting". Democracy Now!. April 14, 2011. Archived from the original on June 9, 2021.
- ^ "Black Planet Award to TEPCO". Indiatimes. June 27, 2010. Archived from the original on January 5, 2019.
- ^ "Black Planet Award: Presentation of negative award to Glencore directors (Ethecon)". Finance GreenWatch. May 18, 2013. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013.
- ^ Koch, Hannes (May 21, 2014). "Negativpreis für die Deutsche Bank: Klimasünder statt Kulturwandler". Die Tageszeitung (in German). Archived from the original on July 3, 2017.
- ^ "COCA COLA Konzern – Internationaler ethecon Black Planet Award 2016: Warren Buffet am Pranger". LabourNet Germany. November 22, 2016. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019.
- ^ "Rheinmetall erhält Negativpreis – Manager wechselt nach Saudi-Arabien". Ohne Rüstung Leben. November 13, 2017. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021.
- ^ Bernhardt, Markus (November 19, 2018). "Negativpreis für VW". Junge Welt. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022.
