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April 20, 2000

EARTH DAY GREENWASH SWEEPSTAKES
http://www.corpwatch.org/climate/sweepstakes.html

Corporate Watch Announces the Winners!

And they are:

The Grand Prize goes to FORD MOTOR COMPANY for it's massive new green image campaign which is costing as much as it does to roll out a new line of automobile. In honor of this Award, Ford Chairman William Clay Ford, Jr. will receive a used bicycle for commuting to work.

1st Runner Up, THE WORLD BANK, for selling its bonds as "socially responsible investments." World Bank President James "Bonds" Wolfensohn will receive a low-interest loan to pay for his upcoming Toxic Tour of World Bank Project sites.

2nd Runner Up, MONSANTO & THE COUNCIL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION, for launching a $250 million multi-year PR campaign. The group's corporate founders will receive a free copy of the best-selling book, I'm GE Free, You're GE Free.

3rd Runner Up, ROYAL DUTCH SHELL, For its "Profits and Principles" advertising series. Shell's director, Mark Stuart-Moody will receive a free videotape of Ken-Saro Wiwa's upcoming belated funeral which will take place in Nigeria.

4th Runners Up CHEVRON and UNOCAL are tied for this honor. Chevron, for the longevity of its "People Do" campaign, and Unocal for grotesque innovation in the Human Rights equivalent of greenwash. Chevron Chairman David O'Reilly gets a two hour, private lecture by Nigerian Climate Justice leader Oronto Douglas entitled "What People in the Niger Delta Do." Unocal CEO Roger Beech receives a Made In Burma backpack. MiB backpacks are specially designed for conscripted porters carrying those heavy loads of military supplies.

The Booby Prize goes to EXXON-MOBIL, for not even bothering to cover up its role in global warming. ExxonMobil Chairman Lee Raymond receives a subscription to PR Watch, so he can study his competitors' techniques in co-opting environmental messages.