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Campaign successes
Supersized Supermarkets
In February ActionAid co-hosted a public forum on supermarkets, highlighting the negative impact that unchecked supermarket growth is having on developing countries.
Corporate Muscle
The Corporate Muscle is a leader of a powerful network of corporate giants that operate in the shadows of the some of the world’s largest corporations. ActionAid plans to make him responsible for his actions by exposing the abuses committed by the corporate muscle and his gang.
Company Law Bill
In 2006, ActionAid campaigned with other groups for stronger laws to make UK companies accountable for their impact on poor people and the environment around the world. The campaign won some important changes to UK company law.
Patents
To highlight the injustice of patents and the ease with which big business uses them, ActionAid ‘invented’ a ready salted chip and filed for a patent. The patent would have allowed ActionAid to demand that chip shop owners throughout the UK pay for a licence to add salt to their chips!
GM Crops
ActionAid campaigned on GM issues in Brazil, Ghana, India, Mozambique, Nepal, Pakistan, Uganda, UK and Vietnam as a response to how many governments and biotech companies promote GM crops as a solution to world hunger.
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