Nestle-CEO Peter Brabeck: "Access to water should not be a public right."
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Former Nestlé CEO: "Zugang zu Wasser sollte kein öffentliches Recht sein."
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Every living thing requires water to live, it is a biological fact of life on the planet earth. Does this mean that every human being should have the right to water? A former Nestlé CEO thinks that the idea is "extreme".
Nestle-CEO Peter Brabeck: "Access to water should not be a public right."
Nestle-CEO Peter Brabeck: "Access to water should not be a public right."
Soda Stream and Two Mega-Corporations
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Soda Stream manufactures home carbonation systems, in other words, they let you make your favorite soft drink in your home. Naturally, Pepsi and Coke are doing their best to extinguish the idea of a cheaper, more convenient, more environmentally friendly alternative product on the market. According to reports, Soda Stream had to remove a commercial from the Super Bowl because of the complaints of Pepsi and Coke (whose delivery men are depicted in the commercial).
Connecting the topic to bottled water; a large part of Soda Stream's marketing campaign is based on an environmentally friendly product. Soda is packaged in the same bottles as bottled water (and many other products), and people ask "why do you choose to single out bottled water, aren't these other products as bad for the environment?" (This is a common defense from bottled water companies in particular).There are a few reasons why bottled water is viewed differently from other products on the market that are also packaged in PET and other plastics.
Connecting the topic to bottled water; a large part of Soda Stream's marketing campaign is based on an environmentally friendly product. Soda is packaged in the same bottles as bottled water (and many other products), and people ask "why do you choose to single out bottled water, aren't these other products as bad for the environment?" (This is a common defense from bottled water companies in particular).There are a few reasons why bottled water is viewed differently from other products on the market that are also packaged in PET and other plastics.
Bottled Water News
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Here is your summary for news about bottled and tap water around the world.
Articles date from October 14th - 16th.
Guelph, Canada
The city of Guelph was co-sponsoring a Water Conservation Documentary Night, three films designed to promote water conservation, when the city received a letter from Nestle Waters Canada. Nestle was concerned with the screening of Tapped, a documentary that analyses the aspects and impacts of the bottled water industry. I first found out about this on October 6th, and there has since been a development.
In the end Nestle Canada pressured the city into canceling the screening at the Water Conservation Documentary Night (here the mayor defends her decision), but this Monday (October 15th) Tapped was screened at the University of Guelph campus. The cancellation created more interest in the subsequent screening, sparking more interest in a city where water resources are especially scarce because of its reliance on groundwater.
Articles date from October 14th - 16th.
Guelph, Canada
The city of Guelph was co-sponsoring a Water Conservation Documentary Night, three films designed to promote water conservation, when the city received a letter from Nestle Waters Canada. Nestle was concerned with the screening of Tapped, a documentary that analyses the aspects and impacts of the bottled water industry. I first found out about this on October 6th, and there has since been a development.
City stops screening of "Tapped" after Nestle Canada objects ow.ly/egxPwAbove: @Spring to the Tap's tweet on October 6th, includes link to other article.
— Spring to the Tap (@SpringtotheTap) October 6, 2012
In the end Nestle Canada pressured the city into canceling the screening at the Water Conservation Documentary Night (here the mayor defends her decision), but this Monday (October 15th) Tapped was screened at the University of Guelph campus. The cancellation created more interest in the subsequent screening, sparking more interest in a city where water resources are especially scarce because of its reliance on groundwater.
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Faucet Shoppe Incorporated sued (on behalf of consumers) Nestle Waters North America claiming that the water in the 5 gallon containers is untruthfully labeled. They state that the pristine images of springs wrongfully depict water that is, in fact, bottled tap water.
Article from Food Navigator-USA
Here is another article, from Business Insider, covering more of the story.
Washington, DC
The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority recently took a taste test of over 800 people and more than half preferred the taste of tap water or couldn't tell the difference. Also reported: half of the people surveyed said they drink mostly bottled water.
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