Guest guest Posted May 17, 2001 Report Share Posted May 17, 2001 http://www.responsibleshopper.org/ An excellent site to determine whether or not you want to support a company by purchasing its products. example: About Warner-Lambert Co. --------------------------Warner-Lambert manufactures health and personal care products and pharmaceuticals. The company has 44,000 employees and is based Morris Plains, New Jersey. In 1999 Warner-Lambert reported revenues of $12.9 billion. The company also merged in 1999 with Pfizer. Warner-Lambert Co. has been criticized for: Ethics Warner Lambert was named one of the 'Top 100 Corporate Criminals of the 1990s' for its Food and Drug crimes resulting in $10 million in fines. The company failed to notify the Food and Drug Administration about persistent drug stability problems with certain prescription drugs. The 'Corporate Criminal' list was created to focus public attention on " the pervasive criminality that has corrupted the marketplace and that is given little sustained attention and analysis by politicians and news outlets. " -- Multinational Monitor, July/August 1999 Animal Testing Warner-Lambert conducts testing on animals. -- PETA What’s the Deal With Animal Testing? Awards Received Warner-Lambert was listed as one of 'The 10 Worst Corporations of 1998' by Multinational Monitor, " for marketing a hazardous diabetes drug, Rezulin, that has been linked to at least 33 deaths. " -- Mother Jones Magazine, January 21, 1999 Human Rights Warner-Lambert is part of the National Foreign Trade Alliance, a group of corporate concerns which brought suit against the state of Massachusetts for a 'selective purchasing' law that prevented state agencies from doing business in Burma. -- National Foreign Trade Council What’s Wrong with Doing Business in Burma? Toxic Emissions & Discharges Multinational Monitor reported that Warner-Lambert pled guilty in 1997 of falsifying reports on pollutant levels released from its treatment plant in Puerto Rico, and for releasing excessive levels of pollutants between 1992 and 1995. The company was charged with six counts of violating the federal Clean Water Act, and criminal fines of over $3 million were given. -- Multinational Monitor What is the Significance of a Company Being Fined for Environmental Violations? Executive Compensation Warner-Lambert CEO Melvin R. Goodes made $22,060,674 in salary, bonuses, stock options and other compensation in 1998, over 750 times more than the average U.S. production worker made that year. -- AFL-CIO How Much do CEOs Earn? Warner-Lambert Co. has been praised for: -- Awards Received Warner-Lambert was named one of 'The World’s 100 Best-Managed Companies' by Industry Week. -- Industry Week, August 16, 1999 Awards Received Warner-Lambert was named one of the 'Best Companies to Work For' by New Jersey Monthly. -- New Jersey Monthly Discrimination Warner-Lambert's non-discrimination policy includes sexual orientation. -- Human Rights Campaign Diversity Warner-Lambert was named one of the " 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers " in 2000 by Working Mother magazine. It was Warner-Lambert's 6th year on the list. -- Working Woman Fair Employment Warner-Lambert's Parke-Davis Division was named one of " The Top 100 Employers for the Class of 2000 " by Black Collegian magazine. -- Black Collegian Waste Reduction Warner-Lambert has been commended for its efforts in developing biodegradable plastic. -- Corporate Environmental Responsibility More research on Warner-Lambert Co. Warner-Lambert Co. Brands include: -- Anusol Benadryl Bubblicious Capsugel Certs Chiclets Cinn*A*Burst Clorets Dentyne Efferdent Fruit*A*Burst Halls Listerine Lubriderm Mint*A*Burst Neosporin Nix Rolaids Schick Tetra Trident Tucks Wilkinson Sword Zantac 75 Warner-Lambert Co. owns the following companies: (actual percentage of ownership given where available) -- Adams Brands, Inc. American Chicle Co. Capsugel Parke Davis Company, Inc. Parke-Davis Group Hall Brothers Wilkinson Sword Ltd. International Company for Gum and Confectionary (Incogum) S.A.E. (57%) Company also has other subsidiaries with the names Wilkinson, Parke-Davis and Warner-Lambert in their titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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