Posts tagged Antibiotics
Costco Wholesale Corporation: Disclosure of Antibiotics Use in Meat Supply Chain

BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Costco adopt an enterprise wide policy to phase out the use of medically important antibiotics in its private label chicken supply chain (including routine use for disease prevention) with an exception for treatment and non-routine control of diagnosed illness.

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Restaurant Brands International: Request for Report on Prohibiting Non-therapeutic Use of Antibiotics in Livestock

WHEREAS: The World Economic Forum 2015 Global Risk Report ranked water as the top societal risk facing the world in terms of potential economic impact. (1)  The Human Right to Water, formally recognized by the United Nations in 2010, clarifies that it is the responsibility of companies to ensure their operations do not infringe upon the right of individuals to sufficient, safe, acceptable, accessible, and affordable water. This human right is further buttressed by the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 6, which includes a target for improving water quality by reducing pollution and minimizing the discharge of hazardous chemicals and materials.

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