Great effort. I have stories of the harm Delmonthe plantations caused in Tiko. We need to stop excesses.
On 26 June 2015 at 03:39, 'Agbor Enow Augustine' via ambasbay <ambasbay@googlegroups.com> wrote:
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--Corporate social responsibility or good corporate citizenship is the voluntary ability of businesses to go above and beyond legal and contractual requirements by responsibly mitigating the legal, social, economic, and environmental impacts of their activities. John Elkington, a renowned British consultant, coined the phrase "triple bottom line." He posits that businesses are responsible for increasing the economic bottom line of their investment, as well as social and environmental sustainability.It is a well-known fact that profit maximization is the primary motive for entrepreneurship, at least in a capitalist economy. Furthermore, capitalism assumes that markets are perfect with zero information and transaction cost; and that the forces of demand and supply are self-adjusting and will always bring the market to perfect equilibrium.Numerous researchers support the view that markets are not always perfect. Greed, collusion, unfair competition, artificial demand creation, poor employment practices, price fixing, environmental degradation, use of child labor, and unethical accounting practices by individual shareholders, subcontractors, top corporate executives, and corporation as a whole can have an adverse effect on society.It is not a surprise that many of the actions of businesses (local and transnational) are blatantly illegal and unethical and violate the human rights of the citizens of developing countries like Cameroon. The indigenous population in Cameroon and other third world countries could benefit more if the enormous power wielded by multinational corporations such as Herakles Farms is restraint, and economic development and technology transfer facilitated.In Cameroon, Herakles Farm like most multinational corporations, exploits labor and natural resources and violate the human rights of the citizens. The poor working conditions, poor living conditions, harsh management styles, and little daily salaries, all of which should damage the brand and reputation of such companies.The effectiveness of respecting human rights and promoting sustainable development in a country like Cameroon lies in the collaboration of multinational corporations, the government of the investor country (home country), civil society, and the government of the host country. The Cameroon government, as well as the civil society is corrupt entities.My suggestion to environmental activist groups in Cameroon is that they should recognize the fact that environmental laws and regulations vary from the developing to the developed world. The United States for example, is very concerned about the quality of its environment, but developing countries like Cameroon give more priority to growth and development. Herakles Farm and other multinational companies find it difficult to create one size fits all standard on environmental policy and are left with no choice than create double or multiple standards depending on the prevailing conditions in individual markets. The home country government has the responsibility to effect compliance, but in Cameroon, corruption is wide spread. This is confusing to multinational corporations, because most of the time, refusing to pay bribes means passing on a business opportunity.Augustine Enow AgborThe outcome of my life is not more than three lines:
I was a raw material
I became mature and cooked
And I was burned into nothingness.
RumiOn Friday, June 26, 2015 5:12 AM, "Betockvoices The Farmers betockvoices@gmail.com [manyu]" <manyu@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Corporate Social Responsibility60% of agro-industries do not respect engagements
By Ajongakou Santos in TikoMost, at least 60% of ago-industries in Cameroon do not respect the principles of Corporate Social Responsibility, according to a study which also revealed that most agro-industries go against environmental protection norms by massively destroying the environment through burning of plastics that in turn pollute the air, land, and other water bodies around the communities in which they are based.
The study jointly done by the Confederation of Public Service Unions and Yaounde-based Civil Society Program was made public on Friday, June 11, 2015. It targeted local communities of the Niete, Tiko and Nguti council areas, and workers and management of companies such as HEVECAM, SOCAPALM, CDC and SG-SOC (HERAKLES farms).
It noted that by failing to implement their Corporate Social Responsibility these agro-companies only violate their engagements with the local councils and especially the State of Cameroon, that makes the respect of human and environmental rights, cultures, gender, social contracts and economic consideration of workers and local communities a pre-condition for granting concessions and licences to agro-industries..
The Civil Society Strengthening Programme that was established by the 10th European Development Fund and governed by the financial agreement signed between Cameroon and the European Union works to ensure protection of the environment and the respect of social and economic responsibility towards local communities and workers in and around major agro-industries. More from - http://themedianpaper-yde.blogspot.com/2015/06/corporate-social-responsibility.html"Treasury and local council officials have confirmed to SEFE that Herakles is yet to pay land rents demanded in the Presidential decrees of November 2013, yet are still operating in the area, in clear violation of the presidential order" the report reads. http://newswatchcameroon.blogspot.com/2015/06/herakles-farms-abandons-cameroon.htmlHow the people of South West Cameroon resisted sell-out leaders, corrupt politicians and land-grabbing businessmen.For six years, the people and nobles of South West Cameroon have been resisting efforts by local officials and businessmen to sell their land to American palm oil company Herakles. Chief Bisong Etahoben kept a diary.The fate of the of Herakles Farms and their red card report in Cameroon!!__._,_.___
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