'Corporate greenwash': COP27's Coke sponsorship draws flak online, activists demand to scrap it
India TV NewsLondon: The sponsorship of the flagship United Nations climate conference, or COP27, by the world's largest soft drink company Coca-Cola Co., has triggered an online uproar and highlighted boader concers about corporate lobbying and influence. When the sponsorship agreement was announced in September, the Egyptian organisers emphasised Coca Cola's efforts to minimise greenhouse gas emissions and main focus on climate change, which immediately sparked uproar on social media. "At COP meetings the corporate presence is huge, of course, and it's a slick marketing campaign for them,” said Bobby Banerjee, a management professor at City University of London's Bayes Business School. Environmental groups denounce decision to rope in Coke as sponsor Meanwhile, environmental groups also slammed the decision to let Coca-Cola be a sponsor, saying it's one of the world's biggest plastic producers and top polluters.
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