The Privatization of Water: Nestlé Denies that Water is a Fundamental Human Right. The current Chairman and former CEO of Nestlé, the largest producer of food products in the world, believes that the answer to global water issues is privatization. This statement is on record from the wonderful company that has peddled junk food in the Amazon, has invested money to thwart the labeling of GMO-filled products, has a disturbing health and ethics record for its infant formula, and has deployed a cyber army to monitor Internet criticism and shape discussions in social media. Large multinational beverage companies are usually given water-well privileges (and even tax breaks) over citizens because they create jobs, which is apparently more important to the local governments than water rights to other taxpaying citizens. These companies such as Coca Cola and Nestlé (which bottles suburban Michigan well-water and calls it Poland Spring) suck up millions of gallons of water, leaving the public to suffer with any shortages. But Chairman, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, believes that “access to water is not a public right.” Nor is it a human right. So if privatization is the answer, is this the company in which the public should place its trust? This is apparently the company we should trust to manage our water, despite the record of large bottling companies like Nestlé having a track record of creating shortages. Nestle CEO: Water Is Not A Human Right, Should Be Privatized youtube/watch?v=SEFL8ElXHaU According to Nestlé Chairman Peter Brabeck-Letmathe thinks water is a human right. He has reiterated this position in dozens of interviews and statements over the years, some examples are below. He says the water we need for drinking and basic hygiene is a human right. However he does not believe it is fair that some people in the world still do not have access to a clean, safe supply when others can use excess amounts for non-essential purposes, without bearing a cost for its infrastructure. Our Chairman is trying to raise awareness about the issue of water scarcity. He believes that unless this issue is taken seriously around the globe, we will run out of safe, clean water before we run out of oil. People are using a video interview Mr Brabeck gave in 2005 to argue that he thinks water should be privatised. This is not the case. He is not in favour of privatization, but is advocating more efficient water management by individuals, industry, agriculture and governments. He makes this clear in an interview given to the Guardian newspaper in February 2013. He made a similar point in the Huffington Post in 2012 and when speaking to students at the Harvard Kennedy Business School in 2010. We make clear our commitment to the human right to water in our Commitment on Water Stewardship UN Resolution 64/292, 28 July 2010 states: “The General Assembly 1. Recognizes the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights; 2. Calls upon States and international organizations to provide financial resources, capacity-building and technology transfer, through international assistance and cooperation, in particular to developing countries, in order to scale up efforts to provide safe, clean, accessible and affordable drinking water and sanitation for all.” Water Challenge - a blog by Peter Brabeck-Letmathe water-challenge/.../Water-is-a-human-right... The Privatization of Water: Nestlé Denies that Water is a Fundamental Human Right globalresearch.ca/the-privatisation-of.../5332238 Does Nestlé Chairman Peter Brabeck-Letmathe believe that water is a human right? nestle/.../nestle-chairman-peter-brabeck... Youtube: Nestlé Chairman Peter Brabeck-Letmathe reiterates water is a human right youtube/watch?v=t2P7lqDsle4 Water as a human right: Nestlé Chairman Peter Brabeck-Letmathe youtube/watch?v=-dMA0_cLdeE
Posted on: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 13:43:56 +0000
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