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Richard Telofski is a competitive strategy analyst. Specializing in anti-corporate activism, he examines the actions of "irregular competitors" (i.e., activists and NGOs) and how those organizations impact business from within online and offline media.  |
A few weeks ago, to a bit of fanfare, Greenpeace USA unveiled their new Web site. After seeing the news story announcing this, which was titled “As Greenpeace unveils new website, environmental villains quake in their dirty boots,” with great anticipation, I rolled my browser over to the new site. A few minutes after I [...] In last Thursday’s post, “Know More About NGOs. After All, You Pay for Them,” I discussed the idea that, as NGOs gain more power in deciding what goods and services the market buys, everyone needs to know more about these NGOs who influence the world of commerce. Pointed out in that article as one of [...] Today, let’s discuss responsible consumption, which can cut in more directions than one. Let me explain. A current topic discussed in the news is for consumers to assume responsibility for their purchases, taking steps to be as certain as possible that their purchases don’t support companies committing environmentally harmful acts or companies that may behave in [...] I saw this brief news article the other day: “Greenpeace Closes Down BP Petrol Stations in Central London Energy Protest.” Posted on Bloomberg News, this article described how Greenpeace closed between 35 and 46 London BP stations, depending upon which source you believe – Greenpeace or BP, during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, July [...] |
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