Was Our Campaign to Get Reed Elsevier Out of the Arms Trade Successful?
Written by Jennifer Riches, 10 months ago | Permalink | Campaign: Arms Trade
After intensive campaigning on the part of the scientific, medical and NGO community in the first half of 2007, Sir Crispin Davis (CEO) announced on the 1st of June 2007 that the company would be selling the part of its business that oranises arms fairs across the world, including the DSEi biannual arms fair in London. He committed the company to withdrawing from the arms trade by the end of 2007 . Not only has this not happened, but sources tell us that the company still plans to be involved in hosting DSEi 2009.
Why is Reed Elsevier dragging its heels on this issue? Did they ever intend to withdraw from the arms trade? When exactly do they plan to wash their hands of their involvement in a trade that brings death to vulnerable populations and results in underinvestment in health and other social services in developing countries?
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