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Take Action: Email the Foreign Secretary about Anglo American

Call on the government to abandon its promotion of voluntary corporate social responsibility initiatives and support binding corporate regulation instead.

Use the form below to email David Miliband MP, Foreign Secretary, or write to him at Rt Hon David Miliband MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, King Charles Street, London SW1A 2AH.

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Dear Mr Miliband,

I am writing to bring to your attention the recent War on Want report Anglo American The Alternative Report. The report exposes the way British mining company Anglo American is profiting from a pattern of global abuse and brutality against poor people.

In countries suffering from civil war such as Colombia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Anglo American continues to profit from the conflict and associated human rights abuses, which condemn local communities to insecurity and terror. In the Philippines and South Africa, local communities threatened with Anglo American mines have faced severe repression in their fight to stay on their land. In Ghana and Mali, local communities see little of the huge profits being made by AngloGold Ashanti but suffer from fear and intimidation and from the damaging impact of its mines on their environment, health and livelihoods.

In order to promote itself as a responsible player in the global economy Anglo American has made much of its ‘good citizenship business principles’ and has been at the forfront of a number of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The government has also promoted voluntary initiatives over binding corporate regulation. War on Wants report demonstrates that for poor communities living with the impacts of Anglo American’s activities, such voluntary initiatives mean very little and have been shown to be an ineffective alternative to regulation.

To prevent companies such as Anglo American from fuelling conflict situations and human rights abuses the government must abandon its promotion of voluntary corporate social responsibility initiatives and support a binding framework for corporate accountability to regulate the activities of companies.

Yours faithfully

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Dear Mr Miliband, <p></p> I am writing to bring to your attention the recent War on Want report Anglo American The Alternative Report. The report exposes the way British mining company Anglo American is profiting from a pattern of global abuse and brutality against poor people. <p></p> In countries suffering from civil war such as Colombia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Anglo American continues to profit from the conflict and associated human rights abuses, which condemn local communities to insecurity and terror. In the Philippines and South Africa, local communities threatened with Anglo American mines have faced severe repression in their fight to stay on their land. In Ghana and Mali, local communities see little of the huge profits being made by AngloGold Ashanti but suffer from fear and intimidation and from the damaging impact of its mines on their environment, health and livelihoods. <p></p> In order to promote itself as a responsible player in the global economy Anglo American has made much of its ‘good citizenship business principles’ and has been at the forfront of a number of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The government has also promoted voluntary initiatives over binding corporate regulation. War on Wants report demonstrates that for poor communities living with the impacts of Anglo American’s activities, such voluntary initiatives mean very little and have been shown to be an ineffective alternative to regulation.<p></p> To prevent companies such as Anglo American from fuelling conflict situations and human rights abuses the government must abandon its promotion of voluntary corporate social responsibility initiatives and support a binding framework for corporate accountability to regulate the activities of companies.<p></p> <br />Yours faithfully <br />

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