Eco Monday: Trafigura – time to come clean
This post was drafted for posting yesterday, but a lot of interest was being expressed in the #Likeminds story, so it was held back until today.
An open letter to PR consultancy Bell Pottinger
Dear Bell Pottinger,
We all use petrochemicals, and accept that, however unpleasant, the bi-products of these need disposing of.
However, quite aside of the ethics, all companies, including those like Trafigura, need to regard every part of their operations as having an effect on their PR (public relations).
Your client Trafigura is now a household name in some sectors. Their solicitors, Carter Ruck, have been put into the limelight. Harriet Harman has had her say. The Twitter noise has died down. Has it gone as quickly as it came? Possibly.

