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...crisis was fueled by a single act of what the AKP's opponents consider to be political capriciousness. The government abandoned a much-needed overhaul of the country's constitution - a problematic document drafted by generals after the 1980 military coup - on which a broad coalition of academics and NGOs had been working. Instead, led by fiery Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, MPs pushed through just a single constitutional amendment: one that would lift the ban on headscarves in universities...
...took years of activism and advocacy - particularly fervent over the last few years - to make Delhi's Queer Pride possible. In 2004, Voices Against 377, an umbrella group of 12 NGOs working on a range of issues from women's rights to HIV/AIDS, was formed to file a case in the Delhi High Court against Section 377. (The case will have its final hearing on July 2 this year.) In 2006, celebrated author Vikram Seth wrote an open letter against Section 377, which was signed by the likes of Nobel-laureate Amartya Sen. "We just felt the time was right...
...Coke isn't the only company tilting its CSR program toward the environment. Strained natural resources and growing pressure from NGOs, governments and consumers are forcing firms to address sustainability. In the past, "shareholder interests have dominated how the economy is run," says David Bevan, a sustainability expert at the University of London Royal Holloway's School of Management. "Now, it's more about being a community player." But Coke's water-conservation efforts go beyond altruism. It's trying to protect its brand and ensure the availability of a crucial ingredient. By 2025, two-thirds of the global population...
...only about 7% of the world's water. That means there are some 300 million people living in water-scarce areas - and increasingly, citizens and officials are becoming more militant about protecting the resource. That kind of pressure is one of the reasons why Coke has partnered with local NGOs to promote environmental education, rainwater harvesting and river conservation in China - and why the company's Chinese bottling plants are on the cutting edge of the company's conservation and recycling efforts. Between 2004 and 2007, Coke's 37 bottling plants in China reduced water usage...
...Coke is focusing on reducing water in its plants and conserving water with the help of its partner NGOs. In the meantime, there's no prospect of demand for its products drying up. "The reality is that people will continue to need to drink liquids," says Seabright. "We're going to be in business." Always Coca-Cola? As long as its taps...