Bottled Water Scam Exposed: Yeah, I Tapped That! Written By: Noah Berkowitz 2007-08-13 22:34:37 Photo:micaht2000, Creative Commons, Flickr Beverage giants PepsiCo and Coca-Cola are reeling this week from backlash to the news that their bottled water products are a total sham.
Pepsi's Aquafina brand tap water announced last week that it would change the PWS logo printed on its bottles to a more descriptive ‘Public Water Source’. Company spokeswoman Debra Spencer said "Obviously, it has always been tap water. Our customers are idiots. Are you forgetting that we introduced Crystal Pepsi?"
Consumer Products Shopping Spree Inspired By Russell Rebalance Written By: David Neubert 2008-06-27 16:10:44 Photo: Alexsandro Alves, Creative Commons, Flickr
The market was selling off today, which hit consumer stocks. Added to that was the fact that the Russell Index Rebalancing that occurred today tends to push down the stocks of companies that have been engaging in buybacks.
So what's a greedy trader to do? Since, I don't like shopping in stores, I went shopping in the market.
Here's what I bought:
The Sustainability Sweet Spot Written By: Mark Bershatsky 2007-05-20 19:18:11 Last week I attended a presentation with Andy Savitz, author of The Triple Bottom Line. As a veteran in the field of sustainability, Mr. Savitz has made a career out of assisting corporations in the design, development, and implementation of sustainability programs. With more pressure on today's corporate world in the "Age of Accountability," the book describes how the world's best run companies are achieving economic, social, and environmental success - in other words, bolstering their triple bottom line.
