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London Olympics: campaigners target ethical records of corporate sponsors

Reported by guardian.co.uk on Friday, 29 June 2012 (on June 29, 2012)
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BP, Rio Tinto and Dow Chemical accused of using the 2012 games to 'greenwash' their reputations

With the Olympics now just a month away, campaigners plan to step up their campaign to publicise what..


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