Davenport, IA Mighty Earth’s Quad Cities chapter will host a press conference at the Davenport Skybridge as Tyson shareholders vote on a resolution urging Tyson to adopt a water stewardship policy this Thursday. The event is part of a nationwide campaign to push the country’s largest meat producer to address the widespread water contamination caused by its supply chain, which has caught shareholders’ attention.
Shareholders are expressing concern that Tyson’s failure to clean up its polluting track record is tarnishing the company’s brand among consumers and prompting towns to reject new plants, posing a risk to investor returns. Since Mighty Earth released its investigation last August revealing Tyson Foods to be a primary driver of water pollution across the country, nine communities in regions heavily impacted by nitrate water contamination, including the Quad Cities, have joined the #CleanItUpTyson campaign petitioning Tyson to adopt better agricultural practices.
Local speakers will present a range of perspectives on why it is crucial to address the water pollution coming from this industry, and how Tyson Foods is in a unique position to effect widespread positive change on this issue. Tyson’s CEO has pledged to re-position the company as a sustainability leader as part of its rebranding effort, and the event will demonstrate shareholders and the public interest in seeing water pollution be a central part of that strategy.
WHO:
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Allison Conwell, ‘CleanItUpTyson’ QC Campaign Organizer
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Susan Leuthauser, Progressive Action for the Common Good
WHEN:
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Thursday, February 8, 2018 10am CST
WHERE
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Davenport Skybridge, West River Drive
VISUALS FOR VIDEO/PHOTOGRAPH IMAGERY
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5+ community members in Mighty Earth shirts with signs
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The Mississippi River
