Rebels with a cause
Seeing both sides. Four people describe life working on both
sides of the oil and non-governmental organisation fence
In the green corner, Greg Bourne
“Some NGOs simply point out the issues and problems, get prominence in the press, say ‘it’s your problem’ and then leave you [the business] to get on with it.WWF has always been an organisation for governments and businesses to work with to find solutions to environmental problems.”
…and for the shark, Louise Johnson
“BP wanted a secondee from FFI to help demystify what was an important relationship between the two. I felt it could work in reverse and managed to blag my way over to FFI!”
...For Big Oil, Omayma Khan
“There was a big change in the industry and a lot of health, safety and environmental policy in Pakistan was shaped as a result of this project.”
…and (for the moment) Miguel Cañas
“Based on CMD’s ethos, all people of working age are responsible for contributing to the wellbeing of their fellow men, as well as to the state.”Read this article in full
Find out how both ‘sides’ have a lot to learn from each other
