Roger Award
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Named after former Minister of Finance, and champion of liberal market reforms, Sir Roger Douglas, the Roger Award for The Worst Transnational Corporation operating in New Zealand has run annually since 1997.
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[edit] Administration
The Roger is administered by two left wing organisations, Campaign Against Foreign Control of Aotearoa, and GATT Watchdog. Judges are independent but usually chosen from amongst the left wing intelligentsia and activists of New Zealand.
[edit] Criteria
The winner is selected by evaluation of the judges made on four criteria;
- Economic Dominance - Monopoly, profiteering, tax dodging, cultural imperialism
- People - Unemployment, impact on tangata whenua, impact on women, impact on children, abuse of workers/conditions, health and safety of workers and the public, cultural imperialism
- Environment - Environmental damage, abuse of animals
- Political interference - Cultural imperialism, running an ideological crusade
Any firm that wins on three occasions is inducted into the "Hall of Shame' and is not eligible for future Roger Awards. Tranz Rail, the only member of the hall of shame, has ceased to exist having been absorbed by Toll NZ, a two time nominee.
[edit] Past Winners
- Bank of New Zealand and Westpac (2005)
- Telecom (2004)
- Juken Nissho (2003)
- Tranz Rail (2002)
- Carter Holt Harvey (2001)
- Tranz Rail (2000)
- TransAlta (1999)
- Monsanto (1998)
- Tranz Rail (1997)
