Pepsi Named One of “World’s Most Ethical Companies” Despite Exploitation of Aborted Babies
In the midst of a pro-life boycott over PepsiCo’s use of aborted fetal cells in flavor research, a prestigious international think tank has designated the soft drink company one of the “world’s most ethical companies.”
According to Ethisphere, the California based organization that produces the list, the ranking honors those companies that “go beyond making statements about doing business ‘ethically’ and translate those words into action,” and “demonstrate real and sustained ethical leadership within their industries.”
Despite mounting outrage against Pepsi from consumers as well as a shareholder complaint, however, the soft drink company has never been removed from the list. In fact, Pepsi has touted itself as the only food and beverage producer to receive the honor every year since it was initiated in 2007.
The recently released 2011 list names 110 companies, including Pepsi. http://ethisphere.com/past-wme-honorees/wme2011/
Several other pro-life boycott targets were also included, such as Whole Foods and Marriott Hotels which have given support to Planned Parenthood. The institute noted on its website that 26 companies which had previously been on the list were “dropped off” this year due to “litigation and ethics violations, as well as increased competition from within their industry.”
Publius Prime 
Each of us are like pebbles thrown in a pond. The ripples we create may be small in light of the big picture, but we can influence friends and family who are in our daily circles. ‘The Church’ can influence some women to save their babies while others may not respond. A pro-life atheist may be able to influence some The Church cannot reach. Each of us should do our best to live a life of honor and help others.
I am an atheist but I am still vehemently pro-life, as was Christopher Hitchens. But I think that the Church’s militant view towards protecting Life harms the pro-life movement significantly. I wrote this article
on the matter about a month ago, and I hope you will consider what I have to say.
Thanks!
Isn’t Marriott run by Mormons? What in the world are they doing in supporting abortion?