Case Studies

Ripple Strategies publicizes reports, web sites, conferences, movies, books, web videos, photographs, shareholder resolutions and more. Following are some sample case studies.

Bhopal Disaster

Environment
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Ripple worked with the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal to publicize both the 20th and 25th anniversaries of the chemical disaster, and hold Dow Chemical responsible for the ongoing contamination.

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Toxic Car Seats

Toxics
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Crash tests aren’t the only way to prove the safety of a child’s car seat, according to research by the Ecology Center. Their original data shows that some car seats are made with dangerous chemicals that can lead to serious health risks.

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Sick of Dust Report

Health
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Clean Production Action knew that their study, “Sick of Dust,” on the hazardous chemicals found in household dust needed media attention in order to be heard by key legislators, and Ripple delivered.

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Coca Cola Shareholder Resolution on BPA

Corporate Social Responsibility
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Ripple worked with As You Sow to publicize a shareholder resolution and vote encouraging Coca Cola to respond to investor concerns about the toxic chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) in can linings.

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Greening Consumer Electronics

Corporate Social Responsibility
Greening Consumer Electronics

Ripple Strategies released a precedent setting research report on companies that are leading the electronics industry by moving away from chemicals that can lead to serious health and environmental problems.

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Off The Mat, Into The World

Spiritual
Off The Mat Into The World

The Engage Network hired Ripple to promote a leadership training for yogis in Washington, DC where participants were not only given spiritual tools, but also lobbying skills followed by a day of speaking to legislators on Capitol Hill.

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Don’t Be Duped

Toxics
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Ripple was hired by the Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families (SCHF) – a coalition of nearly 300 environmental health groups – to counter the chemical industry’s propaganda about how their products are not causing harm.

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BPA In Canned Foods

Food Safety
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Ripple worked with the Breast Cancer Fund and Silent Spring Institute to release a groundbreaking, peer-reviewed study which found food packaging to be the number one source of BPA exposure in humans.

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Behind The Kitchen Door

Food Safety
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Valentine’s Day is restaurants’ busiest day of the year, which is why Ripple worked with ROC United on February 14 to release their new reports on the wages and working conditions of restaurant workers in LA, Miami and DC.

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Green Building Materials

Environment
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We were hired to release the largest-ever study on toxic chemicals in home improvement products. This original research let people know there are no restrictions on chemicals used in flooring, wallpaper and other home basics.

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Dam Home Depot

Corporate Social Responsibility
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Ripple got our client, International Rivers, on the FRONT PAGE of the Atlanta Journal Constitution for an action they were taking against Home Depot during the company’s annual shareholder meeting.

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Child Labor in Uzbekistan

Global
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Every year the government of Uzbekistan forces up to 2 million children to leave school and work in the cotton fields. During the harvest, children are exposed to harmful pesticides and have to work long hours.

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