BMW Group, Tetra Pak, others sound alarm over Atewa-sourced bauxite
By Reporter
Atewa Forest. Eastern Region, Ghana.
Three global manufacturing companies – BMW Group, Tetra Pak and Schűco International KG – have responded to concerns over the use of aluminium made from bauxite mined in the Atewa Forest.
Their positions have been communicated in letters to the Concerned Citizens of Atewa Landscape (CCAL), the grassroots movement advocating against bauxite mining in Atewa Forest.
The three companies are all members of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) established to certify members and their products in the bauxite-aluminium supply chain that meet its sustainability standards.
Ghana-Press-Review January 06, 2021 to 10:21 456 APA - Accra (Ghana) The collapse of 126 private schools due to the financial challenges arising from the closure of schools in the country as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the pronouncement by President Akufo-Addo that the 7th Parliament was arguably the most productive in the history of Ghana are some of the leading stories in the Ghanaian press on Wednesday.
The Graphic reports that a total of 126 private schools have collapsed due to financial challenges arising from the closure of schools in the country as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNCOPS) has said.