Forbes reported in May 2020:
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Here's the largest shareholders in Benchmark:
Johan Andresen of Ferd in Norway (mis-spelled as Andersen) is listed by Companies House as the one person with significant control in Benchmark:
Wikipedia reports:
Maybe Mr Andresen should divest from Benchmark – a company using a toxic neonicotinoid insecticide (banned for the use in terrestrial agriculture in 2018) in the environmentally damaging salmon farming industry?
Mail Online reported in 2016:
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Johan Andresen claimed in an interview in 2018 that Ferd subscribed to various values such as 'honesty' and 'credibility'.
In an interview with Reuters in 2017 in his role as head of the Council of Ethics, the tobacco billionaire turned ethical investor referred to the "lack of transparency/desire to keep things secret".
Which begs the question, why is Benchmark (which is controlled by Johan Andresen and Ferd) undermining their credibility by not being honest on BMK08/Ectosan?
Why is Benchmark showing a lack of transparency on Imidacloprid use in salmon farming via their CleanTreat system?
Read more on the use of Imidacloprid in salmon farming and Benchmark's lack of transparency via:
- The Ferret: "Fish farm companies ‘bidding to use bee-harming pesticide’"
- Revealed: Toxic Neonicotinoid Insecticide Used to 'CleanTreat' Lousy Salmon
Read more on Scottish Salmon Watch's smoking hot campaign against salmon farming online here
Meet 'Ethics Man' (tobacco billionaire Johan Andresen), Chair of Norway's Council on Ethics which polices 'ethical' investment @FerdOwner @Folketrygdfond https://t.co/4P1m3g2CvT
He is a shareholder in salmon farming companies & via @WeAreBenchmark wants to use neonicotinoids! pic.twitter.com/yDq7CeSDvu— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 30, 2020