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Shell 'apologises' for worldwide damage in "erratum" to annual report
May 17 2011 - During the Shell annual general assembly (AGM) in The Hague, today, Milieudefensie and Friends of the Earth International presented an "erratum" [1] to Shell's 2010 annual report. In this spoof "erratum", which was distributed among shareholders, Shell 'admits that it is "causing a lot of unwanted and unnecessary damage" in its global oil-gas- and biofuels operations. It also states that Shell "has learnt from these mistakes" and pledges to take "full responsibility to prevent and mitigate costs for the environment and people affected by our operations".
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