March 2021
March: hey there, sunshine, things are looking up! Greetings!Temperatures are rising as fast as vaccination rates, and that’s not the only reason we’re smiling here at the CCC. Across the world, my colleagues have been putting in the hours writing articles, cutting videos, recording interviews, penning research, and submitting to government consultations like no other […]
February 2021
Hello, Happy first day of spring (meteorologically speaking)I’m excited to share what we have been up to in February! Staff retreat in Dubai The CCC team had a quick getaway in sunny Dubai for a staff retreat. Everyone got tested before and after the retreat and social distancing guidelines were adhered to. This was a […]
January 2021
Hello, The fight for #ConsumerChoice has never been more critical. From harm reduction and cannabis to digital single market, innovation and privacy, while last year we were all trying to stay healthy and care for our loved ones, policymakers and governments used this unfortunate time to slash our freedoms and reduce our choice through bans, […]
November 2020
*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* It’s November, time to be thankful! Hi there *|FNAME|*, Hunkered down, quarantined, or super productive in home office, I hope you’re receiving this newsletter with some measure of delight! For our team, we’re used to being on the road at this time: testifying before some government committee, meeting new partners and allies, or presenting our […]
October 2020
*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* It’s October, it’s spooky time! Dear *|FNAME|*, The world without consumer choice would be a truly spooky place to be. There would be no intellectual property to safeguard innovation, no genetic modification as a means to make agriculture more sustainable, no vaping as a safer alternative to smoking, no sugar, no free trade… and […]
September 2020
Back to school, back to Parliament, back to work! It’s definitely a bumpy ride with COVID-19, but we here at the Consumer Choice Center have been working very hard over the summer to keep you more connected and with more choices. Let me give you a guided tour of some of our recent work. Buckle […]
August 2020
August is here and while our social and travel patterns are still very limited due to the ongoing pandemic, we were able to have one of our most productive months ever at the CCC! In Latin America, Julio Clavijo and Fabio Fernandes launched the First Annual Edition of the Latin American Consumer Airport Index, seeking […]
June 2020
Dear Friend, Summer is here and while our social and travel patterns are still very limited due to the ongoing pandemic, we were able to have one of our most productive months ever at the CCC! A new cool index is out, we had TV appearances on three continents, co-authored letters with elected officials, and […]
March 2020
Coronavirus won’t stop Consumer Choice! The last weeks were definitely crazy for us. After some great policy victories in Brazil and Canada we published two more indices and now find ourselves as an international consumer organization in the midst of the Coronavirus hysteria. Let me share what we have been up to in the last […]
February 2020
Leap year: take a leap for Consumer Choice Dear Friend of Consumer Choice! It’s February, but this year it’s a little bit more special: 2020 is a leap year, which means that the shortest month of the year just got an extra day! Customarily on leap years, and especially on leap day, we are challenged […]
January 2020
Dear Friend of Consumer Choice! The CCC is now entering into its fourth year and we’re excited to see more and more interest in our work. Here’s a breakdown of everything our team has been up to since our last message: Consumer Choice Radio! Our North American team has launched a whole radio show dedicated […]
