Big business gets into bed with Earth Summit

YOU’D be forgiven for thinking the vast campus where Government officials have gathered in Johannesburg is more a trade convention than a summit to save the world.

Silver BMWs are on display outside the Earth Summit convention centre, telling delegates about the company’s “responsible” energy polices.

Around town, big-screen TVs beam a continuous series of interviews delivering the message that business investment is helping to raise living standards while protecting the environment.