Royal Dutch Shell Group was one of the first multinationals brave enough to set up a feedback facility on the Internet some years ago for its stakeholders and the public to engage in open debate about its activities: the "Tell Shell Forum".
Unfortunately Shell has more recently lost interest in the discussion forum; it has not replied to a posting since June.
The following are extracts from a posting on Tell Shell in 1999 by Claire Harris of Shell International which reveals what Shell originally had in mind for the forum and the basis on which it would be operated.
Date: November 16, 1999 02:07 PM
Author: Clare.E.Harris (Clare.E.Harris@SI.shell.com)
Subject: Our experiences with the internet dialogue
This forum is an uncensored space in which we want to hear your views about a variety of issues and about our approach to them....
Specific Questions relating to this article should be addressed directly to the author.
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