Zari Zahra '08

Corporate Accountability International, Boston, MA

(Summer 2007)

Zari Zahra traveled to Boston to intern with Corporate Accountability International. Ms. Zahra gathered information about Boston-area city bottled water contracts and non-governmental organizations that have the potential to influence city purchasing decisions. In addition, she conducted blind taste tests of water samples around the city that was reported by the Boston Globe. Zari also helped to organize a national call-in day to PepsiCo to encourage them to change their identification of water sources on bottled water.

"Pepsi responded saying that they have decided to actually spell out "Public Water Source" instead of just citing "PWS" on their bottles - which is a great first step to revealing the sources of their bottled water - a major objective of the campaign."