Consumers International
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Overview
Consumers International
CI
Consumers International is the membership organisation for consumer groups around the world. We believe in a world where everyone has access to safe and sustainable products and services. We bring together over 200 member organisations in more than 100 countries to empower and champion the rights of consumers everywhere. We are their voice in international policy-making forums and the global marketplace to ensure they are treated safely, fairly and honestly. We are resolutely independent, unconstrained by businesses or political parties. We work in partnership and exercise our influence with integrity, tenacity and passion to deliver tangible results.
Consumers International is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee and registered in the UK (company no. 4337865). We are also a registered UK charity (no. 1122155).
Consumers International is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee and registered in the UK (company no. 4337865). We are also a registered UK charity (no. 1122155).
http://consumersinternational.org
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General information
Consumers International
CI
Consumers International
Consumers International
CI
Consumers International is the membership organisation for consumer groups around the world. We believe in a world where everyone has access to safe and sustainable products and services. We bring together over 200 member organisations in more than 100 countries to empower and champion the rights of consumers everywhere. We are their voice in international policy-making forums and the global marketplace to ensure they are treated safely, fairly and honestly. We are resolutely independent, unconstrained by businesses or political parties. We work in partnership and exercise our influence with integrity, tenacity and passion to deliver tangible results.
Consumers International is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee and registered in the UK (company no. 4337865). We are also a registered UK charity (no. 1122155).
Consumers International is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee and registered in the UK (company no. 4337865). We are also a registered UK charity (no. 1122155).
24 Highbury Crescent
London
N51RX
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
http://consumersinternational.org
Governance
Consumers International is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee and registered in the UK (company no. 4337865). We are also a registered UK charity (no. 1122155).
1960
Council
Crisólogo Cáceres Valle
Council and board member
ASOCIACION PERUANA DE CONSUMIDORES Y USUARIOS (ASPEC) Peru
Sue Davis
Council and Board member
WHICH?, United Kingdom
Ivo Mechels
Council and Treasurer
TEST-ACHATS Belgium
Danilo Manuel Pérez Montiel
Council member
CENTRO PARA LA DEFENSA DEL CONSUMIDOR (CDC) El Salvador
Alan Kirkland
Council and board member
CHOICE Australia
Dmitriy Yanin
Council member
CONFEDERATION OF CONSUMER SOCIETIES (KONFOP) RUSSIA
Sandra Molenaar
Council member
CONSUMENTENBOND The Netherlands
Seema Nareeta Shandil
Council member
CONSUMER COUNCIL OF FIJI Fiji
Rosemary Siyachitema
Council and board member
CONSUMER COUNCIL OF ZIMBABWE
Marta Tellado
Council and board member
CONSUMERS REPORTS USA
Saroja Sundaram
Council member
CITIZEN CONSUMER CIVIL ACTION GROUP (CAG) India
YouKyung Huh
Council member
CONSUMERS KOREA
Anja Philip
Council and Honorary Secretary
THE DANISH CONSUMER COUNCIL Denmark
Klaus Müller
Council member
FEDERATION OF GERMAN CONSUMER ORGANISATIONS (vzbv) Germany
Marimuthu Nadason
President
FEDERATION OF MALAYSIAN CONSUMER ASSOCIATIONS (FOMCA) Malaysia
Gilly Wong
Vice President
HONG KONG CONSUMER COUNCIL Hong Kong
Damien Ndizeje
Council member
ASSOCIATION POUR LA DÉFENSE DES CONSOMMATEURS (ADECOR) Rwanda
Felicia Monye
Council member
CONSUMER AWARENESS ORGANISATION (CAO), Nigeria
Yasir Suliman
Council member
SUDANESE CONSUMERS PROTECTION SOCIETY (SCPS) Sudan
María José Troya
Council member
TRIBUNA ECUATORIANA DE CONSUMIDORES Y USUARIOS Ecuador
The Council has two principal tasks:
- It has various specific duties as the Board of the organisation (for example, in financial oversight and reporting, and in appointing the Director General).
- It is also charged with establishing general policies - that is, setting strategic direction and priorities.
- It has various specific duties as the Board of the organisation (for example, in financial oversight and reporting, and in appointing the Director General).
- It is also charged with establishing general policies - that is, setting strategic direction and priorities.
Board
Marimuthu Nadason
President
Federation of Malaysian Consumer Associations
Gilly Wong
Vice president
Hong Kong Consumer Council
Alan Kirkland
Board member
Choice, Australia
Marta Tellado
Board member
Consumer Reports, USA
Sue Davis
Board member
Which?, UK
Anja Philip
Secretary
Danish Consumer Council
Ivo Mechels
Treasurer
Test-Achats, Belgium
Rosemary Siyachitema
Board member
Consumer Council of Zimbabwe
Crisólogo Cáceres
Board member
Asociación Peruana de Consumidores
The CI Board of trustees is a smaller body of 9 members, elected from the Council, who must meet at least twice a year and have decision-making roles delegated by the full Council.
Consumers International General Assembly
The General Assembly consists of the Voting Delegates of the Full Members of CI and must take place at least once in any four-year period.
The General Assembly has the following duties to:
- Elect a President, who is the Chairperson of the General Assembly, of the Council and of the Executive
- Elect the Members of the Council to serve until the next meeting of the General Assembly
- Establish the general policies that the Council and the Executive should act upon, and to make resolutions for these purposes
- Approve or to withhold approval from the whole or any part of reports submitted on behalf of the Council
- Amend CI's Memorandum or Articles of Association
- Liquidate CI under the provisions of these Articles.
- Elect a President, who is the Chairperson of the General Assembly, of the Council and of the Executive
- Elect the Members of the Council to serve until the next meeting of the General Assembly
- Establish the general policies that the Council and the Executive should act upon, and to make resolutions for these purposes
- Approve or to withhold approval from the whole or any part of reports submitted on behalf of the Council
- Amend CI's Memorandum or Articles of Association
- Liquidate CI under the provisions of these Articles.
Financial information
January
2019
December
2019
3,381,709
December
2019
1,111,600
Private sector entities (including business associations)
Philanthropic foundations
NGOs, academic institutions
Government entities, intergovernmental organizations, including
UN
General public, individuals
Total
507,222
507,222
1,960,514
1,960,514
911,558
911,558
507,222
2,872,072
3,379,294
Membership
Individuals
0
0
NGOs
156
89
Private sector entities
0
0
Philanthropic foundations
0
0
Academic institutions
0
0
Government entities
24
0
Intergovernmental organizations
http://www.consumersinternational.org/our-members/member-directory/
Organizational Structure
No data available
No data available
Relations
No data available
No data available
Activities
Among the 15 objects are: to promote and assist the establishment and
growth and development of independent consumer organizations; work on behalf of consumers worldwide to achieve the basic consumer rights of access to food, water, and safe products and services for all; promote international co-operation in the comparative testing of consumer goods and services and to facilitate exchange of test methods, plans and results; improve the quality and standard of goods and services available to consumers in all parts of the world; assist independent consumer organisations, and other not-for-profit bodies working
primarily in the consumer interest, to advocate consumer interests and be influential and effective in appropriate national and regional forums; encourage and assist governmental and official organisational support to further the interests of consumers and consumer organizations; provide a forum for discussion and exchange of
information; publish information on subject.
growth and development of independent consumer organizations; work on behalf of consumers worldwide to achieve the basic consumer rights of access to food, water, and safe products and services for all; promote international co-operation in the comparative testing of consumer goods and services and to facilitate exchange of test methods, plans and results; improve the quality and standard of goods and services available to consumers in all parts of the world; assist independent consumer organisations, and other not-for-profit bodies working
primarily in the consumer interest, to advocate consumer interests and be influential and effective in appropriate national and regional forums; encourage and assist governmental and official organisational support to further the interests of consumers and consumer organizations; provide a forum for discussion and exchange of
information; publish information on subject.
Strategic Priority 1: One billion more people benefiting from universal health coverage
Strategic Priority 2: One billion more people better protected from health emergencies
Strategic Priority 3: One billion more people enjoying better health and well-being
Strategic Priority 4: More effective and efficient WHO providing better support to countries
Country presence
Regions
Countries
Activities
Members
Offices / representatives
African Region
Region of the Americas
Eastern Mediterranean Region
European Region
South-East Asia Region
Western Pacific Region
Global
Disclosure & declaration
Pursuant the WHO Framework of Engagement with Non-State Actors, WHO does not engage with the tobacco industry or non-State actors that work to further the interests of the tobacco industry. WHO also does not engage with the arms industry.
For the purposes of this statement:
- tobacco industry means any entity involved in the manufacture, sale or distribution of tobacco and related products, and any affiliate of such entity; and
- arms industry means any entity involved in the manufacture, sale or distribution of arms, and any affiliate of such entity.
This disclosure statement needs to be provided by any nongovernmental organization, private sector entity, philanthropic foundation and academic institution prior to engaging with WHO.
In view of the foregoing, please answer the following questions:
- Is your entity, or was your entity
over the last four years, part of the tobacco or arms industries
(as defined above)?
- To the best of your entity’s knowledge,
is your entity, or has your entity over the last four years,
engaged in activities that are aimed at furthering or supporting
the interests of the tobacco industry? This includes, but is
not limited to, supply contracts, contract work, services and
lobbying.
- To the best of your entity’s knowledge,
does your entity currently, or did your entity over the last
four years, have any other association or relationship with the
tobacco industry (as defined above). This includes in particular
investment interests (other than general mutual funds or similar
arrangements whereby your entity has no control over the selection
of the investments), commercial business interests, the provision
or receipt of financial and/or other support.
- If you have answered yes to any of the above or are unable to answer one or more questions, please provide a general statement of explanation.
Please note that the WHO Secretariat reserves the right to request additional information from your entity in this regard.
By providing this statement, your entity commits to promptly inform WHO of any change to the above information and to complete a new statement that describes the changes.