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Valdez, n.|vælˈdiːz|
[The name of the Exxon Valdez, an oil tanker which ran aground off the coast of Alaska in March 1989, causing considerable damage to the environment.]
Used attrib. in Valdez Principles, a set of guidelines drawn up in 1989, designed to regulate and monitor the conduct of corporations in matters relating to the environment.
1989Business Jrnl. (Portland, Oregon) 22 May ii. 2/1 CERES—the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies—has drafted a statement of environmental guidelines called the Valdez Principles. 1989Newsday (Nassau ed.) 7 Sept. 77/3 Information about whether a company has signed a pledge to follow the Valdez Principles will be disseminated to shareholders. 1990Boston Globe 22 Apr. 28/5 Ecologist Barry Commoner sees the beginning of a revolution in the idea of ‘corporate responsibility’ and the ‘Valdez Principles’,..introduced by a coalition of environmental organizations and investment groups. 1990BBC Wildlife July 463 (caption) The Valdez Principles—guidelines that were in the process of being drawn up when the Exxon Valdez hit Bligh Reef. |