Pollution is scaring away top recruits for global companies

[WhiteTara]

http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/14/news/economy/india-air-pollution-recruitment-emerson/index.html?section=money_latest

Is the water contaminated? Is the air toxic? If the answer is yes, corporate executives are saying "no thanks."
Edward Monser, the president of Emerson, said that top recruits are increasingly unlikely to accept postings in polluted cities.
"When we talk to new executives, and they go home and talk to their family, the first thing they want to understand is: Is the air and water going to be clean or not," Monser told CNN's Richard Quest on Sunday at the CNN Asia Business Forum in Mumbai.
"They believe the job will be good, they believe the schools will be good, but they're very concerned," he said. "Is this going to be a long-term health issue?"


This is going to be a problem in the US as well.

[KT2000]

1. And turning down their products

Try to find pickles that are not processed in India. Just about all are made there now. I just can't buy them when I think about the water they may use. You have to go for the higher priced deli ones.

[WhiteTara]

2. Yikes. I didn't even think about that!

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. They will have to offer hazardous duty pay soon.....