Introduction: A Troubling Cross-Era Review Shell Cannot Ignore
The revised analysis obtained from Microsoft Copilot — now published in full below — brings into sharp relief a theme that should be deeply concerning to both the Shell board of directors and Shell shareholders: the persistence of governance and control weaknesses across decades, technologies, and regulatory systems.
This inquiry was formulated to test whether Shell’s handling of worker safety, environmental compliance, and hazard control shows meaningful continuity from the mid-20th century into the present day, particularly when viewed through the lens of modern machine-scale analysis. The response incorporates:
This article is Part 2 of a series on Shell, Hakluyt & Company and Wikipedia. Part 1 sets out the basic Hakluyt story – ex-MI6, Shell chairmen, undercover work against Greenpeace. This piece looks at how that story almost vanished from Wikipedia, and ends with a more personal footnote.
Shell’s plastic palace, the “brilliant basics,” and the slow-motion corporate moonwalk toward the exit
Posted by John Donovan 17 July 2024
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