Andrew Hurst of The Global Fund - Interview for "What Matters?" (2009)

What Matters?
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The Global Fund
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This interview was shot in July 2009 in Geneva Switzerland. This footage was shot for the film "What Matters?", formerly called "Give a Damn?".
Interviewers:
Dan Parris
Rob Lehr
Camera:
Rob Lehr
David Peterka
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Hmmmm. I've gotten to around 20 minutes in, where you're discussing products being sold with profits going to the global fund. Hmmm. The answer he gives seems to carefully avoid the issues, and you unfortunately appear not to press him on it. A difficult thing to do, I imagine, as the global fund is doing amazing work and is very nessecary, and I'm sure this Andrew Hurst fellow is a very good man. But still, in a world where society at large is becoming increasingly aware of the immoral practices of big business, how should consumers use the power of their dollar? Should they buy the product that gives partial profit to fighting aids, when they know full well the product was made by 8 year olds in sweatshops? To suggest these issues don't or shouldn't effect the global fund is a little silly. If consumers see "this product supports aids victims", and buy for that reason, the company gets away with it's other imoral practices, and infact profits. If consumers think, "No I'm not going to buy this product, because this company engages in xyz imoral practices", the global fund loses out. Either way, the global fund is VERY MUCH affected by these issues.