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Nestle has a promotion for schools which brings in 10p for every purchase, how ethical are the company? For obvious reasons most schools will want the money but they have not had a good history of ethical trading in the past, has this changed?
-- E Howard (HowardE.@Stjosephs.bolton.sch.uk), July 09, 1999
Howard,Unfortunately, very little has changed, and Nestle are still violating codes of conduct for baby milk marketing. For more information, see the Baby Milk Action website
www.gn.apc.org/babymilk
We therefore recommend avoiding this offer, on the basis that, while it helps children in the UK, it helps to promote a company which is having a seriously detrimental impact on children elsewhere. You may wish to write to Nestle stating why you are avoiding theoffer, using information from the website above.
Sam Kimmins (EC Magazine)
-- Sam Kimmins (ethicon@mcr1.poptel.org.uk), July 09, 1999.
Also Nestle has commissioned animal experiments in an attempt to demonstrate that Nescafe Gold Blend is non-carciogenic.
-- Lorna Donaldson (donaldson_lorna@hotmail.com), March 30, 2000.
Well I totally agree
-- Martin Beeston (Mart@Beest18.freeserve.co.uk), October 04, 2002.
i do agree
-- martyn beeston (mart@beest18.freeserve.co.uk), October 04, 2002.