Nestlé boycott
A boycott was launched in the United States on 7 July 1977, against the Swiss-based Nestlé corporation. It spread in the United States, and expanded into Europe in the early 1980s. It was prompted by concern about Nestlé's "aggressive marketing" of breast milk substitutes, particularly in less economically developed countries (LEDCs), largely among the poor.[94] The boycott was officially suspended in the U.S. in 1984, after Nestlé agreed to follow an international marketing code endorsed by the World Health Organization.[95][96] The boycott was also ended in the UK by several organisations including the General Synod of the Church of England in July 1994,[97] the Royal College of Midwives in July 1997,[98] and the Methodist Ethical Investment Committee in November 2005 and the Reformed Churches in November 2011[99] as a result of the company’s inclusion in the responsible investment index FTSE4Good Responsible Investment Index.[100]
Since 2011, Nestlé is the only infant formula manufacturer to have met the 104 criteria on the marketing of breastmilk substitutes (FTSE4Good BMS Criteria) of the FTSE4Good Responsible Investment Index.[101] Nestlé’s inclusion in the index is based on results of independent and transparent verifications conducted by Pricewaterhouse Coopers every 18 months.[102] Every year since 2009, Bureau Veritas conducts independent assurance of compliance with the Nestlé Policy and Instructions for Implementation of the WHO International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes. Their Assurance Statements are available in the public domain.[103][better source needed]
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