CSR News Stories
New integrated reporting coalition launched
A new initiative aimed at overhauling international company reporting has been launched. The International Integrated Reporting Committee says that it will undertake a radical review of reporting, aiming to transform the way companies make financial, governance, and CSR statements.
US: Nestle to drop 'deceptive' health claims
Nestle have said they will drop adverts that were described by the Federal Trade Commission as deceptive. The company's drink Boost Kid Essentials was sold in some ads on its ability to stop children catching colds and missing school.
Nestle announces NGO partnership to verify palm oil
Nestle has said that it will work with the Forest Trust to review its palm oil supply chain to ensure it is not associated with illegal rainforest and peatland clearance. The move follows a vigorous campaign against the company by NGO Greenpeace.
Zimbabwe: Nestle to stop buying milk from Mugabe family
Nestle has said that it will no longer buy milk from a farm that was siezed from white farmers which is now owned by the wife of Robert Mugabe.
Switzerland: Campaign group demands investigation of Nestle 'spying'
An anti-globalisation campaign group has asked the Swiss authorities to investigate claims that global food giant Nestle hired an employee of Securitas to spy on the group at its private meetings.
UK: Food and drink companies target a cut in water use
Major food and drink companies have come together to pledge a reduction in their use of water as part of an overall package aimed at cutting environmental impact.
Denmark: Prime Minister attacks companies aiming to profit from cartoons crisis
Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has labelled as 'disgraceful' the attempts by certain European companies to disassociate themselves from Denmark following the controversy over the satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad published in a Danish newspaper.
Lawsuits brought on child labour in chocolate
Three companies, Nestle, Archer Daniels Midland Co and Cargill Inc. are being sued under the US Alien Claims Tort Act over claims that they are involved in trafficking, torture and forced labour of children on Ivory Coast cocoa farms.
Nestle sued over Poland Spring Water
Nestle has been accused of misleading claims in its selling of Poland Spring bottled water by a class-action lawsuit. The sources, allegedly, come from areas surrounded by parking lots or otherwise at risk of contamination.
Big Food Group backs down on £12m compensation from Guyana
With the echoes from Nestle's claim against Ethiopia barely ended, the Big Food Group, owners of the Iceland chain, have backed down having aroused the wrath of debt campaigners by pursuing a claim of more than £12m in compensation against the impoverished state of Guyana.
Nestle, Danone accused on baby milk substitutes
A study in the British Medical Journal has alleged that manufacturers of powdered baby milk substitutes - including Nestle and Danone - are violating international codes on baby milk promotion in Africa.
Nestle settles claim with Ethiopian government
Nestle has come to an agreement with the Ethiopian government over its controversial claim for damages, marking the end of what many have described as a public relations disaster for the company.
Ethiopia: Nestle under fire for debt demands
Nestle has become embroiled in controversy over its demand for $6m from the famine-stricken government of Ethiopia as compensation for the previous nationalisation of its assets.
Oxfam targets main coffee companies on prices
The major coffee companies should be forced to pay higher prices to farmers, according to the latest Oxfam campaign sparked by the devastating impact created in developing countries by low coffee prices.
Uganda declares 'trade war' with Nestle
President Yoweri Museveni has declared that Uganda is to produce its own coffee and sell it directly into the US market - as a result of frustrations at the policies of Nestle.
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