[Mark Davies]

Originally Posted by chrisch

Mark while I agree that Nestlé et al have faults enough that you might want to boycott their products its a pretty ineffective strategy.

It might seem that way, but organised boycotting on a large scale is the most effective kind of pressure group, because it hits commercial organisations in the only place they care about - the bottom line. It takes time and sometimes it might be ineffective, but in the meantime my conscience is clear knowing that I am not knowingly putting my money towards organisations whose business practices are deeply unethical.

In the modern world it is impossible to ensure your money never gets to these corporations, but I am happy that I am at least doing my best. They may not notice the loss of my custom, but that's not entirely the point.

I do appreciate the argument in relation to boycotting a nation's products rather than a company, but as I say above, France and Japan aren't going to miss me. I'll just feel that little bit . . . . . cleaner.