Nestle is large brand that produces a variety of items, primarily food containing chocolate. In their company’s history, Nestle has been part of many scandals, justifying the amount of criticism they’ve received from the public. These scandals stretch across so many different ethical dilemmas, it is not surprising that there has been mass discussion about boycotting the company’s products.
Nestle is guilty of obtaining it’s materials/ingredients at a cheap price through child slaves. These children are unpaid, and when confronted about their methods, Nestle refused to change the farms from which they buy from.
Despite the drought in California, Nestle (along with other companies) continues to profit from the multi-billion dollar industry of producing bottled water. It has been stated that this industry is not sustainable, especially when the water used is coming from a state which already has very little water. This relates to Nestle’s comment regarding that water is not a given human right. Nestle refuses to disclose the amount of water being used by their company, and can get around regulations by pumping water from reservations, which are not monitored by the state.
It is absurd that Nestle continues to profit from their unethical behavior, and I stand by the notion of boycotting their products. If a company like Nestle is able to be successful through such horrid methods, it will influence other companies to follow after them, making our world a much much different place.
-Timmy
Reference: 5 Reasons to Boycott Nestle