Update 44 - April 2012
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Who, what, why?
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Editorial : Babies need you - decision makers are failing them
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UN and business
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What role for BINGOs and PINGOs?
Rio Declaration on health inequalities betrays the promise to ‘close the gap in a generation.’
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FTSE4Good rules change to accept code breakers
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The United Nations corporate responsibility scheme fails the integrity test - no action taken over “patron sponsor” Nestlé for violating Principles
Meetings with Nestlé executives - where the Global Compact Office could help
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Children’s Rights and Business Principles
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Julie Crawford Award goes to IFIT health visitors
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New Baby Feeding Law Group makes it easier to report baby food companies
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Monitoring project stops illegal Tesco promotion
Infant Formula Explained films provide independent information
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European MEPs campaign to stop claims and formula ads
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News Roundup
- Creating new markets: ‘Growing up’ and ‘Toddler’ milks
- South African law - at last?
- Prof Michael Latham dies
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New Roundup
- American Academy of Pediatrics backs 6 months breastfeeding
- Abbott pays bloggers to review Similac iPhone app
- Taking over counselling & education
- Babies need Mom-Made NOT Man-Made
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The Business of malnutrition - profiting from the poor
- GAIN abandons Monitoring Protocol
- SUN worry
- Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
- Governments should govern - Corporations should follow the rules
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Breaking the Rules
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Nestlé executives refuse to stop violations...
- ...unless you support our campaigns
- STOP PRESS - Nestlé formally charged in India
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Nestlé Policy versus the International Code
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Protests in North America and Switzerland
- Join the Newark Protest
- Dishounourable degree in Alberta
- Nestlé taken to Swiss court over spying ring
- New resources for promoting the Nestlé boycott
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Nestle Boycott news
- International Nestlé-Free Week becomes Halloween event
- Nestlé, Good Grief! - The Musical
- Dates for 2012
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Nestle boycott news
- URC ends support for the boycott - over a technicality
- Development agencies in Laos snub Nestlé prize
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Holding Nestlé to account
- Nestlé BabyNes system breaks Code and endangers health
- Nestlé, the London Marathon, the Olympics and water
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In the online Virtual Shop
- Nestlé Monster T Shirts now available
- Infant Formula Explained DVD
- Complementary Feeding: Nutrition, Culture and Politics
- Sponsorship