Take action with your wallet and don’t buy products from companies supporting regimes you disagree with. For me, I have long learned to live without Nestle products. I disagree with their politics and therefore I won’t hand over my hard earned money to them. Easy.
In 2005, Brabeck-Letmathe, then CEO of Nestle, called the idea that water is a human right “extreme.”
Nestle was also one of the companies who continued to operate in Russia well after the war in Ukraine started – one month to be precise. Ukraine was attacked on 24 February 2022 and only after consumer outrage and action did they announce that Nestle is “temporarily stopping some” products in Russia. This announcement came out on 23 March 2022.
I am using Nestle as an example since it has been in the news on this topic recently. It is not the only company I am personally boycotting due to their politics or due to the way they treat their employees or due to shady business practices. I urge you to think about where you shop and whether you really need a sugary snack every day. Do you agree with how the company is run? Does the company’s management team and their board behave ethically? What does their record say about them?
I strongly advise you to learn more about where your products and services come from. Look up companies and how they make their money. Do they deserve your hard earned money? If not, don’t give it to them. Find alternatives. If you are lucky, there are local alternatives with your money feeding back into your local community.
As you can see with Nestle temporarily changing their business operations in Russia, your actions matter!
Big actions, small actions – ALL your actions matter!