Student Broad Left- Environment and Ethics

Student Broad Left
Environment and Ethics

ENVIRONMENTAL AND ETHICAL CAMPAIGNS

Student Broad Left has played a leading role in campaigning for improved environmental and ethical policy in NUS. At conference 1998 Broad Left put policy opposing the McDonalds discount deal. The 'Green' leadership attempted to block it by compositing it with our text opposing Trident. Both passed.

Boycott Bacardi Campaign
The Office of Fair Trading is investigating the sole-supplier deal between Bacardi and NUS Services Limited (NUSSL), saying that it has reasonable grounds to believe the deal is an infringement of the competition act.
The deal makes Bacardi the sole-supplier of white rum to all student union outlets which means it would have a market share of 97%. Bacardi has been and continues to be an active supporter of the illegal blockade of Cuba. These facts were taken to the Ethical and Environment Committee of NUSSL who nonetheless put forward an endorsement of the deal. Student unions including Sheffield, Oxford, Cambridge and University of East London opposed the deal.
Student Broad Left has consistently opposed the NUSSL deal with Bacardi, speaking at the Cuba Solidarity Campaign fringe meeting at NUS conference, supporting the emergency motion to oppose the deal and and raising awareness amongst NUSSL shareholders about Bacardi's record.
NUS must defend human rights, not support companies that abuse them. Student Broad Left urges student unions to call on NUS to cancel this deal with Bacardi.

Boycott Nestle
NUS is backing away from firm commitment to boycott. This is an indication of the weaknesses of the leadership in NUS and NUSSL who capitulate when under commercial pressure.
We should reinvigorate the campaign for a boycott. We should look to involve environment and green groups such as People and Planet in the boycotts and for a general campaign around NUSSL's ethical integrity.

Find out more: Cuba Solidarity Campaign      Baby Milk Action


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