Do You Boycott Companies over Unethical or Otherwise 'dodgy' Behaviour? if So - Which Ones?

Powlie85 on 29/07/2022 - 15:12
Last edited 29/07/2022 - 15:53 by 1 other user

I was browsing around for a neck gaiter today and found some at decathlon. I then had to think back to a Convo I had with my dad about the company. He said he won't shop there anymore since they've not pulled out of Russia. He's got a point here I feel.

I just wondered where other consumers draw the line? I've stopped buying certain chocolate bars since production moved to China - I avoid food products from there. Nestle had a pretty bad rep, too.

What's important to you guys when hunting for bargains?

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  • cnrmlj on 01/08/2022 - 22:26

    No

  • Empharand on 01/08/2022 - 23:33
    • Any companies that still do cage eggs
    • Most shampoo companies as they test on animals. I only use Nature Organics brand products as they aren't tested on animals and the ingredients are plant-based
    • Cow Milk (All brands) - unethical processes
    • I try to boycott Nestle as they're a dodgy company; but that's easier said then done as they have their fingers in just about everything, whether it be directly or indirectly

    I try to boycott Coles as much as possible as per the additional 10c per litre for milk (I think it was 10c - correct me if I'm wrong) which was meant to go straight to farmers but they withheld that money for themselves. They did eventually give that money to the farmers as per the original promise but only after information leaked internally and after a public enquiry.

    • Hahuh on 02/08/2022 - 14:07
      +1

      It's interesting that you support milk farmers whilst boycotting the treatment of cows for their milk? Why make the distinction?

  • 1happycamper on 02/08/2022 - 12:50

    Yes, one of the large Phone network providers. I recall an add from the early 2000's which had a primate jumping on a branch, the branch then broke falling to the ground. You could tell the branch had been cut on the underside. I am unsure if the animal was hurt.
    I tried searching for the add earlier this year, but could not find it.

  • mitt on 02/08/2022 - 14:34
    +2

    No.

    I will buy from whatever company offers the best value proposition.

    Corporate social responsibility & the associated cluster of nonsense is pure cancer. I dont want corporations engaging in/funding social activism, there is not enough accountability/transparency to justify it. If you want to change corporate behaviour, implement a law & see which organisation can deliver the best value within that law.

    • Domingo on 03/08/2022 - 08:35
      +1

      The problem is that legal systems are slow moving and open to exploitation by pushing the boundaries.

      Yes, ideally all scenarios would be considered in the first instance and no loopholes created, but it is a complex world and that is not a reality. Implementing laws will not fix everything

  • billsa on 02/08/2022 - 16:09

    do you buy anything made in china?

    • Powlie85 on 10/08/2022 - 13:29

      Yeah I do. Not food items if I can avoid it.

  • ForkSnorter on 10/08/2022 - 11:14

    This may sound weird, but I boycotted (stopped buying) Kellogs cereal about 10 years ago due to their insistence on including high amounts of sugar (or high-fructose corn syrup) in all their cereals, even the ones marketed as health foods, yes even their All-Bran. The reason Special K and Just Right are so crunchy is because that's solid sugar you're crunching.

  • Ozymandias on 11/08/2022 - 13:11

    I have a few - some are ethics-based, some are more about the monopoly they have or the quality of product they produce. Amazon is an example of the former, CUB is an example of the latter, News Corp is both. More often than not though my choice of company is a positive one, not a negative one, i.e. I try to choose ones that are actively good rather than simply avoiding bad.

    To be honest, I think the shrugged shoulders approach to consumption expressed a few times in this thread - 'I just want the lowest price', or 'it won't matter' - lackadaisical at best. As part of a larger market, your purchase choices do, in fact, create effects. Of course all the greenwashing and rainbow capitalism is bull, but that's not what I'm referring to.

  • lamparnon77 on 12/08/2022 - 13:49

    It's not necessarily a boycott but I'm getting really sick of Coles and Woolworth's dodgy practices and how they treat the farmers and suppliers. I am going out of my way to shop independent, and at local farmer's markets.

  • therealfattony on 06/02/2023 - 08:41

    Harvey Normal

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