Mars, Mondelez, Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Co, Nestle, General Mills and Kellogg are seven of the world’s ten largest food and beverage companies, and through your consumer muscle and the power of Oxfam’s Behind the Brands campaign, each of these companies have stepped up to tackle gender equality, worker’s rights, land policy or climate issues. You’ve taken action by joining the Behind the Brands movement, sent in your pictures highlighting your support, expressed your concern through social media, made phone calls and visited the local corporate offices of these giants. Through your continued support, this campaign has become a tour de force and together we’ll continue to keep the pressure on.
Let’s take a look back at some of our huge wins so far:
- Mondelez, the biggest chocolate maker in the world, agrees to take action to address and be accountable for inequality issues facing women cocoa farmers in their supply chains >> Learn More
- Mars, makers of chocolate favorites including Snickers and M&Ms, agrees to take action to address and be accountable for inequality issues facing women cocoa farmers in their supply chains >> Learn More
- Nestle, the world’s largest food and beverage company, becomes the first global brand to declare a zero tolerance policy to land grabs and as the maker of chocolates including Kit Kats, agrees to take action to address and be accountable for inequality issues facing women cocoa farmers in their supply chains >> Learn More
- Coca-Cola, one of the world’s most recognized global brands, commits to a zero tolerance land grab policy in its supply chain >> Learn More
- Pepsi-Co, the world’s second largest food and beverage company, commits to a zero tolerance land grab policy in its supply chain >> Learn More
- General Mills, once ranked last on the Behind the Brands Scorecard for climate impact, commits to cut greenhouse gas emissions from its operations and agricultural supply chains >> Learn More
- Kellogg agrees to help small scale farmers adapt and advocate across the private sector and government, and also commits to cut greenhouse gas emissions from its operations and agricultural supply chains >> Learn More
Stayed tuned for more opportunities to take part in Behind the Brands campaign actions and keep an eye on the Behind the Brands Scorecard to track the progress of some of the world’s largest brands in critical impact areas including women, climate, water, land, farmers, workers and transparency.
If you haven’t yet joined the Behind the Brands movement, help us reach our target of 750,000 by joining today!
