Nestlé was founded in 1866 in Vevey, Switzerland. Nestlé is one of the largest food companies and has many operations in the United States, including other countries as well. Nestlé is labeled as the world's leading company focused on nutrition, health and wellness, which have been the most controversial companies in the world. Over the past decade, Nestlé's name has expanded due to a boycott of the marketing of infant formula created in poor countries, which causes infants to become ill. Recently, Nestlé is one of the main targets of the global movement against the water industry. Once again, Nestlé's labor relations practice in poor countries has come under fire from the international trade union movement. Not many companies are successful, but they continue to manage their company to improve their CSR strategy to become a successful company later. Nestlé uses CSR strategy as a resource within the environment to support market needs and meet stakeholder expectations. Nestlé is working to improve what it needs to become a successful company for its future. Unfortunately, Nestles has produced several negative issues related to CSR strategies which include child labor, unethical promotion and sale of infant formula, and use of palm oil. To begin with, the first negative issues related to CSR are child labor. Child labor means “child labor is work that affects the health and personal development of children and interferes with or disrupts their education.” (Nestle) Child labor was the main problem all over the world then. Children should not work because they are too young, they must be over 16 to work. It is dangerous for them to work due to the dangerous working conditions. There are many reasons why child labor exists, such as lack of accountability as a top priority. The main point of CSR strategy is that companies have their own social responsibility objectives, which encourage the company to take action towards positively impacting consumers, community and employees in the future. If there were no corporate social responsibility, then there would be environmental and social problems for many consumers, businesses that would no longer exist. Works Cited “Does Nestlé Use Child Labor in the Cocoa Supply Chain?” Np, nd Web. March 21, 2014."How Nestlé tackled a social media campaign against it." Financial times. Np, nd Web. March 21, 2014."Nestlé and palm oil." Greenpeace in the UK. Np, nd Web. March 21, 2014. Krasny, Jill. “Every parent should know the scandalous history of infant formula.” Company interior. Business Insider, Inc, June 25, 2012. Web. March 21. 2014.
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