Sara S
01-31-2013, 06:30 AM
Swiss food giant Nestlé fined for infiltrating activist group
Source: Independent
Swiss food giant Nestlé fined for infiltrating activist group
Wednesday 30 January 2013
The Swiss food giant Nestlé was ordered to pay SFr 27,000 (£18,700) compensation after being found liable in a civil case over the secret infiltration of an activist group that had campaigned against it.
A court ruled last week in favour of anti-globalisation group Attac, following revelations that Nestlé had hired the Swiss security company Securitas AG to infiltrate its meetings.
A spokesman for Nestlé noted the judge's decision "with disappointment" and reiterated "that incitement to infiltration is against Nestlé's corporate business principles".
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/swiss-food-giant-nestl-fined-for-infiltrating-activist-group-8474189.html
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Source: Independent
Swiss food giant Nestlé fined for infiltrating activist group
Wednesday 30 January 2013
The Swiss food giant Nestlé was ordered to pay SFr 27,000 (£18,700) compensation after being found liable in a civil case over the secret infiltration of an activist group that had campaigned against it.
A court ruled last week in favour of anti-globalisation group Attac, following revelations that Nestlé had hired the Swiss security company Securitas AG to infiltrate its meetings.
A spokesman for Nestlé noted the judge's decision "with disappointment" and reiterated "that incitement to infiltration is against Nestlé's corporate business principles".
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/swiss-food-giant-nestl-fined-for-infiltrating-activist-group-8474189.html
(Short article, no more at link.)