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Alcohol Focus Scotland joins forces with NGOs
04/08/2011
The statement, which will be sent to the President of the UN ahead of the Civil Society Interactive Hearing in New York and UN High Level Meeting in September, calls upon the UN to recognize the difference between business interest NGOs (BINGOs) and public interest NGOs (PINGOs).
It also calls for the establishment of a code of conduct to manage conflicts of interest between the private sector, which clearly differentiates between policy development and implementation.
This comes at a time when Westminster has been looking to adopt “partnerships” with the private sector, to develop food (obesity) and drink policy.
It states “the policy development stage should be free from industry involvement to ensure a “health in all policies” approach, which is not compromised by the obvious conflicts of interests associated with the food alcohol, beverage and other industries, who are primarily answerable to shareholders”
For full statement, click here
It also calls for the establishment of a code of conduct to manage conflicts of interest between the private sector, which clearly differentiates between policy development and implementation.
This comes at a time when Westminster has been looking to adopt “partnerships” with the private sector, to develop food (obesity) and drink policy.
It states “the policy development stage should be free from industry involvement to ensure a “health in all policies” approach, which is not compromised by the obvious conflicts of interests associated with the food alcohol, beverage and other industries, who are primarily answerable to shareholders”
For full statement, click here