BROWARD
COUNTY, FL
- The 17th
largest county in the United States, Broward County, Florida, will be
considering a resolution at its next meeting on April 5, 2022, to boycott
companies, such as Nestle, and other businesses that are doing business in
Russia. Broward County Commissioner Mark Bogen has sponsored the item and is
leading the charge to encourage its 2 million residents and visitors to boycott
companies that continue to do business in Russia. Furthermore, Bogen will ask
the State of Florida to consider divesting any holdings the state may have in
such companies that are doing business in Russia. "While we applaud those
businesses that have ceased their operations in Russia, we need to urge the
public to boycott those businesses that continue to provide services and
products in Russia" said Bogen.
Commissioner
Bogen will ask the board to pass a resolution which asks for a boycott of all
companies doing business with Russia starting with Nestle, S.A. who continues
to do business. The resolution states that "a principled stand by the
international business community against the action of the Russian government
requires withholding from Russia all of the privileges and benefits of
participation in the international economy- from chocolate to Cheerios and from
bottled water to baby food."
The
Commission resolution proposed by Commissioner Bogen also applauds those
businesses that have withdrawn from Russia as the Russia invasion against
Ukraine continues. It notes that many major American and international
businesses have closed their operations in Russia to protest the invasion of
Ukraine.
Commissioner
Bogen will also ask other cities and counties to join Broward County's boycott
of those companies and products that do business in Russia.
Commissioners
will discuss this matter at the next regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday,
April 5, 2022, beginning at 10 a.m. in Room 422 of the Government Center, 115
S. Andrews Avenue in Ft. Lauderdale.
Monday, April 4, 2022
Media
Contact:
Kimberly
Maroe
Public
Information Mgr.
Broward
County Commission
(954) 357-8053
Or
Wally
Eccleston, Chief of Staff to
Commissioner
Bogen
954-821-3942 cell