A landscape analysis of investors in the global breast milk substitute industry to target for advocacy.

ABSTRACT: The International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes and subsequent resolutions (the Code) was adopted to address increases in mortality and morbidity resulting from the practices of the breast-milk substitute (BMS) industry. The lack of success in ensuring company compliance with the Code has prompted advocates to consider engaging with investors to shape the governance of BMS companies. To support these efforts, this paper aimed to identify prominent investors in the global BMS industry and explore their Code-related policies and practices. Using multiple methods and data sources, we developed a novel approach to identify and rank investors in the world's leading publicly listed BMS companies. We also examined the policies and voting behaviour of a sample of investors using pub

SUBMITTER: Wood B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11650021 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature