Wow Janice,

Thanks for posting that article.  I found the breastmilk substitute criteria
very heartening.  Clearly, there aren't any companies currently that CAN
meet the new guidelines.  It is clear that for a company to "get in" they
must adhere to the code and have monitoring and whistle blowing practices in
place.  That part that gave me a chuckle was that US and Canadian companies
must comply with the Code by the end of 2004. I don't see that happening any
time soon!
http://www.ftse.com/ftse4good/Breast_milk_substitute_criteria.pdf

Kudos to the FTSE4Good Index.  By removing the complete ban, it does
encourage companies to start practicing ethically so they can get on the
list.

Warmly,
Nikki Simmons
-----Original Message-----
(This news is timely considering our recent mention of inclusion of AIM
companies in mutual funds.  Seems they WERE banned from inclusion in
"ethical funds", but now are not.)
Janice Reynolds.

See link for entire article:
http://www.csrwire.com/sfarticle.cgi?id=1529

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