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GM-Free Businesses
On this page, you'll find resources to help you get involved with the
GM-free Businesses campaign in your local area. For more general
details about our food campaigns see our sister website: http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/real_food/.
The GM-free
Britain campaign has been highly successful so far, around 60
local authorities have passed resolutions opposing GM crops and food.
Now it's time for the Government to hear from the thousands of
food businesses that will be directly affected if GM crops are grown
or further GM food imports allowed.
This campaign will also help support and strengthen existing
GM-free Britain
campaigns: if you are in an area where your local council has refused
to budge, gaining the support of local businesses will be a great help.
If your council has already passed a resolution, this will help to strengthen
local opposition further.
All the resources you will need are below - don't forget to let
us know how you are getting on.
Planning your campaign
Getting businesses on board
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Introduction
letter
(TXT format) Sep 2004
A suggested letter of introduction to use when
approaching businesses: download the text and
produce a letter in your word processor.
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Sticky
questions
(PDF format - 39K) Oct
2004
Answers to questions you may be asked about
the campaign by local businesses.
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Factsheet
- GM-free Pledge for Businesses
(PDF format - 47K) Sep
2004
A factsheet designed for local businesses to
tell them all about the GM-free Business Pledge
- what is the pledge, and why sign up?
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Factsheet
- GM labelling regulations
(PDF format - 38K) Sep
2004
A useful factsheet giving information about
EU legislation on GM labelling - what has to
be labelled and the limitations of the regulations.
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Materials for supportive businesses
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GM-Free Business Pledge certificate
Colour certificates to be presented to businesses who sign up -
order
now.
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 GM-Free
Britain window stickers
Stickers based on the GM-Free
Britain logo design for businesses to display - order
now.
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GM-free
Business form
(PDF format - 21K) Sep
2004
Use this to record all the details you need about the businesses
you have signed up. Keep one for yourself, and send one copy to
Friends of the Earth so we know which businesses have signed up.
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Media work
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Draft
launch press release
(TXT format) Sep 2004
Suggested press release to publicise the launch of your campaign:
download the text and produce a press release in your word processor.
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Draft
milestone press release
(TXT format) Sep 2004
Suggested press release when you reach a milestone number of business
signups, eg 50: download the text and produce a press release in
your word processor.
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To view PDF files you will need to download
Adobe Acrobat Reader. Visually impaired users can get extra help with these
documents from access.adobe.com.
For more information, see our page on PDF files.
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