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THE EU PLEDGE A COMMITMENT BY WFA TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISION MONITORED INDEPENDENTLY BY ONLY ADVERTISE PRODUCTS THAT MEET COMMON NUTRITION CRITERIA TO UNDER 12 YEAR OLDS* *Common nutrition criteria are scientifically grounded and have been scrutinized and welcomed by non-industry experts, NGOs and the European Commission *Except when the school specifically requests materials and only for educational purposes THE PLEDGE COVERS TV PRINT INTERNET NO COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS* More information and full results at www.eu-pledge.eu www.wfanet.org @wfamarketers OUTCOME: COMPARING 2005 TO 2014, CHILDREN SEE A LOT LESS FOOD ADS ON TV less for all Pledge company products less for products that don’t meet the nutrition criteria 42% 52% less for products that don’t meet the nutrition criteria in and around children’s programmes 88% A VOLUNTARY INITIATIVE BY 21 LEADING COMPANIES TO CHANGE FOOD ADVERTISING TO KIDS COMPANIES REPRESENTING OVER FOOD AD SPEND IN THE EU 80 % OVER 80% FOOD MARKETING BUDGETS TYPICALLY GO ON TV ADVERTISING. FOR OTHER MEDIA, WE MEASURE COMPLIANCE AS DATA ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO MEASURE CHANGE. ONLINE ADVERTISING* COMPANY-OWNED WEBSITES SCHOOLS* PRINT* 100 % 100 % 97% 98% HIGH COMPLIANCE ON OTHER MEDIA AND IN SCHOOLS *2013 Compliance Levels OR NOT ADVERTISE ANY PRODUCTS AT ALL TO UNDER 12 YEAR OLDS
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Page 1: The EU Pledge

THE EU PLEDGE

A COMMITMENT BY WFA TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISION

MONITORED INDEPENDENTLY BY

ONLY ADVERTISE PRODUCTS THAT MEET COMMON NUTRITION CRITERIA TO UNDER 12 YEAR OLDS*

*Common nutrition criteria are scientifically grounded and have been scrutinized and welcomed by non-industry experts, NGOs and the European Commission

*Except when the school specifically requests materials andonly for educational purposes

THE PLEDGE COVERS

TV

PRINT

INTERNET

NO COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS*

More information and full results atwww.eu-pledge.eu

www.wfanet.org @wfamarketers

OUTCOME: COMPARING 2005 TO 2014, CHILDREN SEE A LOT LESS FOOD ADS ON TV

less for all Pledge company products

less for products that don’t meet the nutrition criteria

42% 52%

less for products that don’t meet the nutrition criteria in and

around children’s programmes

88%

A VOLUNTARY INITIATIVE BY 21 LEADING COMPANIES TO CHANGE FOOD ADVERTISING TO KIDS

COMPANIES REPRESENTING OVER FOOD AD SPEND IN THE EU 80%

OVER 80% FOOD MARKETING BUDGETS TYPICALLY GO ON TV ADVERTISING. FOR OTHER MEDIA, WE MEASURE COMPLIANCE AS DATA ARE NOT AVAILABLE

TO MEASURE CHANGE.

ONLINEADVERTISING*

COMPANY-OWNEDWEBSITES

SCHOOLS*PRINT*

100% 100% 97% 98%

HIGH COMPLIANCE ON OTHER MEDIA AND IN SCHOOLS

*2013 Compliance Levels

OR NOT ADVERTISE ANY PRODUCTS AT ALL TO UNDER 12 YEAR OLDS