BALANCE To boycott or not to boycott - consumer activism in Poland

Following the Russian invasion on Ukraine, Polish consumers have been encouraged by both Poland’s consumer authority (UOKIK) and PM Mateusz Morawiecki to show solidarity with Ukraine by boycotting Russian goods and services. Have they? 

A banner in Warsaw encouraging consumer boycott of companies doing business in Russia

Photo: Radio Poland

According to Agata Groszek, strategy and insights specialist at Havas Media Group which conducted a study on the topic, Polish people reacted very strongly to what was happening in Ukraine - 87% of Poles heard about consumer boycott while 43% engaged in protests or boycotts. 

BALANCE is presented by Danuta Isler