Founded in 1899, the National Consumers League is the nation's oldest consumer advocacy organization. Its mission is to protect and promote social and economic justice for consumers and workers in the United States and abroad. The National Consumers League is a private, nonprofit advocacy group representing consumers on marketplace and workplace issues. NCL provides government, businesses, and other organizations with the consumer's perspective on concerns including child labor, privacy, food safety, medication information, and issues of social concern including corporate social responsibility.

NCL President Linda Golodner serves on the Board of Directors of the American National Standards Institute. She is also a member of the U.S. delegation to the International Standards Organization's Working Group on Social Responsibility, serving as the U.S. consumer expert in developing a new international standard on social responsibility. For more information, visit the National Consumers League Web site at www.nclnet.org.