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Find out what happened when we gave Procter & Gamble the Golden Axe award

Posted by Richardg — 27 March 2014 at 7:34pm - Comments

It's not every day that you get to organise an award ceremony - especially when the recipient has no idea that they've won.

Article tagged as: Award, forests, indonesia, palm oil, Procter & Gamble

Colgate agrees to stop buying dirty palm oil - but P&G is still dodging the issue

Posted by Richardg — 24 March 2014 at 6:53pm - Comments
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Orangutan in Tanjung Puting National Park

Great news: Colgate just agreed to stop buying palm oil from forest destroyers. Not only is this a win for fans of dental hygiene (and let's face it, no one wants orangutan breath) but it leaves Procter & Gamble more isolated than ever.

Article tagged as: Colgate, deforestation, Head & Shoulders, indonesia, orangutans, P&G, palm oil, tigers

Pressure mounts on Procter & Gamble as Mars agrees to protect rainforests

Posted by Richardg — 10 March 2014 at 6:31pm - Comments
All rights reserved. Credit: Ulet Ifansasti
Greenpeace activists expose deforestation at one of P&G's palm oil suppliers

Procter & Gamble still has its head in the sand about its dirty palm oil use - so this morning our campaigner paid a visit to one of its suppliers, Musim Mas, to show P&G just what it's buying.

Article tagged as: forest, indonesia, mars, palm oil, Procter & Gamble, rainforests

Protect forests or destroy forests? Time to take a side

Posted by Richardg — 7 March 2014 at 1:40pm - Comments

It's been over a week since we asked Procter & Gamble to stop buying palm oil from forest destroyers. The company's not budging - so this morning we asked staff at their advertising agency to take a side.

Article tagged as: forests, Head & Shoulders, indonesia, P&G, palm oil, rainforests

Procter & Gamble don't want you to see this film

Posted by Richardg — 6 March 2014 at 9:15pm - Comments
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If you've turned on the television in the last few months, you've probably seen Procter & Gamble's new advert 'Thank You Mom'. If so, there's another side to the story you need to see.

Article tagged as: forests, indonesia, P&G. head & Shoulders, palm oil

Thousands demand Head and Shoulders comes clean about its dirty palm oil

Posted by Richardg — 28 February 2014 at 7:00pm - Comments
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Two days ago, we revealed that the maker of Head & Shoulders, Procter & Gamble, was buying palm oil from companies trashing Indonesia's rainforests. It thinks this is sustainable. It's not. 

When we put our allegations to P&G, it claimed to be "committed to the sustainable sourcing of palm oil" and "strongly opposed to irresponsible deforestation".

This photo was taken less than a week ago.

Article tagged as: forests, head&shoulders, indonesia, P&G, palm oil

Head & Shoulders - wipes out more than just dandruff

Posted by Richardg — 26 February 2014 at 2:38pm - Comments
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Head & Shoulders is the best known anti-dandruff shampoo in the world. Yet it has a dirty secret - the company that makes it buys its palm oil from forest destroyers.

Article tagged as: forests, indonesia, orang-utans, palm oil, tigers

Beauty under threat: 11 stunning and terrifying images of Indonesia's rainforests

Posted by Angela Glienicke — 26 February 2014 at 2:31pm - Comments
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Orangutans at a feeding station run by Orangutan Foundation International

Who would think that when you are trying to get rid off your dandruff you could be eliminating the orangutans and tigers too? When I look at these images of forest destruction and biodiversity I’m once again reminded that even your shampoo could harbor a dirty secret.

Article tagged as: forests, indonesia, palm oil, slideshows

Business leaders give forest destroyer April one year to reform

Posted by Richardg — 17 January 2014 at 3:32pm - Comments
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Forest destruction by APRIL in Sumatra, Indonesia

Pressure is mounting on April, the notorious forest destroyer that is determinedly trying to pulp what’s left of Indonesia's rainforests. This afternoon, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development gave April an ultimatum: put down the chainsaws or get out of the clubhouse.

Article tagged as: APRIL, forest, indonesia, pulp and paper, rainforest, sumatra
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