Indonesia

Is RSPO member Duta Palma breaking Indonesia's deforestation ban?

Posted by Richardg — 24 April 2013 at 5:52pm - Comments
by-nc. Credit: Ulet Ifansasti / Greenpeace
Clearing peatland rainforest in a palm oil concession in Riau owned by PT Palma Satu, part of the Duta Palma group.

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil was set up so you could buy palm oil without fueling deforestation. So why does it look like Duta Palma, an RSPO member, is destroying the Indonesian rainforest?

Article tagged as: deforestation, duta palma, forests, indonesia, palm oil, rspo, sumatra, tiger

Forest destroyer APRIL told to shape up

Posted by Richardg — 12 April 2013 at 3:42pm - Comments

Some companies just don’t get the hint. You just can't go around destroying Indonesia's rainforests and call yourself a sustainable businesses.

Article tagged as: APRIL, forests, indonesia, rainforest

Forests Day: what happened after a forest destroyer stopped cutting down the rainforest?

Posted by Richardg — 21 March 2013 at 11:52am - Comments
All rights reserved. Credit: Natalie Behring / Greenpeace

Today is the UN’s International Day of Forests. It’s also about two years since you helped us persuade Golden Agri Resources to stop chopping down Indonesia’s rainforests. Sounds like a good time to look at what happened next.

Article tagged as: APP, Forests Day, golden agri resources, indonesia, sinar mas

Vertical catwalks in Milan as fashion brands get an eco-friendly make-over

Posted by Richardg — 26 February 2013 at 5:48pm - Comments

It's about time that major fashion labels cleaned up their act. They're still using toxic chemicals and buying from companies that are chopping down rainforests.

Article tagged as: amazon, Detox, Fashion Duel, forests, indonesia

Valentino proves that 'green' is the new 'black'

Posted by Richardg — 8 February 2013 at 2:03pm - Comments
All rights reserved. Credit: Greenpeace International

At the start of November, we threw down the gauntlet to 15 top Italian and French luxury fashion brands. We challenged them to clean up their products by agreeing not to use toxic chemicals and to ensure their leather and packaging wasn't causing deforestation.

Article tagged as: amazon, Detox, fashion, forests, indonesia, leather, toxic chemicals

Timeline: how you persuaded Asia Pulp and Paper to stop cutting down Indonesia's rainforests

Posted by Richardg — 5 February 2013 at 12:05pm - Comments

This morning, Asia Pulp and Paper - the world's third largest paper and packaging company - announced that it was turning over a new leaf. It's promised to stop chopping down Indonesia's rainforests, home to the last tigers and endangered orangutans.

Article tagged as: APP, asia pulp and paper, forests, indonesia, KFC

KFC’s sauces aren’t just for chicken. VOTE for the sauce you’d like the Colonel dipped in

Posted by efreeman — 8 November 2012 at 11:52am - Comments

While the US voted, the world held it's breath. But although the US elections are now over, voting is still taking place. And this time you get the chance to take part as polling stations open for The Big Dip’im where KFC’s Colonel Sanders will be plunged into a giant bucket of his own sauce. You get to choose the flavour!

Article tagged as: APP, asia pulp and paper, colonel saunders, deforestation, indonesia, KFC
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