Posted by jamie — 2 September 2010 at 2:39pm
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The independent
audit which Sinar Mas thought would absolve it of deforestation, peatland
clearance and law-breaking is now exploding in front of its face like a
firework in a munitions factory.
Greenpeace campaigners and supporters in the US
have been demanding
that Burger King drops Sinar Mas as a supplier until the group commits to
ending deforestation and yesterday it did just that, announcing that "the
report has raised valid concerns about some of the sustainability practices of
Sinar Mas' palm oil production and its impact on the rainforest".
Posted by jamie — 8 July 2010 at 9:21am
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Wahey, you've scored
another victory! After receiving nearly 10,000 emails (and seeing
some excellent
spoof adverts), HSBC has sold its shares in Sinar Mas,
one of the worst companies responsible for ripping up the Indonesian
rainforest for palm oil and pulp plantations. It's fantastic news (as The Guardian was quick to agree) that has
shone a light on the financial side of deforestation. And you made
this happen - thanks!
It's been a long time coming but
finally - finally! - the European parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favour
of a law banning illegal timber from entering the European Union. Like many
other organisations, Greenpeace has been campaigning on this for years - 10
long ones, in our case - so to see this become a reality is an amazing tribute
to the thousands of people who emailed, donated or took direct action.
Posted by jossc — 16 June 2010 at 10:17am
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The battle over a 3rd runway for Heathrow became an iconic struggle between those of us who know the climate change threat is deadly serious, and those who preferred to gamble our collective future in search of short-term profit. And when that latter group includes such heavyweights as the Department for Transport and the British Airports Authority, you know you're in for a fight - even when the science is on your side.
In the event it took three years of hard campaigning, and the building of a huge coalition of civil society (including residents' groups Hacan and NoTRAG, local councils, Climate Camp, WWF and RSPB) to bring the runway plans down.
Posted by jamie — 19 May 2010 at 2:06pm
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The good news just keeps on coming. Our Canadian colleagues (including several working here in London) are thrilled about a new, far-reaching agreement between campaign groups and logging companies which should see vast areas of the country's Boreal forest protected. As detailed on our international site:
"Today the biggest, most ambitious forest conservation deal ever has been announced: the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement. After more than seven years of hard-fought campaigning to end the on-going destruction of Canada's Boreal Forest, Greenpeace and eight other non-governmental organisations have agreed to a truce with the logging industry: we will suspend the battle for the Boreal.
You'll never guess what. Nestlé has only gone and agreed to our campaign demands! And you've made this possible. We really, seriously could not have done it without you. Now we need to move straight on to the next big player in the palm oil industry - banking giant HSBC.
Fantastic news - climate-wrecking plans for a third runway at Heathrow airport have been axed.
The Cameron/Clegg government confirmed yesterday evening that it will not only scrap the third runway at Heathrow, but also refuse additional runways at Gatwick and Stansted. So all our Airplot campaigning has finally won out - and a huge thank you is due to all you Airplotters, and everyone who's written to their MP or taken part in one of the many protests demanding that the plan be shelved.
Posted by ianduff — 11 December 2009 at 2:34pm
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As world leaders line up in Copenhagen to agree a new climate treaty, we've also been working hard to secure a result that will have a positive impact on the global climate - by protecting Indonesia's forests.
Today we're publicly releasing new evidence that Sinar Mas, Indonesia’s biggest palm oil producer, has been persistently engaging in widespread illegal deforestation and peatland clearance. We presented presented the evidence in this dossier to one of their biggest customers, the giant Unilever corporation. Now Unilever has decided to stop buying palm oil from Sinar Mas.