Posted by jamie — 17 March 2010 at 9:01am
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Nestle, the makers of Kit Kat, are using palm oil from areas of destroyed rainforest, despite being aware that one of their suppliers, Sinar Mas, has a track record of appalling environmental and social practices.
The chain of destruction stretches right around the world, from the forests of Indonesia to the shops and supermarkets of Europe. Watch the animation to find out just where the ingredients for your favourite chocolate bars like Kit Kat come from.
We all like a break, but the orang-utans of Indonesia don't seem to be able to get one. We have new evidence which shows that Nestlé - the makers of Kit Kat - are using palm oil produced in areas where the orang-utans' rainforests once grew. Even worse, the company doesn't seem to care.
So the Greenpeace orang-utans have been despatched to Nestlé head offices in Croydon to let employees know the environmental crimes their company is implicated in, and begin an international campaign to have Nestlé give us all a break.
Greenpeace has tracked down the palm oil being used in Nestlé products, including Kit Kats, and exposed how they are using palm oil from Indonesia's largest palm oil producer, Sinar Mas. This company is clearing orang-utan habitats and breaking Indonesian law in order to expand production.
Our report provides evidence of how Nestlé's supplier Sinar Mas is destroying Indonesia's last remaining rainforests and the habitat of orang-utans - a species on the brink of extinction.
Today is the start of international action by Greenpeace to expose Nestlé’s role in the destruction of the last remaining forests and peatlands of Indonesia.
It's likely that many of you don’t know your employer is involved in destroying these rainforests, so we want to give you this opportunity to find out more about it. After you've read the evidence and watched the slideshow detailing the chain of destruction, if you have any questions or comments, post them below and we'll answer them.
And come back here at 11am to see the global premiere of Nestlé's new Kit Kat advertising campaign... or at least the one we think it should be.
Reacting to Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague's speech on climate change
and foreign policy today, Greenpeace Executive Director John Sauven said:
"The fact that William Hague has recognised climate change as one of the
top issues affecting British foreign policy is significant, especially in the
run up to a general election.
Posted by jamie — 25 November 2009 at 6:18pm
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Just hanging around... our activists shut down a paper mill that was busy pulping the rainforest.
After building dams and shutting down
bulldozers to prevent further deforestation, the team at the Climate Defenders
Camp in Indonesia
has swung into action once more. At dawn, climbers entered a huge pulp and paper
mill in Sumatra and scaled the massive loading
cranes, blocking operations at the mill.
As I write, the latest reports are that three
teams of climbers have been removed and detained, while a fourth remains in
place on one of the cranes. In keeping with earlier reactions to the Climate
Defenders, they've been threatened and intimidated but they're still holding out.
Reacting to the news that the US has become the first country to pledge money to
a short term fund to protect tropical rainforests which has been backed by the
Prince of Wales, Greenpeace Executive Director John Sauven said:
"We all
rely on the world's tropical rainforests for food and rainfall, and to store
vast amounts of our carbon emissions each year. Paying a relatively small amount
to protect them is an absolute bargain, because without them the very basis for
our economy could collapse and the climate would become increasingly hostile.
