Posts By: Annisa Rahmawati

Why I’ve dedicated my life to protecting the rainforests

“I feel like a new person, reborn, when I am in the forest,” Annisa Rahmawati smiles. While Annisa finds peace and a sense of purpose among the trees, she also works every day to protect huge swathes of forest in her homeland, where the sound of bulldozers is threatening to drown out the sound of… Read More

Annisa Rahmawati - 26th November 2018

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Major palm oil company promises to protect forests

There’s been a major development in our campaign to protect Indonesia’s forests. IOI, one of the largest palm oil traders in the world, has just made a significant commitment to protect rainforests. If put into practice, this would address the problems on the company’s own plantations and set new standards… Read More

Annisa Rahmawati - 28th April 2017

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HSBC promises to cut ties with forest-trashing palm oil companies

There’s been a major breakthrough in protecting Indonesia’s forests: HSBC has committed to breaking its links to palm oil companies destroying forests and peatlands. This is a fantastic result for everyone who has been campaigning over the last few weeks, although the hard work doesn’t stop there. The real… Read More

Annisa Rahmawati - 21st February 2017

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Revealed: HSBC linked to forest destruction

This is a guest blog from Annisa Rahmawati, Senior Forest Campaigner, Greenpeace Southeast Asia. Today we’ve let the cat out of the bag that HSBC – the biggest bank in the UK – is funding destructive palm oil companies. Now customers across the globe are… Read More

Annisa Rahmawati - 16th January 2017

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Destructive palm oil company IOI let off the hook too easily by RSPO

A major palm oil company, which had its sustainability certificates suspended for violating rules designed to prevent the destruction of Indonesia’s forests and peatlands, has had those certificates reinstated. This shocking decision by the industry’s own sustainability group to lift the suspension sends a message that it’s OK for palm… Read More

Annisa Rahmawati - 10th August 2016

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Palm oil giant IOI has lost customers for destroying forests, but will it change?

IOI – one of the largest palm oil companies in the world – is having a difficult time right now. Not only has it recently lost its sustainability certification, but as a result its customers are leaving in droves. And with good reason: our new report… Read More

Annisa Rahmawati - 9th June 2016

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