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In Pictures: Massive deforestation linked to major consumer brands

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 2nd May 2018

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A new investigation by Greenpeace International reveals that a palm oil supplier to Mars, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever is destroying rainforests in Papua, Indonesia. Satellite analysis suggests that around 4,000ha of rainforest were cleared in PT Megakarya Jaya Raya concession between May 2015 and April 2017 – an area almost half… Read More

Iceland ditches palm oil – what does it mean?

Posted by Alison Kirkman - 12th April 2018

Image for Iceland ditches palm oil – what does it mean? — Nyaru Menteng Orangutan reintroduction project near Palanga Raya, Kalimantan/Borneo.

Palm oil. It’s in 50% of all packaged products in supermarkets. There’s no getting away from it. Or is there? Iceland became the first UK supermarket to ditch palm oil this week and the media was all over it. Why is this big news? Does palm oil… Read More

In Pictures: A Moment of Truth on International Day of Forests

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 21st March 2018

Image for In Pictures: A Moment of Truth on International Day of Forests — One year-old male baby orangutan Jelapat plays on the tree at Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation in Nyaru Menteng, Central Kalimantan.

Today is International Day of Forests, which raises awareness about the importance of all sorts of trees and woodlands. Our new report “Moment of Truth” shines a light on companies’ readiness to come clean about where their palm oil comes from and finds that brands are not on track to… Read More

Standard Chartered fails to protect forests

Posted by Jamie Woolley - 9th August 2017

Image for Standard Chartered fails to protect forests — Standard Chartered has missed a golden opportunity to protect forests

Some bad news, I’m afraid – Standard Chartered’s new palm oil policy is out and it fails to protect forests. They’ve updated their commitments on lending money to palm oil companies. But there are so many loopholes, it won’t stop their customers tearing down forests in Indonesia and elsewhere. Read More

How Standard Chartered is funding forest destroyers

Posted by Jamie Woolley - 26th July 2017

Image for How Standard Chartered is funding forest destroyers — Volunteers campaigning outside Standard Chartered's head office in London

Standard Chartered might not be that well known in the UK, but they’re a major global bank. They’re also heavily involved in the palm oil business and our investigations have shown that they’re funding some of the worst companies out there. Back in March, after thousands of Greenpeace supporters… Read More

HSBC triggers palm oil investigation to prevent forest destruction

Posted by Jamie Woolley - 10th July 2017

Image for HSBC triggers palm oil investigation to prevent forest destruction — An area of Papuan forest three times the size of Manhattan could be saved following HSBC's intervention

HSBC has just triggered an investigation into a palm oil company which is preparing to clear a huge area of pristine forest in Indonesia. This isn’t just any palm oil company. Noble Plantations is part of Noble Group, which is one of HSBC’s customers. It’s been nearly five months since… Read More