palm oil

Forests, palm oil and the people: Silas’ story

Posted by Flo Stuart-Leach - 13th March 2018
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Silas, a determined Liberian activist fighting the Liberian government's illegal sale of forest land is the subject of a new documentary to be screened at London's Human Rights Watch Film Festival.

“It was about time ordinary Liberians took a stand on what was happening,” says Silas Siakor, a Liberian activist. But Silas himself is anything but ordinary. Silas the film follows him and the NGO he founded, Sustainable Development Institute (SDI), as they expose the government’s lucrative, illegal deals with palm oil… Read More

Standard Chartered fails to protect forests

Posted by Jamie Woolley - 9th August 2017
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Standard Chartered has missed a golden opportunity to protect forests
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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
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Volunteers campaigning outside Standard Chartered's head office in London
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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
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An area of Papuan forest three times the size of Manhattan could be saved following HSBC's intervention
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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

Major palm oil company promises to protect forests

Posted by Annisa Rahmawati - 28th April 2017
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Last year, activists blocked palm oil trader IOI's refinery in Rotterdam. Now the company has made new commitments 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