Unilever put the brakes on destructive palmoil!
The expansion of palm oil in Southeast Asia often comes at the expense of small farmers and forests. Following heated criticism of the palm oil industry and palm oil purchasers, companies promised to work hard on making palm oil production more sustainable. That’s why the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) was founded, which has established a certification system.
In practice, however, it turns out that companies with a RSPO certificate don’t always comply with the guidelines. In spite of having a green label, they are guilty of destructive practices. This is called greenwashing. The Malaysian concern IOI, with its Dutch subsidiary Loders Crocklaan, is such a company. In this Earth Alarm, we call on Unilever, as a major customer of IOI, to use its market position to exert pressure on the palm oil producer. Unilever has to force IOI to stop deforesting and stealing land from local people in developing countries.
The expansion of palm oil in Southeast Asia often comes at the expense of small farmers and forests. Following heated criticism of the palm oil industry and palm oil purchasers, companies promised to work hard on making palm oil production more sustainable.
That’s why the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) was founded, which has established a certification system.
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In its sustainable procurement policy, Unilever has promised to use sustainable palm oil. However, it does not do enough to tackle the abuses that take place at IOI. Unilever needs to stand behind what it says: its supplier IOI must come round...or be gone!
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