Two 15 year-old Girl Scouts have been working with the Rainforest Action Network for years to convince the Girl Scouts of the USA to remove palm oil from their famous cookies.READ»
Biofuels may cut down on CO2 emissions compared to petroleum, but the palm oil used to make them has the nasty effect of releasing CO2 into the atmosphere.READ»
Following months -- years -- of pressure from activists around the world, Golden Agri-Resources, the world's second-largest palm oil company, agreed yesterday to work with environmental groups and the Indonesian government on more ...READ»
In the past year, Nestle, Kraft, Unilever, and General Mills have all ditched suppliers that engage in deforestation. Now, for the first time, an entire country is doing the same.READ»
Greenpeace has once again succeeded in heckling a major company into making a major change. This time around, the environmental organization's two-month Give Rainforests a Break campaign has prompted Nestlé to remove companies from ...READ»
We recently gave kudos to Nestle U.K. for a plan to source the chocolate in Kit Kat bars from fair-trade suppliers. That wasn't enough for Greenpeace U.K., which attacked the candy maker this week for sourcing palm oil from Sinar ...READ»
Palm oil buyers should get ready for a thorough inspection from the World Wildlife Fund, which plans on evaluating the world's biggest palm oil purchasers for a "buyer's scorecard". The scorecard will reveal which ...READ»
