Update on Rainforest Action Network’s Palm Oil campaign

Ethical brands Whole Foods Market, Body Shop and Ben & Jerry’s are
under fire from the Rainforest Action Network for their sourcing of
palm oil. The eco-friendly food companies have refused to sign a
pledge, devised by the campaigner, to call for a moratorium on the
expansion of palm oil plantations in tropical forests. RAN says it is
“extremely disappointed” that the three brands have not joined 31
other food, cosmetics and consumer goods companies in signing the
pledge. It wants the three to do more than simply support the
industry-sponsored group, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, to
halt rainforest destruction by palm oil plantations in Indonesia,
Malaysia and elsewhere. RAN and other palm oil campaigners such as
Greenpeace question the effectiveness of the RSPO. Upcoming Ethical
Corporation conferences & events: UK Anti-Corruption Summit 2009
2nd-4th February 2009, London The 3rd Annual Climate Change Summit
17th-18th February 2009, London The Green Supply Chain Summit
21st-22nd April 2009, London The Responsible Business Summit 11th-12th
May 2009, London The Global Anti-corruption Summit 14th-15th May 2009,
Washington DC The Global Corporate Responsibility Reporting Summit
11th-12th June 2009, Brussels Brands that have signed RAN’s pledge and
agreed to urge palm oil traders to produce more sustainable palm oil
include L’Occitane, Organic Valley and Ciranda.
http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6262

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