Trick or Treat?

We answer questions about what to do with Conflict Palm Oil in candy and how we can demand more of the companies that still have it in their supply chains. We ask YOU for Halloween alternatives … stay tuned for your answers in our next blog!

Trick or Treat?

Something Wicked…

Candymakers Nestlé, Mars, Hershey’s, and Mondelēz are still sourcing Conflict Palm Oil from PT SPS II, a company destroying habitat and rainforest in the orangutan capital of the world. Demand they put an end to the curse of Conflict Palm Oil.

15 Stunning Photos from The Last Place on Earth

The Leuser Ecosystem, one of the most important rainforests in Southeast Asia, is being destroyed for massive industrial development including the expansion of palm oil plantations.

Four Culprits Responsible for Increase in Deforestation of Critical Lowland Rainforests

Between April and May 2018, four separate areas of critical lowland rainforests in the Leuser Ecosystem were destroyed. According to satellite analysis, a combined total of 35 hectares of forest were cleared. This increase in deforestation over recent months signals the need for further action by global brands, palm oil traders and governments to halt the destruction.

Why Tropical Rainforest Deforestation Still Matters – And What You Can Do About It

Protecting rainforest is one of the best defenses we have against devastating climate change. We must continue to protect rainforest from multi national corporations profiting from rampant logging and land conversion – often for industrial-scale plantations of palm oil or large tree farms for pulp and paper production.

Royal Golden Eagle Group Receives Billions in Sustainability Loans Amid Ongoing Links to Deforestation Across its Business

Royal Golden Eagle has received $4.25 billion in “sustainability linked loans” since 2021, with Japanese megabank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) playing a key role. This green finance purports to incentivize “zero tolerance for deforestation” and “radical traceability and transparency,” among other headline goals, but regulators have expressed concerns around greenwashing.