Salim Ivomas, subsidiary of palm oil giant Indofood, withdraws from RSPO over labor abuses
Today the Indofood subsidiary Salim Ivomas announced its plans to withdraw its membership from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). This move from Salim Ivomas follows the same action taken by its…
Palm Oil Giant Indofood Subsidiary Loses Sustainability Certification Over Labor Abuses; Suspension of RSPO Membership Looms
San Francisco, CA – Today the world’s largest palm oil certification scheme, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), ordered the suspension of the “sustainability” certificates of Indonesian palm oil…
Palm Oil Giant Indofood Plans to Withdraws from RSPO Over Labor Abuses; RSPO Threatens to Suspend Membership
PepsiCo, Wilmar, and Banks remain connected, must terminate partnerships, NGOs say San Francisco, CA – Indonesian palm oil giant Indofood has announced its plans to withdraw from the world’s largest…
Palm Oil Giant FELDA Sanctioned Over Forced Labor, Human Trafficking
Major brands Procter & Gamble, Hershey’s, and Unilever linked to illegality and labor abuses CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, emma@ran.org, +1 425-281-1989 San Francisco, CA – Malaysian palm oil giant FGV…
Palm Oil Giant Indofood Sanctioned Over Labor Rights Violations
Sustainability certificate suspended over 10 legal offenses, “grave and methodical” breaches after complaint brought by Rainforest Action Network, International Labor Rights Forum, and OPPUK San Francisco, CA – Indonesian palm…
Forbes: See How Your Halloween Candy Is Made From Palm Oil Destroying The Sumatran Rainforest
“Candy makers and companies like PepsiCo and Unilever have made promises to change their practices when it comes to using conflict palm oil, but according to the Rainforest Action Network, that’s been monitoring…
Major Brands Connected to Ongoing Deforestation in Critical Orangutan Habitat for Palm Oil
A new field investigation connects palm oil sourced by snack food giant PepsiCo, others, to destruction of ‘Orangutan Capital of the World’ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org,…
Equal Times: Slow progress in the fight against child labour in Indonesia
“Many of them harvest palm oil, one of the country’s main exports, in the plantations covering millions of hectares. “Child labour is really widespread in the palm oil industry,” says…
New Report Confirms Labor Abuse and Legal Violations on Major Indonesian Palm Oil Company Linked to PepsiCo, Nestlé
NGOs call for immediate action; RSPO must suspend ‘sustainability’ certification after further confirmation of worker exploitation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, +1 425 281 1989, Emma@ran.org San Francisco, CA…
Huffington Post: A UK Grocery Chain Banned Palm Oil. Here’s Why That’s Not Enough.
“If we want to create real change for the world’s forests and climate, we need to change the industry from the plantation ground-up, and time is running out.” (Read More)
