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Palm Oil Giant Wilmar Promises to End Forest Destruction

Palm Oil Giant Wilmar Promises to End Forest Destruction

The world’s largest trader of palm oil recently announced it will launch a No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation policy, a broad environmental and social pact that features a commitment to no deforestation and free, prior informed consent when dealing with indigenous communities. Wilmar International, the Singapore-based agribusiness company, said it “aims to advance an environmentally and socially responsible […]

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    Palm Oil Giant Wilmar Promises to End Forest Destruction

    Palm Oil Giant Wilmar Promises to End Forest Destruction

    The world’s largest trader of palm oil recently announced it will launch a No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation policy, a broad environmental and social pact that features a commitment to no deforestation and free, prior informed consent when dealing with indigenous communities. Wilmar International, the Singapore-based agribusiness company, said it “aims to advance an environmentally and socially responsible […]

    U.S. Banks Financing Rainforest Destruction for Palm Oil Plantations

    U.S. Banks Financing Rainforest Destruction for Palm Oil Plantations

    A new report names major U.S. and European banks that are financing land grabs in Indonesia for palm oil production—which is harming the rainforest and the lives of the people who live there—and the investors who are profiting from the business. Palm oil producers in Indonesia are clearing tropical rainforests to plant their oil palm trees, obliterating the […]

    How Food With Palm Oil is Wiping Out Orangutans and Enslaving Workers

    How Food With Palm Oil is Wiping Out Orangutans and Enslaving Workers

    By Piper Hoffman “Adam,” a poor 19-year-old Indonesian, found a job driving trucks for a palm oil plantation that paid $6 a day. The foreman picked him up for a three-week, two-thousand mile journey to the worksite in Borneo. Along the way the terms of employment changed: Adam wouldn’t be paid for two years, and […]