The Guardian: ‘Don’t just rely on NGOs’: finding solutions to deforestation
““There isn’t enough action happening now to end deforestation. Companies must rectify their business practices before they expand into new territories, because that old model of industrial plantation isn’t delivering…
Amid EU Palm Oil Bill Debate, New Members Join Leading Initiative to Reform Palm Oil Industry
The Palm Oil Innovation Group welcomes major global companies L’Oréal and Barry Callebaut CONTACT: London: Gemma Tillack, Gemma@ran.org, +1 415.350.0341 US: Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org, +1 425.281.1989 London – Today,…
Mongabay: Will there really be enough sustainable palm oil for the whole market?
And then there is the issue of the quality of the RSPO’s green label itself. The roundtable’s standard only protects old-growth primary forests and deep peat swamps. But the trend…
PALM OIL INNOVATION GROUP PRESENTS LEADING LABOUR PRACTICES TO UPHOLD WORKERS’ RIGHTS
New publication on labour rights comes at critical time as growing body of research highlights widespread labour rights issues in conventional palm oil industry. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley,…
Calls for Labor Reform Dominate Annual Palm Oil Sustainability Meeting
RAN and Allies Bring Labor Issues Front and Center for the Palm Oil Industry The issues faced by the roughly 3.5 million workers in the palm oil industry were front…
Mongabay: More than 20 labor law violations by Indofood alleged in Indonesia
Emma Lierley, forests communications manager at RAN, said the NGOs hoped Indofood’s suspension from the RSPO, the world’s largest association for ethical production of palm oil, would “force the company…
Amid Controversy, NGOs Call for Suspension of Palm Oil Giant Indofood from RSPO
After a second scathing investigation documents systemic labor violations on Indofood palm oil plantations in Indonesia, groups call for action from the RSPO FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley,…
“Sustainable” Palm Oil Controversy Escalates as International NGOs Call For Customers to Drop Palm Oil Giant IOI Group
IOI responds to the suspension of its sustainability certification by denying wrongdoing, fighting back with lawsuit against the RSPO FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org, +1 425.281.1989 …
Food Navigator: Sustainable palm-oil body slammed over slave labour auditing
“A coalition of international labour rights and environmental groups has questioned whether audits carried out by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) were robust enough to root out members…
Your Supermarket is Selling Rainforest Destruction! Get the Facts On Palm Oil and the US Snack Food Industry.
Palm oil touches our lives every time we take a trip to the supermarket. Palm oil and its derivatives are used in a ubiquitous array of packaged foods, including ice…