Tag: human-rights

Our position is absolutely clear – EIA will not support any trade in timber and wood products originating from Myanmar

A highly critical independent review has highlighted significant failings by the watchdog set up to reassure consumers that everyday products with palm oil have been made without damaging the environment

A fortnight ago we revealed how consumers are being conned about the sustainability of palm oil – and now the RSPO, the leading industry certification body which we criticised, has pledged to investigate

As the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) annual meeting concludes in Bangkok, we and 14 other environmental NGOs call on it to do its job properly

The European Union is degrading forests and using up the world’s resources at a hugely disproportionate and unfair rate – if the rest of the planet consumed at the same level, we’d need nearly three planets to meet the demand

The European Union is cracking down on shipments of illegal teak from Myanmar but needs to step up its game to be more effective