From tiger trafficking to supermarket plastics – the differences we’ve made in 2019!
As we prepare to get our teeth into a new decade of challenges, here’s a look back at some of the highlights from a busy year in 2019
Tag: illegal-logging
RSPO gives commitment to investigate palm oil ‘sustainability con’ allegations
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
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Environmental NGOs demand that sustainable palm oil watchdog RSPO does its job
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
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Palm oil watchdog’s sustainability guarantee is still a destructive con
Consumers around the world are still being conned about the sustainability of the palm oil contained in the products they buy
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Room to improve in Europe’s ongoing crackdown on high risk teak from Myanmar
The European Union is cracking down on shipments of illegal teak from Myanmar but needs to step up its game to be more effective
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Indonesia’s plans to water down legal timber rules could reopen the door to stolen wood
A landmark system that blocks illegal timber and wooden furniture from Indonesia to International markets including the UK is in danger of being crippled by attempts to water it down
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