
Consumers are still unable to trust sustainable palm oil watchdog’s seal of approval
Consumers around the world are still unable to have confidence in claims of ‘sustainable’ palm oil being used in the products they buy
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Consumers around the world are still unable to have confidence in claims of ‘sustainable’ palm oil being used in the products they buy
Last night the European Parliament clearly called on the EU to develop a new law that prevents products sold in the EU from being produced from deforestation, as well as associated human rights.
The UK is acknowledging that new laws will be necessary to better protect forests and the people who live in and around them
Ahead of tomorrow’s (Wednesday’s) UN biodiversity summit, hosted online from New York, many world leaders have signed up to promise to halt the destruction of nature on Earth
An article on Palm Oil Monitor last week made false allegations against the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), claiming we are being funded by UK AID to help further a fictitious European Union policy seeking to undermine Indonesian farmers by stopping them from exporting palm oil to the EU
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