A Greenpeace investigation has exposed how the world\u2019s biggest brands are still linked to rainforest destruction in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Palm oil suppliers to the world\u2019s largest brands, including Unilever, Nestl\u00e9, Colgate-Palmolive and Mondelez, have destroyed an area of rainforest almost twice the size of Singapore in less than three years, according to the report.<\/p>\n
Greenpeace International assessed deforestation by 25 major palm oil producers and found that:<\/p>\n
The investigation exposes the total failure of Wilmar International, the world\u2019s largest palm oil trader, to break its links to rainforest destruction. In 2013, Greenpeace International revealed that Wilmar and its suppliers were\u00a0responsible for deforestation, illegal clearance, fires on peatland and extensive clearance of tiger habitat<\/a>. Later that year, Wilmar announced a groundbreaking \u2018no deforestation, no peat, no exploitation\u2019 policy<\/a>. Yet Greenpeace\u2019s analysis found that Wilmar still gets its palm oil from groups that are destroying rainforests and stealing land from local communities.<\/p>\n In addition to deforestation, the 25 individual cases in the report include evidence of exploitation and social conflicts, illegal deforestation, development without permits, plantation development in areas zoned for protection and forest fires linked to land clearance. It is also the most comprehensive assessment of deforestation in Papua, Indonesia.<\/p>\n Palm oil impacts on the environment, people, and climate<\/b><\/p>\n Source: Greenpeace (http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n