THE USE of unsustainable palm oil is rife in UK chocolate products. The charity Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) and Ethical Consumer magazine surveyed more than 70 brands, asking about their practices and policies in relation to palm oil sourcing. They also carried out an investigation [...]
NESTLE HAS come a long way since that viral in 2010 the one with the bored office worker who bites off a finger of a Kit Kat that turns out to be a bloody orang-utan finger. Campaigners at Greenpeace had found that the company was sourcing from Sinar Mas, an Indonesian supplier that it [...]
Aviko claims to have achieved nearly one-third of its goal to use only 100% certified sustainable palm oil by 2015 in the second year of its CSR drive. In February 2011, Aviko became the first chilled and frozen potato supplier to join [...]
PALM OIL producers that switch to sustainable production have reaped significant return on their investment, according to a new report by WWF. Profitably and Sustainability in Palm Oil Production is a first-time study that comprehensively examines the financial costs and benefits of producing sustainable palm oil [...]
