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Spoiled Fruit: Land-grabbing, violence and slavery for “sustainable” palm oil
C4ADS analysis shows that the food conglomerates that feed millions—including giants such as Nestlé, Cargill, Adani Wilmar, IOI, Olenex and more —continue to enable forced labor through their indis…Palm Oil Detectives
https://en.tempo.co/read/1957496/palm-oil-workers-group-unveils-harmful-industry-practices-akin-to-colonialism?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Amazon Palm: Global brands continue to source palm oil from Amazon destroyers #Agropalma & BBF
Major international brands sourcing palm oil from Brazilian plantations linked to violence, torture and land fraud. Global supermarket brands Ferrero, ADM, Bunge, Cargill, Danone, Ferrero, Hershey’…Palm Oil Detectives
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil: 19 years is enough
For nearly two decades now, the RSPO has failed in its mission to make the industrial palm oil sector “sustainable”. Instead, it has been used by the palm oil industry to greenwash environmental de…Palm Oil Detectives
Socfin’s Destructive Empire: Palm Oil Deforestation and Human Rights Abuses in West Africa
A six-month investigation reveals Socfin’s exploitation of rubber and palm oil in Ghana and Nigeria, leading to deforestation, landgrabbing and human rights abuses. SOCFIN is a palm oil compa…Palm Oil Detectives
New Research Reveals: “Sustainable” Palm Oil No Different in Land Conflicts
New research published in the journal Political Geography reveals that there is no significant difference between RSPO-certified “sustainable” palm oil companies and non-certified ones …Palm Oil Detectives
#PalmOil co #Agropalma of #Brazil 🇧🇷has been propped up for decades by RSPO #greenwashing. Meanwhile #humanrights abuses and #landgrabbing continue for their "sustainable" #palmoil. Resist and #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🙊🔥🧐⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife
Amazon Palm: Global brands continue to source palm oil from Amazon destroyers Agropalma & BBF
Major international brands sourcing palm oil from Brazilian plantations linked to violence, torture and land fraud. Global supermarket brands Ferrero, ADM, Bunge, Cargill, Danone, Ferrero, Hershey’…Palm Oil Detectives
https://en.tempo.co/read/1950326/palm-oil-company-staff-arrested-for-holding-mother-and-baby-in-dog-cage-police-detain-two-individuals
The 10 Indigenous news stories that marked 2024
2024 was a big year for Indigenous lands worldwide, whether through land rights gains, land grabbing, restoring spiritual connections to lands, or analyzing how these lands support biodiversity conservation.Latoya Abulu (Conservation news)
https://ifamagazine.com/uk-companies-need-to-do-more-to-address-modern-slavery-finds-latest-ccla-benchmark/
UK companies need to do more to address modern slavery finds latest CCLA benchmark - IFA Magazine
According to CCLA, this is an improvement from last year, when only 25 companies disclosed finding modern slavery or its indicators, showing that companiesSue Whitbread (IFA Magazine)
https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/plantations-are-not-forests/
Plantations are not forests
Sarawak's so-called green revolution is little more than a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Companies and the state government are operating in ways that not only devastate the environment but also marginalise remote Indigenous communities.Fiona McAlpine (Eco-Business)
Around 400 #ecolabels 🏆 claim to provide #consumers with choice ⁉️ Yet they're unreliable in holding #corporates to account for widespread #deforestation and #humanrights abuses and #greenwashing #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔🔥 ⛔️#Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect
http://palmoildetectives.com/2024/10/16/how-brands-exploit-green-certification/
How Brands Exploit “Green” Certification
Brands and businesses may be tempted to exploit “green” certifications to garner a larger market share at the expense of integrity.Palm Oil Detectives
Buy #palmoilfree and #boycott all @Nestle 🍫🍪🍬 products. Their so-called "sustainable" #palmoil is destroying rainforests, causing #humanrights abuses and #extinction 🐅🐘🦍🦜 Fight back and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/09/nestle/
Nestlé
Nestlé is destroying rainforests, releasing mega-tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere, and killing hundreds of endangered species. Once these animals are gone – they are gone for good. See Ne…Palm Oil Detectives
If you use @LOrealGroupe #makeup 💋💄 and #cosmetics then you're purchasing #palmoil #ecocide and #humanrights abuses with every bottle. L'Oreal are worth it - worth boycotting! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife 🔥🦧😿 @palmoildetect.bsky.social
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/09/loreal/
L’Oreal
‘Our goal is by 2020 to have none of our products linked to deforestation.’ L’Oreal’s website statement on palm oil This target has been and gone. Still, enormous environmen…Palm Oil Detectives
Brazil: Pesticide Bill Threatens Health, Livelihoods
The legislature of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, an industrial agriculture hub, is considering a bill that would drastically reduce buffer zones meant to limit communities’ exposure to pesticides.Human Rights Watch
Adani's Australian coal unit faces human rights complaint
India's Adani Group, whose billionaire chairman has been indicted for fraud by U.S. prosecutors, is facing accusations of racism at its Australian coal unit after an Aboriginal group filed a complaint...MarketScreener
Regardless of RSPO "sustainable" #palmoil or not, companies don't respect #landrights of farmers, finds a landmark #study into police/corporate collusion using #violence to suppress protest. #humanrights #BoycottPalmOil @palmoildetect @ward_berenschot
New Research Reveals: “Sustainable” Palm Oil No Different in Land Conflicts
New research published in the journal Political Geography reveals that there is no significant difference between RSPO-certified “sustainable” palm oil companies and non-certified ones …Palm Oil Detectives
Prabowo Heralds an Uncertain Future For Fundamental Freedoms in Indonesia
The last administration showed an increasing disdain for democratic and human rights norms. The new one might be even worse.Rosalind Ratana and Cornelius Damar Hanung (The Diplomat)
Around 400 #ecolabels 🏆 claim to provide #consumers with choice ⁉️ Yet they're unreliable in holding #corporates to account for widespread #deforestation and #humanrights abuses and #greenwashing #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔🔥 ⛔️#Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect
http://palmoildetectives.com/2024/10/16/how-brands-exploit-green-certification/
How Brands Exploit “Green” Certification
Brands and businesses may be tempted to exploit “green” certifications to garner a larger market share at the expense of integrity.Palm Oil Detectives
@palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/08/08/new-research-reveals-sustainable-palm-oil-no-different-in-land-conflicts/
New Research Reveals: “Sustainable” Palm Oil No Different in Land Conflicts
New research published in the journal Political Geography reveals that there is no significant difference between RSPO-certified “sustainable” palm oil companies and non-certified ones …Palm Oil Detectives
Socfin to withdraw from Luxembourg Stock Exchange: the end of an era
The CSSF has put an end to a year-long dispute between small shareholders and Socfin's main shareholders, the Fabri family and French billionaire Vincent Bolloré: the 689,337 shares they not control between them will be bought back at €32.delano.lu
DRC communities turn up heat on EU lenders funding palm oil giant PHC
On May 24, 2024, clashes broke out between members of a local community and security guards at an oil palm plantation in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the latest such incident in a long-running dispute over some 58,000 hect…Christophe Assogba (Conservation news)
New Research Reveals: “Sustainable” Palm Oil No Different in Land Conflicts
New research published in the journal Political Geography reveals that there is no significant difference between RSPO-certified “sustainable” palm oil companies and non-certified ones …Palm Oil Detectives
New Research Reveals: “Sustainable” Palm Oil No Different in Land Conflicts
New research published in the journal Political Geography reveals that there is no significant difference between RSPO-certified “sustainable” palm oil companies and non-certified ones …Palm Oil Detectives
New #research #study 🧐 reveals "sustainable" #palmoil isn't any better for workers. RSPO-certified and non-certified co's in #Indonesia use violence and intimidation for #landgrabbing. Take action and #BoycottPalmOil ✊ #humanrights🌴🚫 @palmoildetect
New Research Reveals: “Sustainable” Palm Oil No Different in Land Conflicts
New research published in the journal Political Geography reveals that there is no significant difference between RSPO-certified “sustainable” palm oil companies and non-certified ones …Palm Oil Detectives
Palm oil company fined for cheating; Sulawesi farmers to reap their due rupiah
JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has ordered a palm oil company to pay 1 billion rupiah ($61,000) in fines for shortchanging villagers by not sufficiently paying them according to a profit-sharing agreement.karencoates (Conservation news)
Socfin’s Destructive Empire: Palm Oil Deforestation and Human Rights Abuses in West Africa
A six-month investigation reveals Socfin’s exploitation of rubber and palm oil in Ghana and Nigeria, leading to deforestation, landgrabbing and human rights abuses. SOCFIN is a palm oil compa…Palm Oil Detectives
"Sustainable" #palmoil and rubber co. and #RSPO member SOCFIN is on a decades long rampage of violent #landgrabbing and #ecocide in #Ghana and Nigeria. Help local communities to fight back against #humanrights abuses when you #Boycottpalmoil @palmoildetec
Socfin’s Destructive Empire: Palm Oil Deforestation and Human Rights Abuses in West Africa
A six-month investigation reveals Socfin’s exploitation of rubber and palm oil in Ghana and Nigeria, leading to deforestation, landgrabbing and human rights abuses. SOCFIN is a palm oil compa…Palm Oil Detectives