I en ny kampagne, ledet af Rainforest Action Network (RAN), går flere miljøorganisationer nu til angreb mod snack-producenternes brug af palmeolie, skriver miljøsitet Mongabay.
Environmental activists have launched a major campaign targeting 20 of the largest snack food companies that use palm oil in their products.
The campaign, led by the Rainforest Action Network (RAN), says that food giants are failing to ensure the palm oil they source does not drive deforestation or worsen social conflict.
The campaign, which kicked off today with the release of a report and a protest at Chicago’s Board of Trade where RAN activists posted a banner reading “Cut Conflict Palm Oil, Not Rainforests”, cites declining orangutan populations, greenhouse gas emissions from conversion of rainforests and peatlands to plantations, labor abuses, and violent clashes between communities and developers as negative consequences of unrestrained palm oil expansion.
RAN says these issues present substantial risks to leading brands, including Conagra Foods, Dunkin’ Donuts, General Mills, PepsiCo, Hormel Foods, and Krispy Kreme, among others.
While many of these companies have pledged to source only palm oil certified under the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) — the leading eco-standard — by 2015, the report argues that the RSPO doesn’t do enough to protect forests or ensure “conflict-free” palm oil.
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