Demands for palm oil have destroyed 45 million acres rainforests, companies won't stop!
source: http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20081116/882/twl-household-brands-like-kit-kat-dove-s.html
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London, November 16 (ANI): Household names such as Olay, Kit-Kat and Dove have been held responsible for the large scale destruction of Asian rain forests for palm oil plantations.
Palm oil even though it is found in nearly half of all cosmetics and processed foods.
Owing to the increasing demands for palm oil plantations millions of acres have already faced the clearance threat, with 20 million acres of rain forest already destroyed in Malaysia while Indonesia uprooted its 25 million acres.
Palm oil, which is favored for its low production costs and resourcefulness, has its vendors in 400 brands such including Olay, Pringles, Unilever - the world's largest buyer of palm oil at about 1.3m tons a year.
However, owing to the consumer's growing awareness about the product they use, manufacturers are believed to fear a strong reaction and are turning to 'sustainable' palm oil as a more eco-friendly option.
Times Online reports, Round-table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in Bali, an industry body controlled by Unilever is set to have its meeting on the matter.
Unilever said: "The RSPO is not moving as fast as we would like, but it is a step in the right direction. We're committed to drawing all our palm oil from sustainable sources by 2015."
(arcticspirit: Doesn't 2015 sound a little late to do something about this problem?)
Palm oil even though it is found in nearly half of all cosmetics and processed foods.
Owing to the increasing demands for palm oil plantations millions of acres have already faced the clearance threat, with 20 million acres of rain forest already destroyed in Malaysia while Indonesia uprooted its 25 million acres.
Palm oil, which is favored for its low production costs and resourcefulness, has its vendors in 400 brands such including Olay, Pringles, Unilever - the world's largest buyer of palm oil at about 1.3m tons a year.
However, owing to the consumer's growing awareness about the product they use, manufacturers are believed to fear a strong reaction and are turning to 'sustainable' palm oil as a more eco-friendly option.
Times Online reports, Round-table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in Bali, an industry body controlled by Unilever is set to have its meeting on the matter.
Unilever said: "The RSPO is not moving as fast as we would like, but it is a step in the right direction. We're committed to drawing all our palm oil from sustainable sources by 2015."
(arcticspirit: Doesn't 2015 sound a little late to do something about this problem?)
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arcticspirit
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Waiting to 2015 for a sustainable source of Palm Oil doesn't sound like an option to me.
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