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How \u2018clean\u2019 is the palm oil used by major brands around the world? Today, we\u2019re releasing the results of our investigation into which companies are keeping promises to stop deforestation in Indonesia for palm oil.\u00a0Take a look now to see who\u2019s keeping up – and who\u2019s lagging way behind.<\/p>\n

The biggest forest fires of the century tore through Indonesia just six months ago.\u00a0They reduced millions of hectares of of vibrant, living tropical rainforest and peatland to smoking ash – and with it, some of the last habitat of Indonesian orangutans.<\/p>\n

A forest fire in Indonesia may seem like a far away issue, but for the past ten years, our investigations have exposed how the everyday products in our cupboards and on our bathroom shelves have direct links to the destruction of Indonesia\u2019s rainforests.For the average person, being a part of the solution isn\u2019t as simple as making a few changes to your shopping habits. From Doritos to Colgate to Johnson & Johnson baby soap, palm oil is in so many products that it\u2019s hard to avoid. Even if you could, palm oil isn\u2019t the problem – deforestation is the problem, and that will only stop when corporations take responsibility for the palm oil they buy.<\/p>\n

So when hundreds of thousands of Greenpeace supporters took action, they took the fight straight to the companies responsible. Using the power of mass pressure, one by one we began forcing the biggest brands that use palm oil or paper from Indonesia to promise to protect rainforests.Then, a breakthrough. Two years ago, a host of massive brands – including Mars, Mondelez and Procter & Gamble committed to our campaign. Suddenly the biggest brands on the planet were all saying the same thing \u2013 that the destruction of these amazing forests had to stop.And that\u2019s not the end of the good news!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This kind of collective action from corporations – with their \u00a0immense purchasing power – puts huge pressure on traders and producers working directly on the ground. Companies like Wilmar International and Golden Agri Resources may not be household names, but they\u2019re giants in the industry. And because of this they agree to end deforestation – an incredible result!<\/p>\n

Now, the best part of a successful campaign like that is getting to see the real results: Protected forest, healthy orangutans, and an end to rampant deforestation and forest fires. That\u2019s why we have to make sure the companies are keeping their promises.So last December Greenpeace contacted 14 massive companies to find out how they were getting on with their commitments.\u00a0What we found was a bit alarming.\u00a0Only a few companies are making significant headway towards ensuring that there is no deforestation in their palm oil supply chains, and most are moving far too slowly.
\nIt turns out, some companies might think that making a promise is easy – and that no one\u2019s going to notice if they don\u2019t keep it.<\/p>\n

A crime scene: burned peatland and forest remains, planted with oil palm seedlingsCutting deforestation out of the palm oil supply chain<\/a>Out of all the companies we surveyed,\u00a0\u00a0Colgate-Palmolive, Johnson & Johnson and PepsiCo show the poorest performance and are failing to keep the \u2018no deforestation\u2019 promises they made to their customers.\u00a0Tell them to up their game now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u00a0The truth is, we can\u2019t afford to wait. Unbelievably, deforestation rates in Indonesia are actually increasing, instead of decreasing. And those huge fires from six months ago? They\u2019re due to return in just a few months. Otan, a 7 month old orangutan who was rescued from the forest firesThe palm oil industry is still a leading cause of all this destruction.<\/div>\n
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And what\u2019s even more frustrating is that palm oil can be produced responsibly<\/a>. One amazing project we\u2019ve been working\u00a0with is a community in Dosan, Sumatra that is\u00a0producing palm oil and protecting and restoring the surrounding rainforest.<\/a>\u00a0And there are lots of other schemes like this in Indonesia that need support.<\/div>\n
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It\u2019s so important that these companies step up and deliver. Everyone knows what needs to happen, and how – so don\u2019t let them get away with empty promises.\u00a0Demand real change and real action on the ground.\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n
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Annisa Rahmawati is the Forests Campaigner at Greenpeace Southeast Asia, Indonesia.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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