Page - March 6, 2008
Greenpeace and the Indonesia Human Rights Committee have produced a Guide to Forest Friendly Outdoor Furniture Retailers, which ranks leading outdoor furniture retailers in New Zealand on their policies and practice on eliminating the sale of timber products from illegal and destructive sources.
Forest friendly furniture purchasing guide.
Unfortunately our results revealed that the majority of outdoor
timber furniture sold in NZ is contributing to the destruction of
tropical forests in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The forests of
Indonesia and PNG are truly unique and this destruction is
endangering many unique plants, animals and people who call these
forests home.
Forest Friendly Wood Guide
GE Free Food Guide
The eagerly awaited sixth edition of the GE Free Food Guide is
now out! This issue reflects a strong ongoing non-GE position from
New Zealand food companies and an unprecedented anti-GE stance from
Australasia's largest food company. Late last year, Goodman Fielder
(the umbrella company of such iconic brands as Edmonds) spoke out
publicly against the lifting of Australian State bans on
genetically engineered food crops. This is the first time such a
major industry player has stepped so publicly into the wider GE
debate. Australia is the biggest source of New Zealand's canola and
many other processed foods that we consume, so the moratorium and
the company's stance directly impact us.
All Goodman Fielder products are now in the green section of the
Greenpeace GE Free Food Guide, meaning they don't contain
GE-originated plant and animal ingredients, including animal feed.
Other popular food brands and companies that continue to enjoy a
green categorisation include PAMS (Foodstuffs), Heinz Watties,
Unilever, Tegel, Whittakers chocolate, Sanitarium and Phoenix. One
company that has descended into the red (may contain GE) category
is Bluebird (due to their new ownership by PepsiCo, who lack a
non-GE policy). Cadbury and Nestle- also remain in the red
category. Past editions of the Guide have been used by thousands of
New Zealanders as a way to avoid GE, and it remains the most
popular section of the Greenpeace NZ website.
Find the guide right
here.