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Uncovered: Unilever’s Complicity in the Plastics Crisis and Its Power to Solve It
Greenpeace International investigates the reality behind these soundbites. We expose the blight of Unilever’s single-use sachets on low-income communities and the glaring gap that exists between what the company says it will do, and what it actually does. We conclude by urging Unilever to grasp the opportunity presented by the new UN Global Plastics Treaty…
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Greenpeace Malaysia calls for data transparency in National Budget, not greenwashing
Will Budget 2024 be used effectively to tackle public safety concerns in relation to climate change?
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Barbie vs Oppenheimer: Two diametrically opposed universes that remind us of two existential threats
“Barbenheimer” is probably the film event of the year. The simultaneous premieres of two Hollywood blockbusters by two cult directors: Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, a pink fantasy comedy and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, a sombre and psychedelic drama.
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Forever Toxic
Without dramatically reducing plastic production, it will be impossible to end plastic pollution and eliminate the health threats from chemicals in plastics.
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Real Solutions, NOT Carbon Offsets
Net-Zero is not Zero. Carbon offsetting is the opposite of proven concrete actions to reduce emissions and a dangerous game to play, it’s a licence to keep polluting.
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Nestle Malaysia’s unsustainable move from plastic to paper straws
Nestle (Malaysia) Bhd announced that it plans to adopt paper straws across its entire range of ultra-high temperature (UHT) by year end. Although Nestle claims this move will help in tackling the plastic pollution crisis, it is a misguided one.
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The biggest problem with carbon offsetting is that it doesn’t really work
Offsetting projects simply don’t deliver what we need – a reduction in the carbon emissions entering the atmosphere. So, do they actually work?
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Nestlé commits to virgin plastic reduction yet doubles down on recycling myth
It is encouraging that Nestlé finally committed to reducing its reliance on virgin plastics...If Nestlé wants to stop polluting the world, it needs to end its reliance on plastic.
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Nestlé switch to paper straws in Malaysia and Indonesia is not a solution
The shift from plastic to paper is not a viable solution. “Multinational companies like Nestlé, whose impact is widespread, need to address the root of the plastics crisis -- single-use products and throw-away culture.
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Top consumer companies’ palm oil sustainability claims go up in flames
Consumer goods companies Unilever, Mondelez, Nestle, and Procter & Gamble (P&G), and top palm oil traders including Wilmar are buying palm oil from producers linked to thousands of fire hotspots in Indonesia this year.