{"id":3418,"date":"2019-12-05T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T03:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/southeastasia\/?p=3418"},"modified":"2026-04-07T16:57:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:57:42","slug":"major-consumer-brands-linked-to-massive-co2-emissions-from-indonesia-forest-fires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/southeastasia\/press\/3418\/major-consumer-brands-linked-to-massive-co2-emissions-from-indonesia-forest-fires\/","title":{"rendered":"Major consumer brands linked to massive CO2 emissions from Indonesia forest fires"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jakarta, Indonesia<\/em><\/strong>\u2013 Some of the world\u2019s best known brands are fueling climate change by sourcing palm oil and wood pulp linked to Indonesian forest fires, reveals new Greenpeace International analysis<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

This new analysis \u2013 based on the Indonesian government\u2019s\nmethodology for estimating emissions related to peatland fires \u2013 is a stark\nreminder that these fires resulting from industrial activity are major\ncontributors to the global climate emergency. Indonesia is the world\u2019s fourth\nlargest emitter of greenhouse gases, much of it due to its peatland fires and\nongoing deforestation mostly to produce cheap commodities such as palm oil.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cOn Forest Day at the Madrid Climate talks, people around the\nworld will be horrified to learn of the damage the makers of Kit-Kats, Oreos,\nHead & Shoulders shampoo, Dove soap and Paseo tissue are doing to our\nclimate. Companies parading as \u2018climate champions,\u2019 such as Unilever, are linked\nto massive greenhouse gas emissions from peatland fires,\u201d said Annisa\nRahmawati, Greenpeace Indonesia Senior Forest Campaigner. <\/p>\n\n

\u201cThese brands need to cut ties with all traders and supplier\ngroups whose fires continue to trade our future for cheap commodities like palm\noil,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n\n

Between 2015-2018, Unilever’s suppliers were responsible for\naccumulated greenhouse gas emissions as a result of peatland fires on their\nIndonesian concessions, which were equivalent to 25% of the emissions produced\nby the Netherlands in a year, the data shows. Over the same 2015-2018 period,\nNestle’s suppliers were responsible for more emissions than Switzerland\nproduces in a year. In the same way, another major player, Mondelez,  is\nconnected to emissions greater than New Zealand\u2019s annual emissions, while\nP&G\u2019s potential carbon liability is twice that of Norway\u2019s annual\nemissions.<\/p>\n\n

Palm oil and pulp & paper traders are also linked to these\nemissions linked to fire over the same period: Wilmar, responsible for more than\n80% of Singapore\u2019s annual emissions; Cargill, more than Denmark\u2019s annual\nemissions;  and Musim Mas, 75% of Singapore\u2019s annual emissions. Sinar Mas\nGroup\u2019s combined emissions from its companies Golden Agri Resources (GAR) and\nAsia Pulp and Paper (APP) are equivalent to nearly 3.5 times Singapore\u2019s annual\nemissions. <\/p>\n\n

The government of Indonesia needs to be more transparent and make\nconcession data public so that ongoing deforestation and fires can clearly be\nlinked to the companies responsible for those lands. Furthermore, the\ngovernment should enforce its laws on peat protection, on responsibility for\nfires, as well as the moratorium on new concessions and other policies seeking\nto protect forests. This has not occurred effectively, creating a regulatory\nculture that allows continued peatland and forest destruction.<\/p>\n\n

These companies, as well as the governments of countries where\nthey are headquartered or have a significant presence, must take immediate\naction to break the link between commodities causing deforestation and fires,\nand  work to restore and conserve all forests and peatlands.<\/p>\n\n

Today is Forest Day at the Madrid Climate talks where there will\nbe a focus on the role of forests in combating climate change and on forest\ndestruction fueling climate change.<\/p>\n\n

ENDS<\/p>\n\n

Full report available here<\/a> <\/p>\n\n

Contacts:<\/p>\n\n

Rully\nYuliardi Achmad, Media Campaigner, Greenpeace Indonesia<\/p>\n\n

E:\nrachmad@greenpeace.org; M: +628118334409<\/p>\n\n

Grant Rosoman, Forest Senior Campaign Advisor, Greenpeace\nInternational at COP25 – Madrid  M+6421428415<\/p>\n

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