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unilever acts over greenpeace’s palm oil claims
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unlever has halted all purchases of palm oil from indonesian company pt smart after a greenpeace report alleged that its parent group sinar mas is engaged in widespread illegal deforestation and peatland clearance in indonesia. according to the pressure group’s report, illegal forest clearance and rspo (round table on sustainable palm oil) greenwash: case studies of sinar mas, the company is “…engaging in practices which release vast amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and help indonesia win the title of the world’s third largest greenhouse gas emitter, after china and the us.” sinar mas’s actions break indonesian law and highlight how membership of the rspo alone is not sufficient proof of a company’s environmental credentials, alleges greenpeace. a unilever spokesperson told foodnavigator.com: “the greenpeace claims about (pt smart) breaking rspo guidelines are too serious for us to ignore.” sustainable sourcing marc engel, the company’s chief procurement officer, added: “unilever is committed to sustainable sourcing. therefore, we have notified pt smart that we have no choice but to suspend our future purchasing of palm oil.” “if pt smart are able to come forward with concrete proof that they are not involved in unacceptable environmental practices then we would certainly re-consider our position.” earlier this year the company conducted an independent audit of its major suppliers which revealed some areas of concern. unilever has promised to remedy these problems with the individual companies concerned. one of the world's largest buyers of palm oil, unilever purchases 1.5m tonnes a year for use in a wide range of products margarine, ice cream, soap and shampoo. the company reports what it terms “unprecedented demand for palm oil” fueled by rising population and the growing affluence of india and china together with the growing popularity of biofuels.“around three-quarters of the world's oil palm is grown in indonesia and malaysia where much of the recent expansion of the industry has been onto peatland and into tropical rainforest,” according to unilever’s website. “the clearance and burning of south-east asia's peat forests release 2bn tonnes of greenhouse gases every year. according to some estimates, deforestation in indonesia alone accounts for 4 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions – making it the third-highest emitter behind the us and china.” sustainable but the company believes the link between the cultivation of oil palm and climate change can be broken by creating a market that is sustainable and certified. no one from sinar mas was available for comment before publication. but following the showing of what it describes as “a greenpeace theatrical show," entitled “sinar mas - forest and climate criminal," the company responded: “climate, location, following the productivity of land availability and labour are better able to make indonesia a major player in the world's oil palm plantation sector. “in addition, the development of oil palm plantations that are part of current government programs tend to use marginal lands that have been degraded. that's why the government encouraged the industrial sector - sinar mas by pt sinar mas agro resources and technology tbk(pt smart tbk.)…to develop this sector to promote environmentally friendly principles.”
Source :foodnavigator.com
Date :
14
December
2009
Category :
restaurants and Food industrie
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crude palm oil production is up 4.4 per cent from october in malaysia, according to the malaysian palm oil board, but this has not led to a fall in prices amid the current volatility of the crude and soya oil markets. the total output of crude palm oil (cpo) totalled 1.65m tonnes in november, compared to 1.58m tonnes in october. meanwhile, cpo stocks shot up 25 per cent to 976,589 tonnes as the amount of imports far exceeded the quantity at exports, with exports decreasing by 7.
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major food companies are contributing to increased carbon emissions through the destruction of indonesia's peat swamp forests to produce palm oil, claims a report released today. unilever, nestle, cargill and adm, as well as some leading supermarkets, are all significant users of indonesian palm oil, alleges the greenpeace report. every year, 1.
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a new process for producing palm oil seeds which researchers claim has the potential to triple crop yield and address both sustainability and supply issues is expected to become commercially available within 10 years. sumatra bioscience has announced that it has developed the first process to produce f1 oil palm hybrid seeds. the term f1 refers to the first-generation offspring of two closely related plants.
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political decisions encouraging biofuel production from palm oil is causing deforestation in indonesia and not the low tonnage sourced by kit kat maker nestlé, according to the chairman of the swiss based food company. in reply to a question from a greenpeace representative about deforestation at nestlé’s annual general meeting in lausanne, the food group’s chairman peter brabeck-letmathe claimed that it is not nestlé’s 320,000 tonnes of palm oil that brought about deforestation in asia but a political decision to use food as a source for biofuels.
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browse > home / world news / unilever drops palm oil supplier over “deforestation” claims unilever drops palm oil supplier over “deforestation” claims december 14, 2009 just-food a greenpeace report claiming that a major supplier of palm oil to unilever is engaged in illegal deforestation has prompted the company to suspend all future purchases from the company.
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more research is urgently needed on the biodiversity impact of palm oil production, says a new report, as food and other consumer goods manufacturers make sustainable sourcing a priority. palm oil, a major source of vegetable oils and fat, is derived from the tropical crop oil palm, which is cultivated in lowland areas of south america, africa and asia. the two biggest producers are malaysia and indonesia.
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asian palm oil company is planning a flotation on aim this month, according to reports, in a bid to cash in on the increasing international demand for the edible oil. the company, owned by dennis melka, former head of csfb in malaysia and plantation director graeme brown, will make the initial public offering of £45m (€61m) on the london stock exchange's international market for smaller companies.
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according to nbpol, this single acquisition increases the company\'s established plantation area by nearly 50%, and is comprised of estates close to the company\'s current center of operations.nbpol revealed, on february 24, 2010, about the planned acquisition of ctp png for a consideration of $175m payable in cash, plus an additional consideration in relation to stocks and capital expenditure.the palm oil producer said that completion of the ctp png acquisition was contingent upon entering into a $200m 12-month facility with standard chartered bank and australia and new zealand banking group, and approval by ordinary resolution of the company\'s shareholders.
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the roundtable on sustainable palm oil (rspo) says it is on the cusp of delivering on its promise to put sustainable oil on the market, and will be unveiling its certification system at its next meeting in november. palm oil is used in a range of personal care products and soap, as well as in many food products including crisps, bread and margarine. however the palm oil industry has been heavily criticised, since production is contributing to rapid deforestation, especially in indonesia, and endangering native species.
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