Unilever is supporting a dirty industry attempt to continue the destruction of Southeast Asia's rainforests. If it gets its way, orangutans could keep dying in the name of "sustainable" palm oil.
The consumer giant is attempting to ignore scientists' work and rewrite the rules on what counts as forest that
should be spared from destruction, backed by the worst palm oil
producers. It's a direct challenge to the strong scientific standards
that groups from SumOfUs to Kellogg's to Mars have aligned behind. If we
don't stop it, this could amount to a license for deforestation in the name of conservation, and undermine the huge progress we've made to save the orangutans.
Unilever is the world's largest palm oil user, and it's done the right
thing in the past to support rainforest protection. It can do the right
thing again, and we know that it's sensitive to consumer pressure. Right now Unilever thinks it can push this greenwash behind closed doors. But if we can put this into the public light, it won't be worth the risk for Unilever to continue.
Sign the petition now to tell Unilever not to greenwash rainforest destruction.
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