To celebrate International Women’s Day, Greenpeace puts the spotlight on female visual storytellers from around the world and their work on nature and the environment. From documenting rivers to climate change and ruminations about sustainable landscapes, these women all share a common passion in bringing their voice to environmental stories that they care about. Ore Huiying, … [Read more...]
Nordic consumer giant commits to No Deforestation
Nordic consumer goods giant, Orkla, which also owns Indian brand MTR Foods, today committed to remove forest destruction from the palm oil it uses in its products. “This policy covers one of the biggest palm oil buyers in the Nordic countries and is the first to cover a major brand originating in India. People power is driving enormous change in the industry. This means … [Read more...]
Borneo’s orangutans under attack
The world’s orangutans are hanging on by a thread, with scientists warning we don’t have much time left before they’re extinct. Now Avaaz has a brilliant plan that could save them, if we all chip in what we can. There’s a crucial corridor connecting two essential orangutan habitats in the wetlands of Borneo that is on the brink of destruction. Saving this land could be the … [Read more...]
First to support sustainable palm oil
Woolworths has become the first South African company to become a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), a global organisation which has developed a set of standards that address the legal, economic, environmental and social requirements of producing sustainable palm oil. Around the world, more palm oil is produced than any other vegetable oil. It's found … [Read more...]
