REAFFIRMING COMMITMENT: “This partnership is a further sign of our strong commitment to ending deforestation of rainforests” José Lopez, Executive Vice President Nestlé S.A. at the Nestlé open forum on deforestation in Kuala Lumpur. José Lopez, Executive Vice President Nestlé S.A., today announced in Malaysia Nestlé’s partnership with TFT (The Forest Trust), reaffirming Nestlé’s commitment…
The local government commissioner in Arjeplog, a small town in the north of Sweden, stated that he would like to know what visitors think about Arjeplog. I decided to write about a topic that troubles me. What catched my eye is the unbalanced ratio of older woods in comparison to the logged areas, plantations and…
The Swedish forestry model has been claimed across Europe as an example of a sustainable way to cultivate forests; in particular through the certification system FSC. In reality though, the Swedish forestry has caused a devastating impact on forest diversity since the 1950´s when the clear cutting period started. Today, more than 2000 forest…
Ask Nestlé to stop buying palm oil from destroyed rainforest Nestlé must stop buying palm oil from suppliers that destroy rainforest and peatland, and call for peatland protection and a moratorium (halt) on the destruction of Indonesian forests for growing palm oil. Please send a mail from here.
Right now, Scandinavian bank Nordea is considering funding the destruction of forests across the world in Australia — at a huge cost to both local environment and the global climate. Nordea think that none of their customers know about this — after all it’s on the other side of the world. Imagine the reactions around…
