The Ucayali rainforest in Peru is one of the last homes of the very rare
yellow-tailed woolly monkey – but PepsiCo is sourcing palm oil grown there
on stolen, deforested land, despite its promises to use 100% sustainable
palm oil!

Let’s remind the Doritos maker to follow its own commitment to halt
deforestation and Indigenous land grabs – join our call now:

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John,

Doritos, Cheetos and Lays potato chips are still made with palm oil grown
on stolen and bulldozed rainforest land, destroying the home of the
yellow-tailed woolly monkey and hundreds of other endangered species in
Peru.

Their maker PepsiCo promised to go completely deforestation-free by 2022,
but one of its suppliers Ocho Sur is sourcing dirty palm oil, illegally
grown on stolen, deforested land. The Peruvian Amazon is precious: It
hosts 10% of the world’s known species, and Indigenous communities depend
on it for their livelihoods.

But palm oil operations are massively growing in Latin America and so far,
many suppliers are flying under the radar due to weak regulations. If we
don’t call out brands like PepsiCo now, they will go unchecked and let the
land grabs and deforestation continue – let’s show them we’re watching:

[ [link removed] ]PepsiCo: Keep your promise – stop sourcing deforestation palm oil.

It is estimated that about 30% of Peru's palm plantations are on illegally
deforested land – half of it is sent to international markets, where
brands like PepsiCo buy their palm oil to make Doritos, Cheetos or Lays
potato chips.

This specific rainforest in Ucayali, eastern Peru, is home to the
Shipibo-Konibo people, who are claiming the territory deforested by Ocho
Sur. It has the country’s second-highest rate of forest loss, destroying
the communities’ livelihoods and threatening endemic species like the
yellow-tailed woolly monkey. 

Palm oil from Latin America has not caught the attention of the public yet
because the amount that’s being produced is far lower than Indonesia or
Malaysia. But rogue suppliers like Ocho Sur are using this to blatantly
steal and bulldoze rainforests – and according to Mongabay's latest
investigation, PepsiCo has bought this dirty palm oil for at least the
past three years!

If we don’t call major brands like PepsiCo now, they will use this to keep
buying cheap, destructive palm oil while claiming to be 100%
deforestation-free. Let’s show the snack giant that we are watching, and
remind it of its commitments.

[ [link removed] ]PepsiCo: Keep your promise – stop sourcing deforestation palm oil.

In 2020, together with partners, we pushed this major snack giant to
source 100% deforestation-free palm oil by 2022. PepsiCo has made great
progress, but we need to keep holding it accountable so it won’t backslide
– so let’s come together as the Ekō community and do just that, together.



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Thanks for all that you do,
Rosa and the team at Ekō


More information:

[ [link removed] ]Indigenous land – investigation
Mongabay. 18 April, 2024
[ [link removed] ]Latin American palm oil exports on the rise
Oils and Fats International. 01 May, 2024
[ [link removed] ]Interactive charts and maps that summarize key statistics about forests
in Ucayali, Peru
Global Forest Watch. December, 2024
[ [link removed] ]Ucayali Moist Forests
One Earth. 2023

 

 

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