Palm oil in your shampoo? Yes. Worse actually, forest destruction and
climate chaos.

All thanks to Procter and Gamble’s repeated inaction and complicity in the
worsening climate crisis. But P&G’s biggest meeting of the year is in a
couple of weeks so if we up the pressure now, we can force change in the
palm oil industry.

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John,

Glossy hair and no dandruff comes at a steep cost: there’s a big chance
that the palm oil in Procter & Gamble’s Head & Shoulders and Herbal
Essences shampoo is grown on burned and bulldozed rainforest in the Leuser
ecosystem – the orangutan capital of the world.

The latest report from our partners draws a clear picture: at least one
rogue palm oil producer is razing the Leuser rainforest in Indonesia – and
to make bad things worse, one of them is illegally setting carbon-rich
peatland on fire. That’s a triple-hit to the climate crisis!

Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble doesn’t care where the palm oil it
uses to make shampoo comes from as long as it doesn't hurt its reputation.
But its annual shareholder meeting is coming up in weeks, so now is the
time to make noise and tell this notorious forest destroyer to stop
sourcing palm oil grown on burnt orangutan habitat.

[ [link removed] ]Tell Procter & Gamble: Put rogue palm oil producers on your no-buy list

Some of the worst palm oil producers have been expanding their plantations
into the Leuser ecosystem – legally, thanks to the generous complicity of
the government, but with devastating consequences. A palm oil producer is
burning the Tripa peatlands, detonating massive carbon bombs into the
atmosphere and fueling the climate crisis.

But progress has been made thanks to SumOfUs members and partners who’ve
called out the foul play in the palm oil business. Major brands like
Nestlé and Unilever have put some of these producers on their no-buy list
already and the pressure on Procter & Gamble is mounting!

Forests are our best line of defense against the accelerating climate
chaos, and people all around the globe are starting to connect the dots.
Procter & Gamble might think it can get away with using a pinch of bad
palm oil (spoiler: it’s more like a handful), but surely doesn’t fancy the
idea of being portrayed as a forest and climate killer.

If we use the momentum of its upcoming annual meeting and make it clear
what’s at stake, we could get one of the world’s biggest consumer goods
companies to finally commit to higher rainforest and climate protection
standards.

[ [link removed] ]Procter & Gamble: Stop being a rainforest & climate killer – drop bad
palm oil producers

Together we can put out the fires, protect the rainforest, its communities
and precious wildlife. To do so, we need to stop corporations from
trashing our planet and climate.

We have a track record of success in transforming the palm oil industry
from within: just a little over two years ago, SumOfUs members and
partners made PepsiCo, a notorious laggard when it comes to rainforest and
human rights protection, commit to stricter policies. It happened only
because people like you didn’t stop taking action to hold the company
accountable for its abuse via petitions, emails, digital and offline
actions. With Procter and Gamble, we can do it again.



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


More information:

[ [link removed] ]Major Brands Fail to Halt Deforestation and Restore Forests in Leuser’s
Tripa Peatland
RAN. 10 August, 2022

[ [link removed] ]Procter & Gamble’s Deforestation Exposure May Affect Reputation
Chain Reaction Research. 15 November, 2019

 

 

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