Today, 19 August, we celebrate the International Orangutan Day. We do it our way, without shouting and not guided by idealism or ideologies far from reality. We hope that this can be an opportunity to discuss with rationality the reasons that are threatening this animal. Unfortunately, today it will most likely be the usual opportunity […]
The Institute of Advertising Self-Regulation has ordered the stop of the campaign “Calm, Calm, There is No Palm Oil” by an Italian Nocciolata company as it is considered disparaging. Advertising against palm oil is not only bad but it expensive for companies that engage in these unfair advertising practices. Chinese proverb: Sit down along the river bank […]
The claim “free from” is deceptive for consumers. The claim “free from”, used in advertising or on labels to indicate that a product is without a certain Ingredient, is a marketing tool that is very useful for getting consumers attention, but that can also be very dangerous because it risks deceiving consumers. In a highly […]
We, as citizens, promote sustainability in the perpetual search for greater prosperity and happiness. The market is not static. It constantly changes, adapting to social and environmental needs. Thus, through free enterprise, entrepreneurial citizens and managers of large companies have begun to invest time, effort, and resources in order to reduce the impact of human […]
The Indonesian government’s sustainability policies are beginning to bear fruit. According to the latest data published by Global Forest Watch, the situation in Indonesia is clearly improving. Government’s policies have achieved tangible immediate results. Primary forest loss has fallen to its lowest level since 2003, continuing the promising decline started in 2016. Over the past […]
Documentos TV, a Spanish TV program from the public television, broadcasted a video which portrayed palm oil as a threat for human’s health and nature. Sad news. We are accustomed to hear fake-news from desperate companies trying to revamp their poor track record on sales. But journalists, no. We are not used to that – […]
Several MPs of the European Parliament Agriculture Commission have proposed to reduce subsidies for intensive agriculture and livestock farming. Finally. This reform, which must be firstly approved by the European Parliament before the end of the mandate, presents itself as a concrete measure to curb the livestock industry and (consequently ) the damages it causes […]
Trapa was wrong. So are all food companies using labels to discriminate palm oil for commercial purposes. We warned Spanish consumers a few weeks ago. We are now glad to notice that the Spanish Association for the Self-Regulation of Commercial Communication shares our view. The self-regulatory body of the advertising industry has stated that Trapa […]
One of the main reasons behind palm oil’s boycott has always been its relationship with deforestation. Science, number, and facts actually prove that supporting sustainable palm oil is the only solution to prevent further deforestation. Check out our charts. 1.Did you know that palm oil is the crop with the highest yield per hectare? Yes. 3.8 tonnes […]
The debate on sustainability is intoxicated by American and European lobbies that spread fake news in order to discriminate more efficient crops – like palm trees. Science proves these lobbies wrong. See our charts. 1. Why does the EU want to phase-out palm oil biofuel? They claim that palm oil biofuel is the devil and the […]