GREENPEACE, from Dr. Amy Moas

Take action now and help stop the destruction of Indonesian rainforest by corporate greed. Every day, Indonesian rainforest is being destroyed and replaced with palm oil plantations. Laying waste to what little is left of Sumatran tiger habitat. An organization called the Consumer Goods Forum has the power to stop it. But they need to hear from you. The Indonesian rainforest is disappearing at an alarming rate — pushing species like the Sumatran tiger and orangutan to the brink of extinction. It’s a familiar story. The destruction has been going on for decades. But it’s no longer just the trees that companies are after. It’s the land. Many palm oil producers are bulldozing Indonesian rainforest at a rate of acres an hour to make way for even more palm oil. And that palm oil ends up in products from companies like Procter & Gamble, L’Oreal and Colgate Palmolive. These companies share something else in common. All are part of an organization called the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) that could require its member companies to stop buying palm oil linked to rainforest destruction —completely transforming the palm oil industry.   The CGF made big changes like this to protect the environment before, but not until the public demanded it. To make this happen, we need to generate massive public pressure. Greenpeace is launching a campaign to do just that. We need your help sending 75,000 message to the CGF by December 10th. Take action now and tell the CGF to require that its over 400 member companies commit to stop buying palm oil linked to forest destruction. Momentum is already on our side. There has never been a better moment for the CGF to demand change. After strong campaigns from Greenpeace, some of the CGF’s most well known members, Unilever and Nestle, have made commitments to stop buying dirty palm oil. Just last month, even the makers of Nutella decided to end deforestation in their supply chains. But saving the Sumatran tiger, orangutan and all the amazing creatures that call the Indonesian rainforest home is going to take something more. For the palm oil industry to change, its best customers — the members of the CGF — must demand better. Send the world’s largest organization of palm oil customers a message today, demanding that it require its member companies to end their part in deforestation. It may be the best chance we have to save the Indonesian rainforest. Time is running out. The palm oil industry has become the number one cause of forest destruction in Indonesia. We have to act before it wipes out the only remaining Sumatran tiger habitat on Earth. Palm oil is an important part of the Indonesian economy and is responsible for millions of jobs. It can — and must — make a genuine contribution to Indonesia’s development. What it can’t do is destroy the future for its people, its wildlife and the global climate on which we all depend. Backed by a growing movement of supporters demanding clean palm oil, we can push the palm oil industry to make that change. It’s a strategy that we know works from experience. Thanks to people like you, this April the largest pulp and paper company in Indonesia committed to stop rainforest destruction. Together, we will win this campaign too. Please take action today and help us send 75,000 messages to the Consumer Goods Forum by December 10th. For the Sumatran tiger. For our climate. For all of us. For the forests, Dr. Amy Moas Greenpeace Senior Forest Campaigner P.S. There are as few as 400 Sumatran tigers left in the world, and palm oil produced on their destroyed habitat is being used by major companies worldwide. Take action now to demand the Consumer Goods Forum tell its member companies to end their part in rainforest destruction.
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