Its crunch time to save the rain forests... That sound when you bite down on Doritos? That’s the sound of rainforests being “crunched” to make way for massive palm oil plantations in Southeast Asia. Workers, and even children, are trapped in modern slavery on the plantations. Forests and peatlands are burned to the ground, driving endangered species like orangutans to extinction and polluting the Earths atmosphere with gigatons of greenhouse gases -- all to make palm oil. Doritos’ parent company, PepsiCo, could put a stop to the deforestation. But instead of leading the charge, PepsiCo is hanging back, issuing middling policies with gaps so big a parade of endangered pygmy elephants could fit through them. Tell PepsiCo to be bold and help save the rainforest. Theres plenty though to be hopeful about. The worlds largest palm oil producers recently promised to halt deforestation for a year, while they study what exactly a forest is (seriously). Experts believe that we could get these producers to extend the moratorium indefinitely if brands like PepsiCo show producers that theyre only interested in conflict-free, responsible palm oil. The Sum of Us have already convinced some of the worlds largest traders to adopt responsible palm oil policies this year -- now lets make sure PepsiCo steps up too.
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 02:06:33 +0000
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