Encourage importers, food manufacturers and other companies who are currently using palm oil to implement a range of positive initiatives regarding its use such as to:
Implement policies to ensure the labeling of products containing palm oil
Be proactive through the RSPO, to develop and follow a certification process for sustainable palm oil, and/or pursue certainty of sustainability through other means
Investigate substitution of alternative oils from ecologically and socially responsible sources until such time that sustainable palm oil can be guaranteed.
Urge the Australian and NZ Governments to:
Implement policies to ensure the labeling of products containing palm oil
Work for a certification system for sustainable palm oil, and to regulate to prevent the import of non-certified palm oil
Support the Indonesian, Malaysian and Papua New Guinean governments in their efforts to halt forest destruction. through strategic support and aid
Encourage individuals, as consumers, to:
Take action on this issue by raising their concerns with retailers and manufacturers who use palm oil. We will provide action ideas and resources. |
