Our Achievements to Date

Palm oil is present in 1 in 10 UK supermarket products

• Over a two year period we negotiated to the point where EVERY major UK supermarket developed a policy of sustainable palm oil procurement, including ASDA, Tesco, Waitrose, M&S, Sainsburys, Morissons, Budgens, Londis, etc…
• Developed an industry-approved local-language environmental training package for plantation workers
• Bridged conflicts between industry and social and environmental NGO sectors
• Attracted new investment into conservation and sustainable forestry
• Brought the issues of palm oil and Indonesian forest clearance to the international arena
• Developed new conservation tools and assisted other organisations in implementing these for themselves
• Developed a network of highly dedicated and talented local conservationists and community activists to work with, and assist them in achieving their goals