Nestlé, stop destroying rainforests for palm oil. Give the orang-utans a break.

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We all like a break, so it's time to give orang-utans one. Nestlé uses palm oil in Kit Kat and many other products which is bought from suppliers that destroy rainforests in Indonesia to grow their plantations.

As a result, threatened species like orangutans are being pushed into extinction and huge quantities of greenhouse gases are being released, accelerating climate change.

Nestlé have so far refused to stop buying palm oil from the worst suppliers, so it's time to make them change their minds.

Write to CEO Paul Bulcke to demand they act responsibly and cease trading with companies that are destroying Indonesia's rainforests.

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I would like to write to Nestlé to express my deep concern about the company's role in the destruction of Indonesia's rainforests, and the impact this is having on people, wildlife and the climate. But emails to CEO Paul Bulcke are being blocked. As a member of the board I would appreciate it if you could please pass on my message.

The palm oil Nestlé buys to make Kit Kats is often the result of forest and peatland destruction, which is speeding up climate change and destroying the home of the endangered orang-utan.

By buying palm oil from the notorious forest destroyer Sinar Mas, Nestle and the palm oil traders they buy from are involved in the destruction of Indonesia's precious rainforests.

Sinar Mas continues to destroy rainforests to grow plantations, despite the negative impact on the people and wildlife that depend on it for their survival, and despite the fact that it is also accelerating climate change.

As the world's largest food and drink company, Nestlé could be using its influence to insist on positive changes in the palm oil industry that would have a real benefit for the rainforests of Indonesia. Nestle uses over 320,000 tonnes of palm oil every year, which goes into a range of well-known products including Kit Kat. In the last three years, Nestlé's use of palm oil has almost doubled according to your own figures.

Unilever and Kraft have already cancelled its contract with Sinar Mas due to its bad practices, whilst Nestlé has failed to take the same action. Please stop turning a blind eye and instead immediately:

- Stop trading with companies within the Sinar Mas group
- Stop buying Sinar Mas palm oil and pulp products from third-party suppliers.
- Engage with the Indonesian government and industry to deliver a moratorium on forest clearance and peatland protection

In short, please give the rainforests and the orang-utans a break. I look forward to receiving your response in due course.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Nestlé
• kit kat
• palm oil
• orang-utan
• Sinar Mas

[animatorkitty26]

I'm never gonna eat a kit Kat bar ever again!

[Nilguiri]

@animatorkitty26

Nestlé chocolate is pretty poor quality and digusting anyway. You won't even miss it!

[DOGOFMARS]

Like all Companies that are destroying the environment on this Earth....They are no different then Cancer ...

Indiscriminate Destroyers of life

[ConfuzzledOwO]

D= omg thts gross