Corporate greed is the root cause of the environmental crisis we are in. Corporate lobbying, palm oil deforestation and palm oil greenwashing are the invisible forces that govern our lives and consumer choices.
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Empower yourself every time you shop to resist palm oil greenwashing and corruption and join our campaign on socials to expose palm oil industry lies. Take action now!
Greenwashing
Understand tactics palm oil greenwashing companies use — fake labels, greenwashing partnerships and blatant lies to consumers that mask abuses. Learn more
Animals
Learn about the devastating impacts of palm oil deforestation on all living species — not only orangutans, but all animals, plants and people where it’s grown. Explore animals
Stories
Read investigative testimonies and inspiring stories by activists, experts, and indigenous people fighting palm oil violence, extinction and ecocide. Read their stories
Brands
Analyse global mega-brands that rely on corrupt palm oil certifications to conceal links to deforestation, land grabbing, and human rights abuses. Get your detective hat on!
Problems
Breakdown complex systemic problems of palm oil: extinction, corporate greed, greenwashing land theft, colonial violence, deforestation, and worker exploitation. Explore problems
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Get clarity on how to boycott palm oil and identify palm oil greenwashing ecolabels. Challenge corporate lies and manipulation and find palm oil free alternatives. Have your magnifying glass ready
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We use our wallets as weapons and boycott the brands that continue to destroy forests, displace indigenous people and make spectacular animals disappear forever. Learn which brands to boycott
News
Read news about how animals, indigenous peoples and ecosystems are threatened by palm oil and other commodities, with tips on ways you can resist and help them to survive.
Ten tactics of “sustainable” palm oil greenwashing
Learn about the greenwashing of so-called ‘sustainable’ palm oil in this ten part series. The same greenwashing principles can are also relevant for: SAF (aviation fuels), fossil fuels, extractive open-cut mining such as gold or lithium mining, timber, meat, dairy and soy industries – and many other extractive industries.
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- Supermarket sleuthing:
Next time you’re in the supermarket, take photos of products containing palm oil. Share these to social media along with the hashtags to call out the greenwashing and ecocide of the brands using palm oil. You can also take photos of palm oil free products and congratulate brands when they go palm oil free. Find palm oil free brands here
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https://ko-fi.com/palmoildetectives - Download the premium version of the Yuka app
Yuka is an independent (not industry-funded) mobile app for Android and Apple. The paid version is $10 USD per year and is well worth the money! Simply scan all supermarket items to find out if they contain palm oil along with countless other nasty highly processed and unhealthy ingredients. You can scan cosmetic and personal care items as well as food. Set up alerts for palm oil to be flagged so you can disregard the items. Download the app
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