Palm Oil Key Focus at General Mills Shareholder Meeting
Palm Oil Key Focus at General Mills Shareholder Meeting. posted by Rainforest Action Network. General Mills Joins Race to Protect Rainforests! Yesterday marked a huge shift in the U.S. food industry it’s now official that the world’s sixth largest food company is taking concrete action to address their controversial sourcing of palm oil from Cargill. I attended General Mills’ annual
Statement on responsible palm oil sourcing. Although General Mills is a relatively minor user of palm oil, we recognize that through our purchasing practices we can help move the industry forward. We are concerned about the palm oil supply chain and its impact on the environment, workers, and communities. Palm oil expansion has contributed to deforestation and climate change, as well as other
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Palm Oil Key Focus at General Mills Shareholder Meeting Posted September 30, 2010 in The Understory Yesterday marked a huge shift in the U.S. food industry it’s now official that the world’s sixth largest food company is taking concrete action to address their controversial sourcing
Palm Oil Key Focus at General Mills Shareholder Meeting Posted September 30, 2010 in The Understory Yesterday marked a huge shift in the U.S. food industry it’s now official that the world’s sixth largest food company is taking concrete action to address their controversial sourcing
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Palm Oil Key Focus at General Mills Shareholder Meeting Posted September 30, 2010 in The Understory Yesterday marked a huge shift in the U.S. food industry it’s now official that the world’s sixth largest food company is taking concrete action to address their controversial sourcing
Palm Oil Key Focus at General Mills Shareholder Meeting Posted September 30, 2010 in The Understory Yesterday marked a huge shift in the U.S. food industry it’s now official that the world’s sixth largest food company is taking concrete action to address their controversial sourcing
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Palm Oil Key Focus at General Mills Shareholder Meeting Posted September 30, 2010 in The Understory Yesterday marked a huge shift in the U.S. food industry it’s now official that the world’s sixth largest food company is taking concrete action to address their controversial sourcing
Diggin’ Palm Oil Free Soap Posted November 30, 2010 in The Understory Most of us practice personal hygiene at least every couple of days, and because many contain synthetic chemicals, a portion of those end up in our bodies and in our
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Cargill just reported record profits of $4.2 billion dollars for its 2010 fiscal year, a 63% increase over the previous year. As the world’s biggest agricultural trader — and the
The photos were distributed to the press, leading to extensive media coverage. Updates on RAN's website continued over the next months, but General Mills was not responsive. In April, General Mills released their annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report, which did not emphasize the Palm Oil issue—it appeared only briefly on page 97 of 102. Meanwhile, RAN prepared for Earth Day. Every