Last week, Greenpeace released shocking footage of clear-cutting in Papua, Indonesia, illustrating just how pervasive the problem has become for consumer companies and palm oil traders. How much land was cleared? An area almost half the size of Paris.
A new Greenpeace report outlines the immediate need for action in halting global deforestation and restoring extensive areas of natural forest. Reversing the destruction of the world’s forests for agriculture is the cheapest, quickest and most equitable option to stabilize the climate and buy time for a just transition to a low-carbon economy.
Washington, DC - In its second-ever canned tuna ranking, Greenpeace USA found that a number of U.S. retailers have made significant progress toward offering consumers more sustainable and ethical products. While retailers including Whole Foods, Hy-Vee, Wegmans, Giant Eagle, Albertsons, ALDI, Ahold Delhaize, and Kroger have moved in the right direction on their own canned tuna, the three largest U.S. brands -- Chicken of the Sea, Bumble Bee, and StarKist -- continue to hold the industry back from the sweeping changes that are desperately needed.
After discovering that 170 types of seafood contained traces of microplastics, we decided to put 30 of the world’s biggest cosmetic and personal care brands to the test.
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