Multinational consumer goods manufacturer Unilever has cut ties with its Indonesian palm oil supplier who had been sourcing the raw material illegally through protected rainforests.
Unilever cut the contract in the last few days as Greenpeace prepared to publish evidence of the wrongdoing, which it has done today. However, The Times reports that Unilever has been aware of Sinar Mas’ misdemeanours for two years. The charity presented Unilever with evidence that Indonesia’s biggest palm oil company was using rainforest that…
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