Demand Woolworths South Africa STOP selling products that contain Palm Oil
- by: charlotte Collins
- recipient: Woolworths South Africa
Woolworths South Africa ran a TV ad using Pharrell Williams. .He asked "Do you care where your food comes from ?","Do you care about your planet ?"Woolworths need to step up and actually put into practise what they preach !!!
Every hour the equivalent of 300 soccer fields of rain forest are depleted .Due to this deforestation, thousands of rain forest animals are killed ,burnt and sold into slavery. Statistics show that Orang-utans will be extinct within the next 2 years.
Palm Oil is found in everything.It is hidden under numerous names.
Woolworths SA professes to be leading the way in environmental consciousness yet when they were approached by the South African Palm Oil Awareness group on Palm Oil their response was ,"until such time that the public demand otherwise,we will continue using Palm Oil in our products "
We the public have the power to demand otherwise.Demand that Woolworths and all their suppliers immediately stop this genocide of rain forest animals .
Palm Oil is found in everything from bread to roasted peanuts, beauty and cleaning products .It is used as a cheap alternative to sunflower oil unfortunately, at a very high cost to animals and the environment.
Step up Woolworths, stop just advertising that you are environmentally conscious and start practising it !!!
To Woolworths South Africa,
You spend millions on advertising campaigns telling the public how you are leading the way in enviromental consciousness yet,when approached on your stance on Palm Oil your response was "until such time that the public demand otherwise ,we will continue to use it"
There is no such thing as sustainable Palm Oil.Belonging to an organization(RSPO) that profess to champion sustainable Palm yet have members like yourselves that are some of THE biggest perpetrators ,does not cut it !
We the public ,your clients ,demand that you step up,have the courage of your convictions and immediately stop using Palm in your products as well as that of your suppliers products .
Revert back to sunflower oil.The demise of any species of rain forest animal should be a priority. As a self professed leader in green, enviromentally conscious retail,you need to stop just preaching as such and actually practise it .
Sadly it is moving very slowly and seems to have lost momentum.Please share and encourage other to sign.We are running out of time, as the worlds demand for Palm grows at a alarming pace, the habitat for defenceless rain forest animals is near depletion.WE have to take a stand before its too late.
PLEASE help by sharing on any platform you can.
Regards
Charlotte
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People are becoming more and more aware of Palm Oil due to celebrities like Leonardo Caprio highlighting the devastation .The only problem is ,the manufactures still keep using it .Your voice can make a difference.
Please share on FaceBook and lets make Woolworths South Africa listen the public pressure !!
Thank you
With YOUR help ,we can do this !
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