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The evolution of ecolabels has led to many food products carrying multiple certifications for their environmental and ecological commitments. In the t…

Ecolabels like RSPO and FSC are involved in networks of greenwashing about human rights abuses and deforestation. Resist and boycott palm oil when you shop!

Brands and businesses may be tempted to exploit “green” certifications to garner a larger market share at the expense of integrity.

Ecolabels like RSPO and FSC are involved in networks of greenwashing about human rights abuses and deforestation. Resist and boycott palm oil when you shop!

In 2022, 71 environmental and human rights groups from around the world wrote to the EU Commission to warn that certification schemes and ecolabels were not sufficient to prevent human rights abuses and deforestation from entering the European Union. Although fast forward to 2025 and lobbyists have again watered down the #EUDR and #CSDDD, what the future holds is anybody's guess! In the UK, industry lobbyists including Ferrero and serial greenwashing outfit Orangutan Land Trust watered down the UK's commitment to not importing deforestation into the UK. The new trade deal with Malaysia paves the way for mass importation of palm oil ecocide. RSPO and FSC have been shown for decades to be ineffective and corrupt. They have failed in preventing human rights abuses, illegal land-grabbing, violence, deforestation, ecocide and species extinction. So here are 10 reasons why the world should not rely on weak and ineffective certification schemes like MSC, RSPO and FSC to enforce their own zero deforestation mandate. Originally published by GRAIN

Ecolabels like RSPO and FSC are involved in networks of greenwashing about human rights abuses and deforestation. Resist and boycott palm oil when you shop!

New research finds meat production methods which are better for animals aren't always better for the planet, and vice-versa. How can we balance the trade-offs?

Brands and businesses may be tempted to exploit “green” certifications to garner a larger market share at the expense of integrity.

Brands and businesses may be tempted to exploit “green” certifications to garner a larger market share at the expense of integrity.

Ecolabels like RSPO and FSC are involved in networks of greenwashing about human rights abuses and deforestation. Resist and boycott palm oil when you shop!

Brands and businesses may be tempted to exploit “green” certifications to garner a larger market share at the expense of integrity.

Ecolabels like RSPO and FSC are involved in networks of extensive greenwashing. They exist to conceal corporations’ environmental damage rather than fighting it. With three decades dubious pr…