Quaker
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- Published on Monday, 30 March 2015 14:00
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Thanks for calling on PepsiCo to adopt a global, time-bound, responsible palm oil policy to help save the rainforest. Please share the petition on Facebook and forward the email below to ensure your friends hear about this campaign.
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Hanna, and the team at SumOfUs
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Friends,
PepsiCo uses the honest-looking “Quaker man" image to sell breakfast cereals and snacks around the world. But some Quaker products contain palm oil, and the company's safeguards are simply not good enough to ensure that the palm oil it buys isn't contributing to deforestation and human rights abuses.
Quaker is the world's oldest cereal brand, and one of PepsiCo's prized possessions. Quaker products are marketed particularly to families and conscientious consumers, competing with Kellogg's and other brands which have adopted responsible palm oil commitments.
Each year, PepsiCo buys 427,500 tonnes of palm oil and uses it in everything from Doritos chips to Quaker snacks like “Quaker Chewy Granola Bars". PepsiCo published a palm oil commitment last year, in response to our collective pressure with groups like Rainforest Action Network and the Union of Concerned Scientists. But the commitment contained gaping holes, so we've continued our campaign.
If people knew the truth about Quaker and PepsiCo's patchy palm oil commitment, they might choose a different brand to enjoy.
Tell PepsiCo to adopt a responsible palm oil policy that the “Quaker man" would be proud of.
Sign the petition here: http://action.sumofus.org/a/quaker-palm-oil/?sub=taf
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