Remove Palm Oil from Cadbury chocolate.
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Cadbury have long been a household favourite throughout New Zealand, even recently being voted NZ's most trusted brand last. Unfortunately they rapidly dishonoured this title with the introduction of Palm Oil into their
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Palm Oil is labelled as Vegetable Fat on their chocolate labels. It decreases the quality and pleasant taste of the chocolate, it is higher in saturated fat, and the Palm Oil industry is one of the leading causes of deforestation in Indonesia.
Orangutans are on the brink of extinction due to this industry. Both the Bornean and Sumatran subspecies will be extinct in 12 years unless the slash and burn of rainforests to create Palm Oil plantations is slowed. Countless other endangered plants, animals and local people are also suffering.
Many responsible companies are looking for ways to decrease their use of Palm Oil due to the difficulty in finding a truly sustainable source.
It has been shocking to countless numbers of Cadbury fans to find that Cadbury have gone the opposite direction and increased their usage!
Although Cadbury claim to be using Sustainable Palm Oil we question this claim as they have yet to back it up with details and proof.
They justify their use of this product by touting their membership of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) but as yet being on the RSPO does not require any commitment other than paying a fee.
There are a number of companies that belong to the RSPO who continue to destroy rainforest while using their membership as a cover.
Cadbury has the ability to become pioneers and lead the way for other global corporations by expending the extra effort and money required to make positive changes.
Cadbury - we implore you to remove Palm Oil from your NZ chocolate products. We will boycott your products as long as they contain Palm Oil that is not 100% CSPO.
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Palm Oil is labelled as Vegetable Fat on their chocolate labels. It decreases the quality and pleasant taste of the chocolate, it is higher in saturated fat, and the Palm Oil industry is one of the leading causes of deforestation in Indonesia.
Orangutans are on the brink of extinction due to this industry. Both the Bornean and Sumatran subspecies will be extinct in 12 years unless the slash and burn of rainforests to create Palm Oil plantations is slowed. Countless other endangered plants, animals and local people are also suffering.
Many responsible companies are looking for ways to decrease their use of Palm Oil due to the difficulty in finding a truly sustainable source.
It has been shocking to countless numbers of Cadbury fans to find that Cadbury have gone the opposite direction and increased their usage!
Although Cadbury claim to be using Sustainable Palm Oil we question this claim as they have yet to back it up with details and proof.
They justify their use of this product by touting their membership of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) but as yet being on the RSPO does not require any commitment other than paying a fee.
There are a number of companies that belong to the RSPO who continue to destroy rainforest while using their membership as a cover.
Cadbury has the ability to become pioneers and lead the way for other global corporations by expending the extra effort and money required to make positive changes.
Cadbury - we implore you to remove Palm Oil from your NZ chocolate products. We will boycott your products as long as they contain Palm Oil that is not 100% CSPO.
Cadbury have long been a household favourite throughout New Zealand, even recently being voted NZ's most trusted brand last. Unfortunately they rapidly dishonoured this title with the introduction of Palm Oil into their
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http://www.facebook.com/inbox/readmessage.php?t=1182533327590&mbox_pos=0#/group.php?gid=99560141028
Palm Oil is labelled as Vegetable Fat on their chocolate labels. It decreases the quality and pleasant taste of the chocolate, it is higher in saturated fat, and the Palm Oil industry is one of the leading causes of deforestation in Indonesia.
Orangutans are on the brink of extinction due to this industry. Both the Bornean and Sumatran subspecies will be extinct in 12 years unless the slash and burn of rainforests to create Palm Oil plantations is slowed. Countless other endangered plants, animals and local people are also suffering.
Many responsible companies are looking for ways to decrease their use of Palm Oil due to the difficulty in finding a truly sustainable source.
It has been shocking to countless numbers of Cadbury fans to find that Cadbury have gone the opposite direction and increased their usage!
Although Cadbury claim to be using Sustainable Palm Oil we question this claim as they have yet to back it up with details and proof.
They justify their use of this product by touting their membership of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) but as yet being on the RSPO does not require any commitment other than paying a fee.
There are a number of companies that belong to the RSPO who continue to destroy rainforest while using their membership as a cover.
Cadbury has the ability to become pioneers and lead the way for other global corporations by expending the extra effort and money required to make positive changes.
Cadbury - we implore you to remove Palm Oil from your NZ chocolate products. We will boycott your products as long as they contain Palm Oil that is not 100% CSPO.
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http://www.facebook.com/inbox/readmessage.php?t=1182533327590&mbox_pos=0#/group.php?gid=99560141028
Palm Oil is labelled as Vegetable Fat on their chocolate labels. It decreases the quality and pleasant taste of the chocolate, it is higher in saturated fat, and the Palm Oil industry is one of the leading causes of deforestation in Indonesia.
Orangutans are on the brink of extinction due to this industry. Both the Bornean and Sumatran subspecies will be extinct in 12 years unless the slash and burn of rainforests to create Palm Oil plantations is slowed. Countless other endangered plants, animals and local people are also suffering.
Many responsible companies are looking for ways to decrease their use of Palm Oil due to the difficulty in finding a truly sustainable source.
It has been shocking to countless numbers of Cadbury fans to find that Cadbury have gone the opposite direction and increased their usage!
Although Cadbury claim to be using Sustainable Palm Oil we question this claim as they have yet to back it up with details and proof.
They justify their use of this product by touting their membership of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) but as yet being on the RSPO does not require any commitment other than paying a fee.
There are a number of companies that belong to the RSPO who continue to destroy rainforest while using their membership as a cover.
Cadbury has the ability to become pioneers and lead the way for other global corporations by expending the extra effort and money required to make positive changes.
Cadbury - we implore you to remove Palm Oil from your NZ chocolate products. We will boycott your products as long as they contain Palm Oil that is not 100% CSPO.
We the undersigned are against the addition of Palm Oil to your NZ chocolate. We believe it not only tastes bad, but we are aware of the environmental devastation occurring in Indonesia due to the Palm Oil industry.
We will be boycotting all your products (and associated brands that you own) until you remove Palm Oil.
One of our closest relatives, the Orangutan will be extinct in the wild in 12 years if companies such as yourself don't take action and ensure they are operating in an environmentally friendly manner.
Please listen to your customers - you used to be a household favourite in NZ, but now are becoming the paraiah of the chocolate brands.
Live up to your reputation as New Zealand's most trusted brand by earning that trust back and removing the Palm Oil from your chocolate.
We will be boycotting all your products (and associated brands that you own) until you remove Palm Oil.
One of our closest relatives, the Orangutan will be extinct in the wild in 12 years if companies such as yourself don't take action and ensure they are operating in an environmentally friendly manner.
Please listen to your customers - you used to be a household favourite in NZ, but now are becoming the paraiah of the chocolate brands.
Live up to your reputation as New Zealand's most trusted brand by earning that trust back and removing the Palm Oil from your chocolate.
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9:45 am PDT, Mar 20,
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11:39 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Leanne Brown, United Kingdom
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9:42 am PDT, Mar 19,
Sophy Mulberry, United Kingdom
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1:46 pm PDT, Mar 17,
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12:01 pm PDT, Mar 16,
PAVEET AMRIT, United Kingdom
# 2,989:
12:11 am PDT, Mar 16,
Lilyana Howes, Australia
One of my precious childhood memories was going to the Cadbury Chocolate factory and sampling the best chocolate ever made. After many years of eating the best, I started to notice there was a change. Disappointed and shocked that such a reputable company would contribute endangering plant and wildlife, I made the decision to ban Cadbury products from our home and life. I also ensure my friends and family are aware of the issues associated with Palm Oil prior to making any treats. I implore you to revert to the original recipe so that my sons generation will also embrace the name Cadbury's, and associate it with the chocolate it deserves to be.
One of my precious childhood memories was going to the Cadbury Chocolate factory and sampling the best chocolate ever made. After many years of eating the best, I started to notice there was a change. Disappointed and shocked that such a reputable company would contribute endangering plant and wildlife, I made the decision to ban Cadbury products from our home and life. I also ensure my friends and family are aware of the issues associated with Palm Oil prior to making any treats. I implore you to revert to the original recipe so that my sons generation will also embrace the name Cadbury's, and associate it with the chocolate it deserves to be.
# 2,988:
4:50 am PST, Mar 12,
Vanessa Shaflender, Australia
Vanessa Shaflender
Vanessa Shaflender
# 2,987:
3:19 pm PST, Mar 7,
Priya Amrit, United Kingdom
# 2,986:
3:10 pm PST, Mar 7,
Linda Mcintosh, United Kingdom
Cadbury and other greedy manufacturers continually try to hide things from their paying customers, more intent on increasing their revenue than caring for people, wildlife or the environment. They pretend to be using eco friendly produce, Mars have gained the power to extol their virtues of using cocoa beans from sustainable forests, by using a logo from Rainforest Alliance on the wrapper of their Galaxy bar, even though they use palm oil in the very same product, instead of cocoa butter from the cocoa beans they are so keen to let the public know about. I have stopped buying chocolate from Cadbury, Mars, Nestle and any others who use and hide the facts of their use of palm oil in their products. I am also encouraging friends and family to do the same.
Cadbury and other greedy manufacturers continually try to hide things from their paying customers, more intent on increasing their revenue than caring for people, wildlife or the environment. They pretend to be using eco friendly produce, Mars have gained the power to extol their virtues of using cocoa beans from sustainable forests, by using a logo from Rainforest Alliance on the wrapper of their Galaxy bar, even though they use palm oil in the very same product, instead of cocoa butter from the cocoa beans they are so keen to let the public know about. I have stopped buying chocolate from Cadbury, Mars, Nestle and any others who use and hide the facts of their use of palm oil in their products. I am also encouraging friends and family to do the same.
# 2,985:
11:48 am PST, Mar 7,
Name not displayed, United Kingdom
Will no longer buy chocolate for me and my family as long as Cadbury's continue to use palm oil destroying the rain forest.
Will no longer buy chocolate for me and my family as long as Cadbury's continue to use palm oil destroying the rain forest.
# 2,984:
1:32 am PST, Mar 7,
Kylie Deans, Australia
If Cadburys wants to be seen that they are doing the right thing all they have to do if fix the chocolate up! They are stupid otherwise - I have stopped purchasing Cadburys because of the taste! This slash and burn practise makes it even worse!
If Cadburys wants to be seen that they are doing the right thing all they have to do if fix the chocolate up! They are stupid otherwise - I have stopped purchasing Cadburys because of the taste! This slash and burn practise makes it even worse!
# 2,983:
7:28 am PST, Mar 6,
Sara Bullock, United Kingdom
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7:01 pm PST, Mar 5,
Stacy White, Illinois
# 2,981:
11:16 am PST, Mar 5,
Joshua Hunter, United Kingdom
# 2,980:
7:45 am PST, Mar 5,
Name not displayed, United Kingdom
There is no such thing as sustainable palm oil; to grow palm oil plantations forests are (illegally)logged and once they are gone - they are gone, and so are all the species that inhabit them. Despite all the work scientists are trying to restore patches of forests, due to their ecology alot of tropical tree species cannot be cultivated to grow - and you cannot ever achieve the level of biodiversity lost. Stop using palm oil and replace it with an alternative, while we still have some rainforest to save.
There is no such thing as sustainable palm oil; to grow palm oil plantations forests are (illegally)logged and once they are gone - they are gone, and so are all the species that inhabit them. Despite all the work scientists are trying to restore patches of forests, due to their ecology alot of tropical tree species cannot be cultivated to grow - and you cannot ever achieve the level of biodiversity lost. Stop using palm oil and replace it with an alternative, while we still have some rainforest to save.
# 2,979:
7:31 am PST, Mar 5,
Sarah Tingvoll, United Kingdom
I am a qualified ecologist, wildlife conservationist and I have carried out scientific research work in Sabah, Borneo examining the irretrievable damage caused by tropical deforestation and increasing habitat fragmentation, and the associated implications, especially regarding the impact of logging practices and standards on forest functioning, composition regeneration and soil degradation and compaction caused through logging for palm oil plantations. It is unacceptable to continue the use of palm oil in products especially when other oil products can be used as a replacement, regardless of the extra cost. The loss to biodiversity and increased extinction threats to species and the irretrievable damage caused to an ecosystem can not be justified. Furthermore, do you know what living in a world without rainforests will be like - and th effect this will have on human populations too?!
I am a qualified ecologist, wildlife conservationist and I have carried out scientific research work in Sabah, Borneo examining the irretrievable damage caused by tropical deforestation and increasing habitat fragmentation, and the associated implications, especially regarding the impact of logging practices and standards on forest functioning, composition regeneration and soil degradation and compaction caused through logging for palm oil plantations. It is unacceptable to continue the use of palm oil in products especially when other oil products can be used as a replacement, regardless of the extra cost. The loss to biodiversity and increased extinction threats to species and the irretrievable damage caused to an ecosystem can not be justified. Furthermore, do you know what living in a world without rainforests will be like - and th effect this will have on human populations too?!
# 2,978:
4:25 am PST, Mar 5,
DERKATSCH Kelly, United Kingdom
this must stop. full stop
this must stop. full stop
# 2,977:
4:17 am PST, Mar 4,
Amanda Barnett, United Kingdom
Utterly disgusted that companies such as these have no care what so ever for the enviroment.
Utterly disgusted that companies such as these have no care what so ever for the enviroment.
# 2,976:
1:56 am PST, Mar 4,
Domi Domi, Poland
# 2,975:
1:05 pm PST, Mar 3,
Laura J. Mac E, United Kingdom
this is sad state of the world where we value product over protection of our planet and the species we share it with
this is sad state of the world where we value product over protection of our planet and the species we share it with
# 2,974:
12:29 pm PST, Mar 3,
Jane Malkinson, United Kingdom
# 2,973:
11:02 am PST, Mar 3,
Angie Partis, United Kingdom
# 2,972:
6:57 am PST, Mar 3,
Aline MacInnes-Hurd, United Kingdom
Enough is enough!
Enough is enough!
# 2,971:
5:33 am PST, Mar 2,
Name not displayed, United Kingdom
if you are doing nothing wrong and aren't adding to orangutans deforestation then prove it!
if you are doing nothing wrong and aren't adding to orangutans deforestation then prove it!
# 2,970:
11:42 am PST, Mar 1,
Rebecca Cudmore, Oregon
Look at the pictures.
Look at the pictures.
# 2,969:
11:37 am PST, Mar 1,
Ryno Nel, United Kingdom
It's time for a change people! Do it now before it is too late.
It's time for a change people! Do it now before it is too late.
# 2,968:
11:26 am PST, Mar 1,
Ann Charlesworth, United Kingdom
Cadburys has been a household name for a very long time, what a terrible waste to lose this credability, because you use palm oil, millions of people object to this, and now wether you call yourself cadburys or craft ( now cadburys has been took over ) do the decent thing for man and animal welfare. LOSE THE PALM OIL please.......
Cadburys has been a household name for a very long time, what a terrible waste to lose this credability, because you use palm oil, millions of people object to this, and now wether you call yourself cadburys or craft ( now cadburys has been took over ) do the decent thing for man and animal welfare. LOSE THE PALM OIL please.......
# 2,967:
10:34 am PST, Mar 1,
Tanya Penick, Virginia
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10:12 am PST, Mar 1,
Helene Crepieux, France
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8:31 am PST, Mar 1,
Katja Boll, Denmark
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8:26 am PST, Mar 1,
Stefanie Wiesekopsieker, Germany
# 2,963:
8:20 am PST, Mar 1,
Jana Smejkalová, Czech Republic
# 2,962:
8:11 am PST, Mar 1,
Andrea Telford, United Kingdom
Please follow the examples of your New Zealand and Australian branches and remove Palm Oil from your UK chocolate products. The devastation caused by deforestation for palm oil plantations and the consequential brutality orangutans are suffering whihc is driving them to extinction is abhorrant. Extinction is forever - please prevent it from happening to our majestic,intelligent red-headed cousins.
Please follow the examples of your New Zealand and Australian branches and remove Palm Oil from your UK chocolate products. The devastation caused by deforestation for palm oil plantations and the consequential brutality orangutans are suffering whihc is driving them to extinction is abhorrant. Extinction is forever - please prevent it from happening to our majestic,intelligent red-headed cousins.
# 2,961:
2:08 pm PST, Feb 28,
Brian Faulkner, United Kingdom
I was visiting Penang, which visit was spoiled on many days by the smoke coming from the slash & burn policy in Indonesia. Malaysian friends educated me in the problems of monoculture, something not unknown in their country, and this shameful ecologically disastrous neo-colonial trade. On a more personal note, if you care for your health and that of your family you should avoid any chocolate containing vegetable fat/oil, other that that derived from cocoa
I was visiting Penang, which visit was spoiled on many days by the smoke coming from the slash & burn policy in Indonesia. Malaysian friends educated me in the problems of monoculture, something not unknown in their country, and this shameful ecologically disastrous neo-colonial trade. On a more personal note, if you care for your health and that of your family you should avoid any chocolate containing vegetable fat/oil, other that that derived from cocoa
# 2,960:
12:55 pm PST, Feb 28,
Laura Musson, United Kingdom
I LOVE Cadbury chocolate, but I have an issue with them using Palm Oil as it is destroying our rainforests and killing our orangutans. Cadbury have claimed that with using a sustainable oil would make the price increase by 0.5 pence. I would be happy to pay this increase to be able to enjoy my chocolate to know the continued life of orangutans.
I LOVE Cadbury chocolate, but I have an issue with them using Palm Oil as it is destroying our rainforests and killing our orangutans. Cadbury have claimed that with using a sustainable oil would make the price increase by 0.5 pence. I would be happy to pay this increase to be able to enjoy my chocolate to know the continued life of orangutans.
# 2,959:
6:24 am PST, Feb 28,
Sarah-Louise Grigor, United Kingdom
It is an absolutely taversty that multi million dollar chocolate manufacturers continue to use unsustainable palm oil in their products, destroying rain forests and killing orangutans. In the UK there is a manufacturer supplying sustainable palm oil that would cost only half a pence per bar extra to use without any impact on the above. I, my family and friends will now all be boycotting this kind of chocolate until changes are made!
It is an absolutely taversty that multi million dollar chocolate manufacturers continue to use unsustainable palm oil in their products, destroying rain forests and killing orangutans. In the UK there is a manufacturer supplying sustainable palm oil that would cost only half a pence per bar extra to use without any impact on the above. I, my family and friends will now all be boycotting this kind of chocolate until changes are made!
# 2,958:
6:17 am PST, Feb 28,
Rachel Witts Witts, United Kingdom
I am writing to urge you to terminate your contracts with palm oil suppliers that are decimating Indonesian rainforest in the pursuit of cheap palm oil. I myself have stopped buying Cadburys chocolate and have told my daughter too, who is a chocolate lover!, not to buy brands that use palm oil from deforested areas. We are on the brink of losing our Orangutangs, all for the sake of cheap oil to make products like chocolate. I find this ridiculous. Please start labelling products properly so at least consumers have a choice not to buy your product, but most importantly, please stop using unsustainable palm oil in your products. Indonesia has lost most of its rain forest due to the palm oil industry. This simply cannot continue, I urge you to look to sustainable sources so we can save the rainforests and all the amazing life that it supports, including people, families and children.
I am writing to urge you to terminate your contracts with palm oil suppliers that are decimating Indonesian rainforest in the pursuit of cheap palm oil. I myself have stopped buying Cadburys chocolate and have told my daughter too, who is a chocolate lover!, not to buy brands that use palm oil from deforested areas. We are on the brink of losing our Orangutangs, all for the sake of cheap oil to make products like chocolate. I find this ridiculous. Please start labelling products properly so at least consumers have a choice not to buy your product, but most importantly, please stop using unsustainable palm oil in your products. Indonesia has lost most of its rain forest due to the palm oil industry. This simply cannot continue, I urge you to look to sustainable sources so we can save the rainforests and all the amazing life that it supports, including people, families and children.
# 2,957:
3:18 am PST, Feb 28,
Stephen Hendy, United Kingdom
Cadburys products will not be purchaes in this house until a decision on the end of palm oil use.
Cadburys products will not be purchaes in this house until a decision on the end of palm oil use.
# 2,956:
2:32 am PST, Feb 28,
Name not displayed, United Kingdom
# 2,955:
7:49 am PST, Feb 27,
Tino Voutilainen, United Kingdom
# 2,954:
6:14 am PST, Feb 27,
Wendy Day, United Kingdom
Only recently become aware of the damage palm plantations are doing, especially regarding the uran otangs. Will not buy cadbury chocolate again until you use an alternative. Would be willing to pay more for cadbury choc if necessary as still believe it to be best choc you can buy.
Only recently become aware of the damage palm plantations are doing, especially regarding the uran otangs. Will not buy cadbury chocolate again until you use an alternative. Would be willing to pay more for cadbury choc if necessary as still believe it to be best choc you can buy.
# 2,952:
4:59 pm PST, Feb 26,
FN Mirams, United Kingdom
The Quaker values of Cadbury are no longer relevant to their decision making since the shareholders satisfied their greed by selling-out to Kraft, who should perhaps be the correct target for this concern; of course getting a large US company to adopt ethical purchasing would make this an even more daunting task as they stem from within a culure where greed and personal gain are taught to take precedent over ethics. The problem with large companies is that the size of the organization cushions indiviuals at the top from feeling individual guilt which is why they will just ignore. We must all just do our best not buy products that do tell us about the type of any Palm Oil content.
The Quaker values of Cadbury are no longer relevant to their decision making since the shareholders satisfied their greed by selling-out to Kraft, who should perhaps be the correct target for this concern; of course getting a large US company to adopt ethical purchasing would make this an even more daunting task as they stem from within a culure where greed and personal gain are taught to take precedent over ethics. The problem with large companies is that the size of the organization cushions indiviuals at the top from feeling individual guilt which is why they will just ignore. We must all just do our best not buy products that do tell us about the type of any Palm Oil content.
# 2,951:
8:09 am PST, Feb 26,
Diana Miller, United Kingdom
I am appalled that Cadburys has no regard for the environment and animals of this world by supporting the Palm Oil industry. Wake up to reality and pave the way to do some good for the sake of life on this planet. As a serious Chocoholic - I will no longer buy your products until you stop supporting the cruel Palm Oil industry.
I am appalled that Cadburys has no regard for the environment and animals of this world by supporting the Palm Oil industry. Wake up to reality and pave the way to do some good for the sake of life on this planet. As a serious Chocoholic - I will no longer buy your products until you stop supporting the cruel Palm Oil industry.
