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Article

16 Jul 2007

Author:
Green Consumer Guide [UK]

Body Shop makes palm oil pledge

...The Body Shop [part of L'Oreal] has won praise from conservation group WWF for...[pledging] to source its palm oil from a sustainable plantation in Colombia, clearly distancing itself from the often destructive industry... Along with cosmetics, palm oil is found in numerous household products and its widespread unethical sourcing has had a devastating effect on the environment, endangered species and indigenous populations around the world.