“Dunkin’ Brands, Krispy Kreme Commit to Sustainable Palm Oil”, 19 September 2014

Dunkin’ Brands Group, the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, announced its commitment to source only 100 percent sustainable palm oil for its U.S. locations by 2016. Less than a day after Dunkin’s announcement, Krispy Kreme also committed to source 100 percent responsibly produced palm oil…Forest Heroes activists pressured Dunkin’ Donuts to commit to sourcing sustainable palm oil…While Forest Heroes is happy with Dunkin’s announcement, the nonprofit expressed concern that the commitment only extends to the U.S. and not beyond. The company will not determine the international timeline until March 2015 after it has mapped its international supply chain. Forest Heroes states that it will be “urging Dunkin’ to review its international supply chain as quickly as possible and implement an equally strong commitment abroad.” Krispy Kreme’s commitment goes further than Dunkin’ Brands as it sets a deadline for compliance globally. Forest Heroes calls the company’s commitment a “race to the top.”…