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Nestlé suspends palm oil sourcing from Guatemalan company tied to corruption and ecocide
Nestlé’s decision to cut ties with REPSA is a step in the right direction and a victory for all the activists who have fought for years to bring REPSA’s actions to light.
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Corruption scandal at palm oil company linked to environmental destruction and human rights abuses
Several executives with the Guatemalan palm oil company Reforestadora de Palmas AC (REPSA) face charges of corruption in a high-profile tax fraud investigation in Guatemala.
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Guatemalan Palm Oil Supplier REPSA Caught up in Corruption and Bribery Scandal
A Guatemalan palm oil company called Reforestadora de Palmas AC (REPSA) was charged with corruption last week in a high-profile investigation of systemic tax fraud in Guatemala.
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Agribusiness Giant Cargill Suspends Contract with Controversial Guatemalan Palm Oil Producer Over Environmental and Human Rights Violations
Land defenders continue to be under threat, and companies that have profited from activities in the region have a responsibility to prevent these threats.
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Chronicle of a Palm Oil Ecocide
In 2015, two massive pollution events in the Pasión River resulted in the death of tens of thousands of fish and affected the economic livelihood of least 12,000 people from 20 indigenous communities…
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Invested in Exploitation? TIAA’s Ties to Land Grabbing and Deforestation
The investment management firm TIAA is leading a trend of speculating in land markets, which drives up farmland prices and displaces family farmers.
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Is California Selling Climate Illusions?
The Governor has spent the last months promoting the expansion of complicated market-based carbon trading mechanisms, known as “Cap-and-Trade,” as a cornerstone of state and global climate policy
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TIAA tied to deforestation and displacement of farmers, environmentalists claim in new report
Deforestation is a major driver of climate destruction, and we’d like to see TIAA stop being part of the problem, and become part of the solution.
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Activists and clients tell TIAA to stop investments linked to deforestation and displacement of local farmers
TIAA’s investments support palm oil companies that raze forests and drive species to extinction. It is time for TIAA to reveal and reduce their ties to this destruction and truly practice social res…