Wilmar

Wilmar: is the latest company to be targeted by environmentalist group Greenpeace, which has taken aim at several high-profile firms in the past and campaigned for responsible consumer spending. This time, Greenpeace has accused Wilmar of supplying “dirty palm oil” to make grocery items. In its report "Licence to Kill", Greenpeace said that Wilmar, the world's biggest palm oil processor, was sourcing its oil from illegally cleared land within Sumatra’s protected Tesso Nilo National Park, and destroying the habitat of critically endangered Sumatran tigers. It also called on Wilmar to take responsibility for a fire that hit the permit area of another of its suppliers in June, when blazes swept through Sumatra's forests for weeks, covering Singapore and Malaysia in a blanket of hazardous smog. Wilmar has yet to respond to newswires’ queries with regard to the Greenpeace accusations. A spokesperson from Wilmar has been quoted as saying the company was reviewing its business practices, including its sourcing policy. It also said any supplier trying to sell illegally-grown fruit would be "dropped altogether".