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The broken promises of Wilmar and its financiers
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By: Friends of the Earth Europe
2014-05-22
Brussels/Berlin

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Anne van Schaik, accountable finance campaigner, Friends of the Earth Europe
Mob: +31 6 2434 3968, e-mail: anne.vanschaik@foeeurope.org

Sam Fleet, communications officer, Friends of the Earth Europe, (EN)
Tel: +32 (0) 2893 1012, email: samuel.fleet@foeeurope.org


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Wilmar International, one of the world's largest palm oil traders, continue their abusive practices of deforestation and land-grabbing, despite promises to stop, according to new research from Friends of the Earth in Indonesia, Liberia, Uganda and Nigeria .

Wilmar's new "No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation" policy declaring an end to deforestation, exploitation and peat conversion was published in December last year, but has been followed by numerous reports of continued environmental and social problems with Wilmar's palm oil operations in Liberia, Nigeria, Uganda and Indonesia - some of which contradict their new policy, according to the organisations .

In Indonesia, Wilmar continues to purchase palmoil from Bumitama Agri, which is operating a plantation without the necessary permits, thereby bringing illegal palm oil into the supply chain. In Nigeria, Wilmar is still grabbing forestland in the vicinity of Afi Wildlife Sanctuary, close to the Cross River National Park Okwangwo Division, which contains high-conservation value forest. This territory is a buffer zone to the wildlife sanctuary of the National Park and Afi Forest reserve.

Anne van Schaik, accountable finance campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe, said: "Wilmar International has changed its tune, but it is still singing the same song. Its positive words and progressive-sounding policy hide a complete lack of adequate action on the ground. It is time for financiers to stop dragging their feet and acknowledge this. They need to immediately divest from Wilmar, and cut their links with deforestation and land-grabbing."

American and European financiers hold €371 million worth of shares in Wilmar, and have €1.1 billion in loans outstanding to Wilmar. In the Netherlands, ING holds more than €26 million in shares; the British bank HSBC holds €298 million in loans, while BNP Paribas and Dutch Rabobank hold €189 million and €111 million respectively. Deutsche Bank holds €4 million in shares and €12 million in outstanding loans.

Following discussions with Wilmar during a visit to Indonesia, the Friends of the Earth groups remain seriously concerned about Wilmar's commitment to sustainability . Friends of the Earth Europe is calling on Wilmar's financial backers to stop investing in the company until it ends deforestation, adheres to national laws in the countries where it operates, and applies Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) in all of its operations, including returning lands acquired without communities' consent.

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NOTES:

Continuing to exploit and deforest: Wilmar's on-going abuses, May 2014: http://www.foeeurope.org/continuing-to-exploit-deforest-Wilmar-220514

Friends of the Earth Europe, Financiers of palm oil must stop deforestation and illegal activity, Nov 2013: http://www.foeeurope.org/Last-chance-financiers-palm-oil-companies-211113

Friends of the Earth Europe, Against the tide: tackling palm oil in Indonesia, May 2014: http://www.foeeurope.org/wilmar-rowing-against-tide-090514

Rowing against the tide: Fighting palm oil destruction in Indonesia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=go5-31WFgno

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