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YUM! Brands Under Fire for Palm Oil Sourcing

YUM! Brands, which operates 38,000 fast food restaurants in 110 countries (including not only KFC but also Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, WingStreet, A&W and Long John Silver’s), has come under fire of late from Greenpeace and other rainforest advocacy groups for sourcing palm oil, paper and other goods from suppliers notorious for destroying tropical rainforests in Indonesia and elsewhere.

Which Woods Can You Use and Not Harm Forests?

Wood products are essential to modern life. Without wood we wouldn’t have the buildings, furniture, paper and other essentials we make use of every day. That’s why protecting sources of wood has become a leading concern among not just environmentalists but everyone else as well.

Kellogg’s Corporate Responsibility Report: “Watch the Salt!”

It’s fascinating to watch as major global businesses engage, however imperfectly, in the process of reporting on matters that only a few years ago would have been left for legal counsel to explain and defend in courts or regulatory hearings. How should a food giant like Kellogg handle a sticky health problem involving salt? Or a supply chain issue involving peanuts?