date:Oct 08, 2018
Nestl has announced that it would stop sourcing palm oil, either directly or indirectly, from IndoFood, one of Indonesias largest palm oil companies, citing commercial reasons.
Recently, PepsiCo announced that it would also be severing ties with IndoFoods, but explicitly called out the ongoing human rights abuses by the latter.
Earlier this year, PepsiCo suspended direct sourcing of palm oil from one of IndoFoods subsidiaries, IndoAgri after complaints of labour abuses surfaced from plantation