Green Options » peatland http://greenoptions.com/tag/peatland Posts tagged 'peatland' Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:26:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Greenpeace, Dove, Palm Oil, and the Destruction of the Rainforest http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/04/28/greenpeace-dove-palm-oil-and-the-destruction-of-the-rainforest/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/04/28/greenpeace-dove-palm-oil-and-the-destruction-of-the-rainforest/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:26:21 +0000 Jennifer Lance http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/04/28/greenpeace-dove-palm-oil-and-the-destruction-of-the-rainforest/ This story contains additional media. Click here to view the media.

Unilever, makers of Dove, has recently released a video aimed at promoting children’s self-esteem by illuminating how the beauty industry targets girl’s body images. The goal of the Dove Self Esteem Fund is to change “the current, narrow definition of beauty.”  As much as I agree with this goal, there is a downside. Unilever imports palm oil from Indonesia, where rainforests and tropical peatlands are destroyed. 

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