POI was founded on 27th March 2013 by Lorinda Jane and operates on a voluntary basis.
How we help consumers
- Raise awareness and educate about the impacts of unregulated Palm Oil production and how often it is used in every day household products.
- Educate consumers how to identify palm oil content in products and inform consumers about the certification status used in such products.
- Educate about the various palm oil supply chains and the complexity of certification and palm oil usage.
- Find, investigate and expose products that hide palm oil as an ingredient to consumers.
- Campaign for 'truth in labeling for all oils.
- Give consumers the tools to identify palm content and status of palm used.
How we help brands
- Instruct how to check the palm oil certification status they are using from palm oil suppliers and producers.
- Help understand the supply chain options.
- Assist in directing to ethical supply.
- Instruct how to check if the ingredients they are using contain palm content and if they do direct how to source ethically.
- Support brands using ethical supply.
How we help the cause
- We place pressure on brands to use only fully certified palm oil and remove deforestation from their supply chain.
- Regulate palm oil sourcing and production.
- Support conservation efforts.
- Assist NGO's
- Raise awareness.
- Report brands to the RSPO that make misleading or false claims about certified plam oil usage or breach RSPO guidelines.
- File reports with the ACCC and or Department of Consumer Affairs against brands or ingredient manufacturers who deliberately mislead consumers regarding palm oil content in their products.
Legal Representation
Annette H Kaitinis - Barrister
akaitinis@vicbar.com.au
Susan Phillips - Corporate Lawyer
sphillips@bwplegal.com.au
Director at Brian Ward & Partners PTY LTD
akaitinis@vicbar.com.au
Susan Phillips - Corporate Lawyer
sphillips@bwplegal.com.au
Director at Brian Ward & Partners PTY LTD