Tell Pepsi to commit to zero tolerance on land grabs!

22-11-2013

As the Coca-Cola Company vowed to cooperate [1] with key sugar suppliers Tate & Lyle Sugars, Trapiche and Bunge to respect community land rights- notably in regard to sugar,other big food and beverage firms should follow Coca-Cola's lead.

The Coca-Cola Company has yet to prove that it is taking the right measures and implementations to stop land grabs. However this should not stop PepsiCo to also commit itself to zero tolerance on land grabs in regard to sugar along with soy and palm oil as one of the biggest purchaser of these crops. But up to this date PepsiCo hasn't committed yet.

You can email PepsiCo now to tell them to make sure their sugar doesn't lead to land grabs at www.behindthebrands.org [2].

The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF) is an international federation of trade unions representing workers employed in agriculture and plantations; the preparation and manufacture of food and beverages; hotels, restaurants and catering services; all stages of tobacco processing. The IUF is composed of 394 affiliated organizations in 126 countries representing a combined membership of around 2,6 million.

How to contact the IUF:
Email: [email protected]
Post: Rampe du Pont-Rouge, 8, CH-1213, Petit-Lancy (Switzerland)
Phone: + 41 22 793 22 33
Fax: + 41 22 793 22 38

Links:
[1] http://www.iuf.org/ccww/?q=node/588
[2] http://www.behindthebrands.org/