World leading food producer Nestle to stop sourcing from Indonesian palm oil producer AAL


LONDON/JAKARTA, Oct 1 (Reuters): Food giant Nestle plans to stop sourcing from subsidiaries of Astra Agro Lestari (AAL), a major Indonesian palm oil producer accused by environmental groups of land and human rights abuses.

The move comes as multinationals face increased reputational and legal pressure from consumers and governments to clean up their global supply chains in the fight against climate change.

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