Demand Accountability from Brands: Stop Greenwashing Dirty Palm Oil!
Branded products can claim to be clean and green when sold on the shelf, but could they be hiding away something ugly in their supply chain? It's time to ensure brands are walking the talk.
A number of palm oil plantation company subsidiaries have conducted multiple violations in their business operations. Have brands honored their commitment to not source their palm oil from suppliers that violate ESG principles? Or are they turning a blind eye to their dirty supply chain when no one's watching?
TuK INDONESIA has reached out to a number of notable brands that have been indicated to supply their palm oil from the offending companies and asked them to conduct investigations on their own supply chains. We have compiled this timeline to monitor the responses of companies during this campaign.
Let's #CallOutGreenwashing
Timeline: How Have Brands Responded?
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Colgate-Palmolive: Complaint Sent
TuK Indonesia's complaint was sent to and received by Colgate-Palmolive's responsible sourcing and ethics teams at [email protected] and [email protected].
July 1, 2026
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Colgate-Palmolive: First Reply Received
Colgate-Palmolive's ethics team responded to the complaint from [email protected].
July 7, 2026
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Colgate-Palmolive: Follow-up Reply
A further reply was received from Colgate-Palmolive representative [email protected].
July 8, 2026
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Colgate-Palmolive: Company Responds
Colgate-Palmolive sent a further email update on the complaint.
August 5, 2026
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Colgate-Palmolive: Update Received
Colgate-Palmolive provided a further email update on the case.
August 31, 2026
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Colgate-Palmolive: Earthworm Involved
A representative from Earthworm, a third-party sustainability partner, emailed from [email protected] regarding the case.
August 31, 2026
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Colgate-Palmolive: Earthworm Follow-up
Another Earthworm representative, [email protected], followed up by email on the ongoing case.
September 4, 2026
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Colgate-Palmolive: TuK Sends Reply
TuK Indonesia replied to Colgate-Palmolive representative [email protected] to continue the correspondence.
September 8, 2026
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Colgate-Palmolive: Earthworm Responds Again
Earthworm representative [email protected] sent a further email update the same day.
September 8, 2026
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