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Orangutan Friendly is a philanthropic organization but as you can see its internet domain is a “dot com” (and a “.co.nz”), not, as most non profits are, a “dot org”. Why? Because Orangutan Friendly is NOT a NON PROFIT organization. We want to make a profit! In fact we want to make as much profit as we can. Not only do we want to use these profits to support Orangutan Habitat Conservation, we want to demonstrate that it is commercially viable to run a business producing quality products without raping the environment for ingredients; without deforestation and without the gratuitous destruction of native habitats...MORE
Every day unwitting consumers shop at stores and supermarkets purchasing seemingly innocuous products like soap, cosmetics, chocolate, cookies etc.. Being reasonable people, they may even check the labels before purchasing - to make sure that face cream wasn’t tested on animals maybe - but most of these consumers have been unaware that even the most innocent appearing products can have a terrible legacy lurking amongst their ingredients :- a legacy of the wanton destruction of native habitats and the misery of the creatures who live in them and have no where else to go...MORE
One such creature is the Organ Utan — the ‘man of the forest’. Bornean and Sumatran Orangutans are facing extinction. Daily they suffer terrible abuses at the hands of the rapidly growing palm oil industry. Many Orangutans starve to death due to habitat loss, those that wander into palm plantations in search of food are often maimed and killed. Many babies are orphaned and become victims of the pet trade. Orangutans could be extinct in the wild in as little as ten years...MORE |
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www.orangutanfriendly.com / www.orangutanfriendly.co.nz |
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Promoting Orangutan Friendly products & action against unsustainable palm oil production, deforestation & the gratuitous destruction of native habitats. |
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If Cadbury’s can do it, then so can everyone else! In 2009, changes in the way that Cadbury’s produced their chocolate for the New Zealand market surreptitiously introduced Palm Oil into the chocolate. One dedicated Kiwi chocolate fanatic noticed the changes in the texture and taste of the chocolate, investigated and blew the whistle on the change. Subsequent public outrage came as a major wake up call for Cadbury’s as was the loss of a significant number of their customers to other brands. The consumer had spoken. Cadbury’s bit the bullet and withdrew the palm oil...MORE |
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If you think you’re too small to make a difference ~ try sleeping with a mosquito! |
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The Electronic Media Foundation Aotearoa New Zealand Charitable Trust (EMFANZ) has sponsored the registration of the Orangutan Friendly internet domain names and the web hosting of the Orangutan Friendly Website. For further information: info@emfanz.org. |
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fLIPcITY iNFOmEDIA has sponsored digital imaging & design of the Orangutan Friendly website & Orangutan Friendly logos, product labelling, packaging & promotional materials. For further information: info@flipcity.info |
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If you think you’re too small to make a difference ~ try sleeping with a mosquito! |
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BIG THANKS to Richard Zimmerman of ORANGUTAN OUTREACH (affiliated with BOS International) for permission to use his Orangutan photos for Orangutan Friendly designs & logos etc.. For further information: info@redapes.org |
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KATHRYN BARRIBALL has taken time out from her “day job” and has dusted off her old lab technician skills to develop a range of products for Orangutan Friendly that are palm oil and animal derivative free. Her product recipes are on our PRODUCTS page. For further information: kathryn@kathrynbarriball.co.nz |
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MODERN ALCHEMY & The DOG & SWAN ALEMBIC COMPANY sponsored lab facilities and materials for the development of Orangutan Friendly products. For further information: info@dogandswan.com |
