Avon Joins Sustainable Palm Oil Movement With Earth Day Pledge

NEW YORK, NY — Avon Products will celebrate Earth Day 2011 with a new commitment to purchase 100 percent sustainable palm oil. The cosmetics company has pledged to buy enough GreenPalm certificates to cover all of its global palm oil use. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has endorsed GreenPalm, a certificate trading program that offers a financial…