Criticism
The use of any palm oil as a feedstock and Neste Oil's plans to become the world leader in palm oil diesel has been protested by Greenpeace. Neste Oil (among others) buys palm oil from IOI Group, company allegedly responsible for illegal deforestation. Neste Oil has been a target of sustained attacks by Greenpeace, including publicity campaigns where in January 2011, Neste Oil won the less flattering Public Eye Awards, in Davos, Switzerland and a parody webpage, which Neste attempted to shut down. WIPO rejected the trademark-based complaint, since page is noncommercial, gives no economical benefit, is not misleading and the companies have to accept critics as part of the freedom of speech.
Neste Oil has responded to the criticism by pointing out that it remains the largest user of certified palm oil in the world, and has been committed to using only certified palm oil by the year 2015.
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