@griffjane

Retired Head of English, but still involved with education and learning.

 Cornwall
Joined February 2012
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Chester Zoo Science@ScienceatCZJan 9
Chester is the world's first Sustainable Palm Oil City. 🌴 Cat Barton, our Policy Lead on Deforestation Free Commodities, chatted to the Palm Pod team about how that happened. Listen in here: buzzsprout.com/2385661/episo…

Episode 13 - It Takes a Village: How Chester Became the World’s First...

Chester is a historic city in North West England, the United Kingdom, which has earned the title as the World’s first Sustainable Palm Oil City. This pioneering project was led by Chester Zoo to...

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"By choosing sustainable palm oil and making informed choices, we are showing that the solution is not to boycott, but simply to use wisely, ask questions and choose better. It is the most effective way of protecting rainforests, wildlife and livelihoods." sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu/…

Inspiring New Children's Book Celebrates Wildlife and Champions Sustainable Palm Oil - Sustainable...

Birth of the Rimba Sometime during 2019, I was listening to the radio. I have no idea what the program was or who the speakers were, but there was a feature about deforestation and the Dr Seuss book,...

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Jane Griffiths retweeted
Jane Griffiths@griffjane1 Aug 2025
Thank you to @BBCSpotlight @NatalieCornah for highlighting this. I really hope it puts #MovaLondon out of business #shockingservice Shopper told to return items to China for refund bbc.com/news/articles/cm2le1…

Shopper from Cornwall told to return items to China for refund

Jane Griffiths says she feels "conned" after believing she was ordering items from the UK.

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Thank you to @BBCSpotlight @NatalieCornah for highlighting this. I really hope it puts #MovaLondon out of business #shockingservice Shopper told to return items to China for refund bbc.com/news/articles/cm2le1…

Shopper from Cornwall told to return items to China for refund

Jane Griffiths says she feels "conned" after believing she was ordering items from the UK.

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🌴Absolutely fabulous to see this amazing collage @NewquayZoo today. @TywardreathSc created amazing artwork showing how important choosing #sustainable Palm Oil is; helping to save #orangutans and other endangered species. #ChooseSustainable #PalmOil 💚🌴🦧
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Each orangutan rescue tells a story of survival and the urgent need for our action. Read about our most recent orangutan rescue project here: orangutanlandtrust.com/post/…
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Why @nextofficial did I not receive a refund when I cancelled my online item. I collected the order from my #Next store & they told be the refund would show in my bank account. It doesn’t. And why can’t I speak to anyone about where my money is?
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Trying (& failing) to get through to someone @nextofficial to ask about my refund. Why is it so difficult?
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Supermarkets urge PM to introduce deforestation laws promised two years ago at COP26👇 independent.co.uk/business/s…
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"@ALDiusa has led the industry as the second-largest private label purchaser of Fair Trade USA coffee..., and uses palm oil that’s certified sustainable by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)." Demand #sustainable #palmoil to #SaveOrangutans! progressivegrocer.com/stakes…

The Stakes Are Higher Than Ever for Supermarkets to Source More Responsibly

Responsible sourcing is on its way to becoming a business requirement that affects all categories

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An interesting discussion and presentation from Bart W van Assen about how science and facts contribute to bringing nuance to the #sustainable #palmoil debate: sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu/…

The Need for Science and Sensibility in the Palm Oil Debate - Sustainable Palm Oil Choice

Do commodity boycotts stop deforestation? Science : not really.

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Jane Griffiths retweeted
Pippa Jacks@philippajacks23 Oct 2023
It’s a double-trophy kind of night for @TTGMedia at the #TravelMediaAwards, with wins in the Trade Publication of the Year Online category and for our inimitable editor @TTGTravelQueen as Trade Writer of the Year! 🤩
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Aw gutted to be missing what looks like a fab eve and very excited to have won 🤩 But I’m especially excited to see our fantastic Editorial Director @philippajacks awarded the Outstanding Contribution award. Never was an award so richly deserved ❤️ 🥰#TravelMediaAwards – at East, England
James Chapple@TTGJim23 Oct 2023
TTG - Trade Publication of the Year (Online) and Trade Writer of the Year (props boss extraordinaire @TTGTravelQueen 🙌). Another fine #TravelMediaAwards for @TTGMedia.
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Orangutan killings in Borneo likely still occurring in large numbers | Endangered species | The Guardian theguardian.com/environment/… @emeijaard @EmilyMassingham @readfearn

Orangutan killings in Borneo likely still occurring in large numbers

Despite it being taboo and illegal to kill critically endangered primate, 30% of villages have evidence of killing in ‘last five to 10 years’

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I loved this - another fabulous unputdownable book - & one of the best. Thank you ⁦@jk_rowling⁩ - too long? No way - I could easily have devoured more. The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith review — a strike against misogyny thetimes.co.uk/article/the-r…
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Pardon? What on earth is the Dorset Sustainable Palm Oil Community? You don’t grow oil palm in Dorset do you? 🌴 @lucy_cullinane of @Efeca_Forests explains: sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu/…

Dorset Sustainable Palm Oil Community - Sustainable Palm Oil Choice

Pardon? What on earth is the Dorset Sustainable Palm Oil Community? You don’t grow oil palm in Dorset do you? 

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Good read from @BrunsveldRuben: Why "No Palm Oil" claims might soon be a thing of the past linkedin.com/pulse/why-palm-… Demand #sustainable #palmoil and #SaveOrangutans! @rspotweets @palmchoice
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Procter & Gamble is still sourcing planet-wrecking palm oil – its annual meeting is our chance to make it stop. Join the call now: share.eko.org/823355697t?ref…
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Support is still needed to help these orangutans. Please give whatever you can!
Orangutan Land Trust🦧 (also on Bluesky)@orangulandtrust27 Sep 2023
Emergency Appeal: Please help support the rescue of 50 or more wild #orangutans in a region of East Kalimantan decimated by mining, oil palm and other uses/ More information on the situation is available on this #GoFundMe link: gofundme.com/f/please-rescue…
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Procter & Gamble is still sourcing planet-wrecking palm oil – its annual meeting is our chance to make it stop. Join the call now: share.eko.org/823355697t?ref…
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