Japanese Rakuten is the largest online retailer of ivory and whale meat
The Rakuten, a Japanese online trading company â€" which also holds the Kobo e-book reader and buy.com, play.com and was considered by many the greatest conservationists groups online retailing of ivory and whale meat.In a report published this week, the Environmental Investigation Agency and the Humane Society International indicate that the company's Web site offers approximately 28 thousand products for purchase that contain ivory and 1,200 products related to meat or other whale derivatives. Many of the products concerning whales come from protected species since 1986, under the moratorium on trade of these species, established by the International Whaling Commission, writes the Guardian.The species in question were also the highest status of protection by the Convention for international trade of Wild Flora and Fauna threatened with extinction, banning the trade of these whales. "In spite of this, many companies are selling endangered whale shark fins imported from Iceland," reads the report.The report indicates that 14 were identified with products derived from whale that do not indicate the name of the species concerned, which violates the laws of Japanese labelling.The Rakuten has expanded its international presence in recent years, with subsidiaries in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany and Austria. In 2012, the company employed about 12 thousand employees and reported operating profits of €175,3 million (R$572,2 million). Despite the expansion to international markets, Rakuten has been able to resist international pressure to stop selling whale and ivory products.
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