“Palm oil has been a pervasive problem for a while,” said Ashley Thomson, a senior policy adviser at Global Witness. “What this analysis shows, in the other commodities as well, is just how ...

Item 1 of 2 A mini tractor grabber collects palm oil fruits at a plantation in Pulau Carey, Malaysia, January 31, 2020. Picture taken January 31, 2020.

The policy, a result of global campaigning and intense negotiations, contributed to a dramatic reduction in deforestation for palm oil by over 90%, influencing other industries and contributing to ...

The palm plant produces two types of oil: palm kernel oil, which is produced from crushing the kernel in the middle of the fruit, and palm oil, ...

The collaboration will offer a sustainable palm oil alternative, via Geno’s cutting-edge biotechnology. As demand for sustainably sourced palm oil grows, the aim of the partnership is to deliver ...

With growing demand for sustainably sourced palm oil, this venture aims to deliver additional responsibly sourced palm oil alternatives to the market. With $120 million jointly invested in the ...

Unsurprisingly, the field data show that country palm plots have higher levels of plant species diversity compared to monoculture oil palm production systems. “In our plant survey we found 22 ...