We must Wean ourselves off Palm Oil

We must Wean ourselves off Palm Oil

Whether we like it or not, palm oil production accounts for a major part of Malaysia’s economy. On the one hand, the industry has generated plenty of income for the country’s economy and created plenty of jobs as well, although most of those jobs are low-skilled and badly paid ones….

Penalized Palm Oil Giant feels like ‘a Naughty Child’ and Acts like One

Penalized Palm Oil Giant feels like ‘a Naughty Child’ and Acts like One

In a recent ruling the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has stripped Malaysia’s IOI Group, a leading global producer of palm oil, of its green certification. The reason: several of the conglomerate’s subsidiaries were found to have  been engaging in environmentally harmful slash-and-burn destruction of forests and peatlands in Indonesia. In…

The Palm Oil Conundrum

The Palm Oil Conundrum

If you took a shower this morning and had a slice of toast before work, chances are that you enjoyed the benefit of the most consumed vegetable oil in the world – palm oil. Palm oil is used in products ranging from Old Spice deodrants to Pop-Tarts and ice cream,…