Palm Oil Watchdog comes in for Flak from Environmentalists

Palm Oil Watchdog comes in for Flak from Environmentalists

So long as the industry abides by rigorous standards of sustainability, oil palms can be cultivated in an environmentally friendly manner. That’s the idea behind the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), an industry watchdog that seeks to ensure that palm oil is produced sustainably. But what if the RSPO…

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…