Palm oil boycotts – are they doing more harm than good?
“Palm oil itself is not the enemy. Unsustainable production practices are what is causing this environmental and social harm.”
“Palm oil itself is not the enemy. Unsustainable production practices are what is causing this environmental and social harm.”
The rapid expansion of plantations is causing massive deforestation, particularly in Asia, where it fuels the destruction of wildlife habitats such as those of orangutans.
Founded by Sacha Guggenheimer and Tom Hiney, the company aims to remove palm oil from sunscreen products.
Palm oil has been called the world’s most hated crop – but it is everywhere today, in food, soap, lipstick, even newspaper ink.