Emails show British officials are concerned that an EU vote to ban palm oil over its role in rainforest destruction could affect BAE Sytems arms sales to Malaysia, a major palm oil exporter.
The Tripa peat forest has been called the orangutan capital of the world, but its great apes are under threat by palm oil plantations gobbling up thousands of acres of native vegetation to instead grow the trees that produce the most consumed vegetable oil on the planet.
TRIPA PEAT SWAMP, Indonesia (AP) — Palm oil is used in everything from cookies and lipstick to paint, shampoo and instant noodles, and Indonesia is the world's top producer. As demand soars, plantations are expanding. In Tripa, companies drain the swamp, releasing planet-warming carbon into the atmosphere and clear the forest of
With consumers and regulators rejecting “trans fats,” palm oil is making its way into more and more processed foods, as well as the household and beauty products it’s been in for ages. But some corporations aren’t sourcing palm oil responsibly, resulting in deforestation and habitat destruction.
WASHINGTON --- The U.S.-based consumer goods manufacturer Procter & Gamble is being accused of contributing to deforestation and destruction of critical habitat in Indonesia, due to insufficient safeguards around its sourcing of palm oil.
The company
