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Palm Oil
Orangutans Pay a Steep Price for the World’s Palm Oil
In just 20 years, palm oil producers have destroyed more than 80 percent of orangutan habitat.
Palm Oil in Snack Foods Could Be Destroying the World’s “Orangutan Capital”
Food manufacturers may be causing the destruction of a nationally protected wildlife reserve in Indonesia.
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Why Are “Activist Investors” Silent on Corporate Social Responsibility?
Activist investors should be disrupting the socially and environmentally irresponsible actions of companies.
Sustainability Checks on Unilever Plantations Shouldn’t Be Used as Proof of Compliance With Workers’ Human Rights
"All of these companies are benefiting from, and contributing to, severe labor abuses in their palm oil supply chain."
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Cables Reveal US Government’s Role in Herakles Farms Land Grab in Cameroon
Cables reveal that US government officials pushed Cameroon to approve a deeply controversial oil palm development.
New Evidence Shows Palm Oil Giant Flouting Rules to Prevent Indonesian Forest Fires
IOI has to go beyond the comparatively weak standards of the RSPO.
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Mass Die-Off of Fish Underscores Dangers of Palm Oil Industry in Guatemala
The increased commercial popularity of African palm oil has contributed to environmental disasters across Guatemala.
Palm Oil and Extreme Violence in Honduras: The Inexorable Rise and Dubious Reform of Grupo Dinant
Honduras, with Grupo Dinant and land grabs, is producing the world's bloodiest palm oil.
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Snack Food Companies Face Scrutiny in Campaign Against Unsustainable Palm Oil
Rainforest Action Network's new campaign against unsustainable palm oil production has called out 20 snack food companies in the hope that their power and influence can bring a change …