Palm Oil Ban by Supermarket Iceland’s brands – laudable or misguided effort?
UK supermarket chain Iceland has announced it will ban the use of palm oil in all its brands. Is this a laudable or misguided effort in making the industry sustainable?
The Future of Peatland in Indonesia
Out of an estimated 14.9 million hectares of peatland in Indonesia, only around 6.7 million hectares remain undeveloped and in forests, and a peat expert is calling on the government to maintain these at their current state at all costs.
When the deforestation culprit is not a third world country growing palm oil
what happens when the culprit is from an advanced country and the main reason for the deforestation isn’t palm oil but the cattle industry? It would seem that apart from WWF the other NGOs that are usually very energetic about condemning deforestation have been rather slow to react.
A world without palm oil
At our company’s Kick Off Meeting for this year, I wanted to motivate my colleagues about sustainability, to imbue them with a lofty purpose and make them feel good about working in a palm oil company. ILLUSTRATION. Workers loads palm oil to vehicle at a plantation....
Cowspiracy and the palm oil industry
“Suggest you watch the documentary “Cowspiracy” if you have Netflix,” said the cryptic message from a friend of mine in the palm oil industry. I took his suggestion, watched the documentary that allegedly exposes the hypocrisy of the world’s largest environmental NGOs...
What palm oil can learn from bitcoin
What is the moral duty of palm oil companies that produce a product that is constantly attacked from various quarters? The answer to this question could come from comparison with, surprisingly. Bitcoin. Like palm oil, bitcoin is a commodity. By definition, a commodity...
The development of palm oil in peat soil
Indonesia’s peat land cover a surface of some 14.9 million hectares, mainly in Sumatra, Kalimantan and Papua. Peat soil, with its low PH and low micro and macro nutrient content, are poor soil for growing plants, especially commodity crops in general. Only palm oil,...
Big NGOs should stop monkeying around and get tougher on the West
In 1990 there were about 400 international environmental groups. Today, this number is more like 1.4 million. So why is the world apparently in a worse state now? Have environmental groups paid too much attention to the wrong issues, countries and organisations? The...
Two ways to value sustainable palm oil
What is the value of sustainable palm oil? For some, it is the conservation of tropical forests and wildlife in highly biodiverse regions. For others, it is US$3. That’s the latest price of certificates on the GreenPalm trading platform; a market designed to allow...