The Palm Scribe

Indonesian Solidarity Party Stirs Up a Hornet’s Nest

The good intentions of a new political party, the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) to defend the…

Maybe It Is Time for the Palm Oil Industry to Talk?

It may now be time for our palm oil industry to realize the importance of good…

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…

The Future of Peatland in Indonesia

Out of an estimated 14.9 million hectares of peatland in Indonesia, only around 6.7 million hectares…

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…

A world without palm oil

At our company’s Kick Off Meeting for this year, I wanted to motivate my colleagues about…

Cowspiracy and the palm oil industry

“Suggest you watch the documentary “Cowspiracy” if you have Netflix,” said the cryptic message from a…

What palm oil can learn from bitcoin

What is the moral duty of palm oil companies that produce a product that is constantly…

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…

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…