Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Palm Oil
In my ongoing quest to learn about #deforestation and #solutions to the #palm #oil problem, I am compiling a list of helpful articles. Have recommendations? Please comment!
What’s Really Behind Corporate Promises on Climate Change?
Measuring Carbon Emissions from Tropical Deforestation: An Overview
A perfect overview written by Greg Asner, the Department of Global Ecology at the Carnegie Institution of Washington and the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Stanford University. Supported by EDF.
From palm oil to GMO feed: How is Europe’s sunflower shortage changing up food production?
07-Apr-2022 By Flora Southey
Food formulators are being forced to change their recipes, and non-GMO breeders may have to integrate genetically modified feed into animal nutrition, due to the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
The rise of the 'invisible ethical': Why consumers want sustainability throughout the supply chain
24-Mar-2016 By Niamh Michail
From non-GMO glycerine-based solvents to sustainably sourced hydrocolloids, more and more companies are seeking ethical certification for 'invisible' ingredients – but what’s fueling this demand when consumers probably don’t even notice?
National certification: a piece of the puzzle in reducing primary forest loss?
Caveat: This content is provided by European Palm Oil Alliance.
Speedier submission of evaluation reports urged
Affected local planters, whose palm oil products are banned by the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on forced labor allegations, must speed up the submission of their independent evaluation reports to the relevant US authorities.