Palm Oil
Investigating whether the major palm oil markets can grow without increasing emissions and harming biodiversity
RSPO faces challenges of post-pandemic palm oil
The role and remit of the industry’s leading standards body were the focus of the first in-person meeting since 2019
Palm oil, animated
Palm oil
New Britain Palm Oil
New Britain Palm Oil Limited (NBPOL) focuses mainly on palm oil in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. NBPOL manage plantations and operate processing facilities which mostly handle certified sustainable palm material.
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94.4%
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140,000
hectaresPalm oil, explained
The anatomy of an oil palm
Palm oil is used in thousands of everyday products around the world, but what do we know of the palm that produces it?
Palm oil: The pros and cons of a controversial commodity
Answers to key questions about a commodity that, for better or for worse, is here to stay
How palm oil is certified ‘sustainable’
Concerns about the impacts of palm oil have led to standards certifying it as ‘sustainable’. But are they effective, and which are best?
Breaking down palm oil
Crude palm oil can be broken down into many useful derivatives, but murky chemical supply chains may be hampering sustainable development
Podcasts
The mothers of Malen
Episode one of our new podcast series Palm Oil Frontiers visits Malen Chiefdom in Sierra Leone
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