While the Rainforest Action Network has been critical of PepsiCo and our robust sustainable palm oil plan, this year, the Union of Concerned Scientists, an ally of the RAN, gave PepsiCo an 80 on ...

Sari Dumai Sejati Tangki Timbun—a palm oil refinery operated by a subsidiary of APICAL—one of the palm oil arms of the Royal Golden Eagle Group. Image courtesy of Rainforest Action Network.

Palm oil may be a good substitute for trans fats in that it stays solid at room temperature and is therefore useful as a food additive in things like snack bars. But it isn’t much healthier.

A new report by Greenpeace finds that palm oil suppliers to the world’s largest brands have cleared more than 1,300 square kilometers (500 square miles) of rainforest — an area the size of the ...

By John Cannon Political will is among the most important factors in preventing tropical deforestation, according to a group of experts surveyed for a new study — with strong political commitment ...

Soy and palm oil: Ubiquitous ingredients. Together, soy and palm oil drive nearly 10% of deforestation annually—almost 2.5 million acres (1 million hectares).. Clearing land for palm oil ...

Palm oil is everywhere – but what actually is it, and is ‘sustainable’ palm oil really any better for both people and the ...

Palm oil has become part of our daily lives, but a recent study by EPFL and the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) serves as a reminder that intensive farming of ...

But whereas palm oil was a major driver of rainforest destruction 10 years ago, it's really diminished. Kate Linebaugh: Since 2016, the rate of deforestation in Indonesia has fallen every year ...