Palm Oil

A new $120m venture with Genomatica aims to scale up biotechnology alternative to palm oil and fossil fuels used to make everyday products.

Palm oil is the most widely used vegetable oil, but producing a synthetic version at scale remains a daunting challenge.

Sponsored: SafeTraces, Ulula and Rainforest Connection are using everything from seaweed DNA to microphones to connect local actions to global solutions.

Step 1: Conduct a child protection risk assessment.

Most companies in palm oil supply chain still do not report basic information on how they are monitoring deforestation, the Zoological Society of London finds.

A new engagement campaign could help reduce supply chain risk, according to investor group with $2.1 trillion assets under management.

As the Amazon undergoes another wave of deforestation, a blueprint for halting the runaway exploitation can be found in Southeast Asia, where pressure campaigns on companies and improved government monitoring are finally slowing the devastation caused by the palm oil industry.