They bypassed the stonewalling of major Western brands that refused to say whether their products contain palm oil by using company data and U.S. Customs records to link the workers’ abuse to the ...

With a huge labor shortage in the palm oil sector, they wondered: Were desperate men being tricked or sold to help harvest fruit that ends up in the supply chains of some of America’s most iconic food ...

When produced irresponsibly, palm oil can have a devastating impact on forests, species, communities and the global climate. Despite many long-standing commitments by brands and industry coalitions to ...

Illegal deforestation has reportedly surged to record levels in a wildlife reserve at the northern tip of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island that’s known as the “orangutan capital of the world.” A newly ...

So if palm oil was boycotted and sunflower oil used instead, farming would require five times more land. Ultimately, the issue is about sustainability. There are brands that have pledged to stop ...

Palm oil is now the world’s most popular vegetable ... gleaming new shopping malls feature Western and Asian luxury brands. This past August, Mannan was terminated by Sabah’s new government ...

Palm oil stocks drop for third consecutive month to 1.71 mln T Crude palm oil output falls 8.3% in December to 1.49 mln T Palm oil exports plunge 9.97% to 1.34 mln T on weak demand KUALA LUMPUR ...

Malaysian crude palm oil (CPO) futures are expected to average higher in 2025 than last year, as top producer Indonesia ...