Under government pressure, palm oil giants disband green pledge

Mongabay
By Jonathan VitJul 1, 2016, 12:00 pm170 pts
A landmark environmental pledge by the world’s largest palm oil producing companies folded on Friday following a threat by Indonesia’s anti-monopoly agency to investigate the group for cartel-like practices. The six-member Indonesia Palm Oil Pledge (IPOP) announced on Friday that it would disband after…

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