Loopholes undermine palm oil industry’s antideforestation pledges

Mongabay
May 27, 2026, 5:51 pm126 ptsTrending
JAKARTA — More than a decade after the palm oil industry embraced a pledge to not deforest, clear tropical peatlands, or use exploitative practices, policies to that end now cover most of the global palm oil trade, as major traders, refiners and consumer brands have pledged to keep deforestation-linked palm…

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