PepsiCo, Walmart, investors call for stronger palm oil standard

Mongabay
By Rhett ButlerJun 1, 2015, 5:34 pm309 pts
Major global brands and a network of activist investors have joined together to call on the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) to adopt stronger criteria to eliminate deforestation from palm oil supply chains. The call, put out Monday in the form of a letter, says the world's leading palm oil…

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