Here’s some essential reading about sustainable palm oil, selected from the betterpalmoildebate.org website, which I run with Nadine Hawa and Mallen Baker for the RSPO.
1) Feeding the world without costing the earth
Palm oil itself isn’t the problem. It’s how much is being produced and at what cost, says Emily Dunstan
2) How GreenPalm is underselling and restraining the uptake of certified sustainable palm oil
GreenPalm allows companies to get away with misleading claims about their use of sustainable palm oil, says Lorinda Jane
3) Is the RSPO Failing?
Robert Hii asks some hard questions about the ability of the RSPO to make a difference
4) What can the RSPO learn from the EU’s carbon market?
Dr. Ben Richardson tells us why the RSPO should look to the EU’s carbon market for lessons
5) Q&A with Cargill’s Caroline Sikking
Caroline Sikking of Cargill Refined Oils Europe, shares her thoughts on the CSPO market, the importance of smallholder inclusion in sustainable supply chains, as well as Cargill’s ambitions to advance sustainable palm oil.
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I'm Tobias Webb, founder of Innovation Forum and Sustainable Wine. I write on this blog, with others, about areas of interest to me in supply chains, circular economy and sustainability in general. I hope you find it useful. I've worked in sustainability for about 20 years, and work with large companies, NGOs and governments all over the world. I often act as facilitator, at our conferences, and other meetings, either private or multi-stakeholder. I also work as a 'critical friend' advisor to companies on strategy and stakeholder engagement. I have a separate wine website on sustainability in wine at 
