palm oil
noun
: an edible fat obtained from the flesh of the fruit of several palms and used especially in soap and lubricating greases
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According to Global Canopy’s Forest500 rankings, only 3% of companies that produce commodities that contribute to deforestation--including beef, leather, palm oil, pulp and paper, soy, timber, cocoa, rubber, and coffee--have strong commitments and practices to reduce forest clearing.
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Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Now, the decimation of the environment and indigenous people across the world, from the palm oil plantations of Indonesia to the cobalt mines of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has reached the shores of Great Nicobar.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Developed in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB and the Mibelle Group, the new material mimics palm oil’s functional properties for use in cosmetics and creates a new route to SAF production.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
And coffee plantations, along with cocoa, soy and palm oil production, which are also covered by the new regulations, are known sources of forest loss in some countries.
—Paul Mwebaze, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
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Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Now, the decimation of the environment and indigenous people across the world, from the palm oil plantations of Indonesia to the cobalt mines of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has reached the shores of Great Nicobar.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Developed in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB and the Mibelle Group, the new material mimics palm oil’s functional properties for use in cosmetics and creates a new route to SAF production.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
And coffee plantations, along with cocoa, soy and palm oil production, which are also covered by the new regulations, are known sources of forest loss in some countries.
—Paul Mwebaze, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Palm oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palm%20oil. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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