Palm Oil

Company announces it will be able to trace the source for all of the palm oil it uses by the end of next year

New Defra figures reveal that 52 to 60 per cent of imported palm oil is certified by RSPO

Rainforest Action Network calls on America's top snack food companies to commit to a more rapid phasing out of unsustainable palm oil

Campaign group argues retail giants need to step up efforts to ensure sustainable certified palm oil really is being produced in an environmentally responsible manner

Renewable Energy Association accuses green groups of peddling 'pseudo science' to undermine bioenergy industry

Consumer products giant reveals good progress on sustainable sourcing plans, but calls for greater industry and government efforts to reduce emissions

Consumers asked to avoid companies that use ingredient linked to rainforest destruction

Company plans to reduce emissions 35 per cent and energy consumption 25 per cent, while moving to 100 per cent sustainable palm oil

New subsidies raise prospect of palm oil - blamed for fueling rainforest destruction - being used in UK power stations

Fifteen industry bodies pledge to source only sustainable palm oil by 2015, but critics question the strength of the commitment