Recipe for Abuse: Palm Oil, Child Labor, and Girl Scout Cookies - Ep. 89
“Sustainable Palm Oil” is deceiving and does not ensure ethical ingredients. Palm oil is everywhere – in our foods, cosmetics, cleaning products, and fuels. It’s a source of huge profits for multinational corporations, while at the same time destroying the rich biodiversity of tropical rainforests and the livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples and small landholders. Displacement of indigenous Peoples, deforestation, and loss of biodiversity are all consequences of our palm oil consumption. Thus, the palm oil inherent in a purchase of a $5 box of Girl Scout Cookies is connected to child labor…
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