Palm oil is used in 50% of all packaged products, and is widely used in almost every industry world wide. The demand for palm oil keeps rising, but at what cost?

Indonesia and Malaysia produce over 90% of all palm oil. Although it benefits their economies, the negative impact on the environment, animals and human lives is truly shocking.

In this episode we break down what palm oil actually is, and the benefits of palm oil. We then discuss the impact on the environment including deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions, impact on the animals and also on the workers of the plantation.

We also talk about the potential solution to this problem, and how we - the everyday consumer, can play our part.

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