Singapore could become the world’s first country to only use sustainable palm oil as part of a green push to tackle forest fires and air pollution blighting South-east Asia. — Reuters pic
In a bid to stop the rot, a charity in Singapore — home to many of the world’s biggest palm oil companies — will in January begin getting local businesses to commit to only using green and ethically-produced palm oil. Slash-and-burn practices linked to palm oil production are often blamed for annual Indonesian forest fires that create thick haze in skies over large parts of the region — including Singapore.
“We will need to do a bit of hand-holding because the awareness and knowledge around sustainable palm oil is still fairly low, even in Singapore,” said Tay.
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