Sustainability is undoubtedly a buzzword in this age, but the line between echoing support for environmentalism and ensuring that ingredients do no harm is not yet defined, especially in the palm oil industry.
In 2004, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil answered a call to action against environmental destruction caused by the palm oil industry. The inexpensiveness and high yield of oil palms encouraged clearing land to dedicate to palm oil production, and with the modern outcry for greater transparency in sustainability practices, these damaging techniques are starting to be overthrown throughout the supply chain.