ICS Inter-Community School Library: Sciences: Palm Oil Labeling

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Ecosystem, Deforestation, Biodiversity, Environment, Greenhouse gas emissions, Carbon dioxide, Photosynthesis, Climate change, Population, Relationship and Roles of producer, consumer, decomposer, etc.

Inquiry Prompt: "Should Countries (Switzerland) mandate palm oil labeling on non-food products? Explore arguments for and against."

Palm Oil in Non-food Products...YES or NO?

Switzerland urged to declare palm oil in non-food products [RL 1]
In August 2023, indigenous delegates from Malaysia and the Bruno Manser Fund presented a petition for the mandatory declaration of palm oil in non-food products. Some 12,000 signatures have been deposited with the Federal Chancellery.
Food labeling: a change in approach [RL 2]
On average, a Swiss supermarket has 30,000 different food items on its shelves. New products and foods regularly make their appearance there.
Which Everyday Products Contain Palm Oil? [RL 1]
This webpage contains several products. Peel back the label and learn more about which products contain palm oil and why.
Palm oil labelling [RL 3]
How can you spot when products contain palm oil or its derivatives? Tim Hunt, the writer of this article looked at the 436 different names for palm oil as an ingredient, labelling laws and the different palm oil accreditation marks.
Will new EU food labelling rules change your purchasing decisions on palm oil? [RL 2]
Poll on EU food labeling rules change consumers' purchasing decisions on palm oil or not?
A “No Palm Oil” label is not only confusing but also misleading for consumers [RL 2-3]
“No Palm Oil” labels found on food, personal care and household products or any product that requires the use of vegetable oils are discriminatory and misleading as there is no substantial scientific evidence suggesting that consuming palm oil is hazardous for our health."
Majority want palm oil labelling [RL 1-2]
A survey from New Zealand found that Sixty-eight percent of Kiwis think palm oil labeling should be mandatory, our latest consumer issues survey has found.
PRODUCT LABELLING, PALM OIL AND THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION [RL 3]
Scholarly Article

Sustainable Palm Oil: Solutions & Options

Palm oil: The pros and cons of a controversial commodity [RL 2-3]
Answers to key questions about a commodity that, for better or for worse, is here to stay
Scientists discover climate neutral palm oil method [RL 2]
Swiss researchers have found a method of cultivating palm oil that has no negative impact on the climate or biodiversity...
How can oil palm cultivation be made more sustainable? [RL 2-3]
Solutions & options
5 action areas to decarbonize palm oil production [RL 3]
How can palm oil emissions be reduced?
Supply vs sustainability a key challenge for palm oil industry [RL 2-3]
Available listening option...
What do Swiss consumers think of palm oil? [RL 2-3]
Fresh research has investigated consumer perceptions of palm oil in Switzerland and whether they are familiar with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) label.
Walmart’s Transition to RSPO Certified Sustainable Palm Oil [RL 2-3]
Why has Walmart chosen to meet its sustainable palm oil commitment through the RSPO?
2022 Palm Report [RL 3]
3Keel Group Ltd (3Keel) has prepared this report to provide a snapshot of palm within supply chains.

Palm Oil Industry

In Indonesia palm oil is bigger than watchmaking is for Switzerland’ [RL 2]
Amid a referendum just launched in Switzerland against a free trade agreement with Indonesia, the Indonesian ambassador to the Alpine country defends the sustainability of his country’s palm oil exports.
Production volume of palm oil worldwide from 2012/13 to 2022/23
The global production of palm oil was around 73.8 million metric tons in the marketing year 2021/22, increasing from approximately 73 million metric tons in 2020/21
Production volume of palm oil in Indonesia from 2013 to 2022
Palm oil industry in Indonesia- statistics & facts
Contribution of the palm oil industry to the gross domestic product (GDP) of Malaysia from 2015 to 2022
In 2022, the palm oil contribution to Malaysia's GDP was 2.5 percent.
How is palm oil produced? [RL 2]
With video resources

Deforestation & Palm Oil

Malaysia, Indonesia seek allies in EU deforestation row [RL 3]
New EU rules set for 2024 call for banning agricultural products from deforested land, which Southeast Asian producers say will subject small farmers to impossible bureaucratic demands.
Despite the EU deforestation regulation, companies are investing more in palm oil. Why? [RL 3]
Despite the impending enforcement of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), numerous companies are intensifying their investment in landscape initiatives.
Deforestation, Forest Degradation, Biodiversity Loss and CO2 Emissions in Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia [RL 3]
A report from WWF
Indonesia says 200,000 hectares of palm plantations to be made forests [RL 2]
Indonesia, the world's biggest palm oil producer and exporter, issued rules in 2020 to sort out the legality of plantations operating in areas that are supposed to be forests, aimed at fixing governance in the sector.
Deforestation-free palm oil is not an automatic win-win [RL 3]
Experts at the GCRF Trade Hub High-Level Policy Dialogue in April 2023 in Indonesia raised concerns that EU regulation could have impacts on farmers and palm oil-producing countries.
Palm oil: economic and environmental impacts [RL 3]
The economic and social impact of oil palm cultivation

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Keywords

Palm Oil in Non-food Products...YES or NO?

Sustainable Palm Oil: Solutions & Options

Palm Oil Industry

Deforestation & Palm Oil

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