Pacific leads world in sustainable palm oil

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Updated November 23, 2009 18:02:48

The New Britain Palm Oil - the biggest palm oil operator in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands has become a world leader sustainable palm oil production. And it has now signed a deal to provide sustainable palm oil to the British company, United Biscuits. Palm oil has been under fire from environmentalists who say growth in the industry is leading to clearing of tropical rainforests. New Britain Palm Oil has been one of the companies leading the push for sustainability in the industry.

Presenter: Jemima Garrett
Speaker: James Votaia, Chairman of the Guadalcanal Plains Landowners Association; Nick Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, New Britain Palm Oil Limited

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