Damage the Earth, damage your brand: palm oil firms face financial fallout

Companies trading in or using the product could collectively lose up to $10bn in reputational and market risks

26 November 2020 - 19:34 By Fathin Ungku

Forest-related risks could cost companies that trade in or use Indonesian palm oil as much as $10bn (about R151bn) this year, according to a study of more than 100 firms published by a global environmental group...

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