Through the scientific method, the problems of life are tackled experimentally in order to find always better solutions. According to a new study by Roberto Cazzolla Gatti, associate professor at Tomsk State University in Russia and Russian biologist Alena Velichevskaya, there is unequivocal evidence that the certification of palm oil does not guarantee “environmental sustainability”. […]
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Fair market, but unsustainable
The fair market is the purchase of goods and services whose supply chain has a positive impact on the environment and living beings, including humans. The market as a whole is slowly moving towards this type of purchase. But are the products we buy really ethical? Are we sufficiently informed to define our consumer behavior […]
Anti-Palm Oil Claims Like a Virus around Europe
Like COVID-19 the anti-palm oil claims spread around Europe We warned you!!! Anti-Palm Oil Claims will penetrate Europe. Following the Italian path, the claim Palm Oil free is spreading throughout Europe, like a virus. Italian Food companies and retailers paved the way. They have massively used it in their commercial and marketing strategies: misleading consumers […]
Sustainability Under Attack: Here the Real Numbers on Fires
The world burns from California to Russia, from the Amazon Rain Forest to Europe. But the big national and international media only ever point the finger in one direction: towards the countries of south-east Asia that produce palm oil. It is always only their fault. According to data from Global Forest Watch last week, the […]
How to Control Migration
Last week we left off by talking about the sustainability of palm oil plantations grown in Bangui Central Africa, by the mission of the Carmelite Friars (LINK). But their work certainly does not stop here. The purpose and fundamental importance of this mission is to create prosperity and well-being for the locals, and such an […]
A lesson from Africa: the market is the way to sustainability
Effects of Palm oil on the Environment; The Truth Behind the Lies
The claim “palm oil-free” aims to make the consumer believe that they are buying a more sustainable product. But is it true? To verify this, we analyzed several authoritative independent scientific studies commissioned by international bodies, governments, and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), to measure the sustainability of some of the vegetable oils most often used […]
Calm, Calm, Stop the Denigratory Advertising
The Institute of Advertising Self-Regulation has ordered the stop of the campaign “Calm, Calm, There is No Palm Oil” by an Italian Nocciolata company as it is considered disparaging. Advertising against palm oil is not only bad but it expensive for companies that engage in these unfair advertising practices. Chinese proverb: Sit down along the river bank […]
How To Control Immigration: A Story From Africa
Sustainable agriculture is the best tool to defeat poverty and slow down immigration. Sustainable palm oil plantations help promote economic and social development and environmental sustainability. In the heart of Africa, more precisely in the Central African Republic, the Piedmontese priest Federico Trinchero leads a project that employs 500 young people, taking them away from armed groups, in the production […]
Fake Sustainability
How some companies manipulate the concept of sustainability for commercial purposes, damaging the environment and biodiversity. They spread Fake News and deceive free market rules. Sustainability. It is the variable on which both our future and that of our planet depends on. Governments really do little to promote it. The institutions that should protect our […]