Business unusual for a global commodity: Darrel Webber at TEDxWWF

On a recent hiking expedition with my son, my paternal instincts kicked in as I saw him about to cross under a beautiful, but dead tree, hanging delicately above the forest floor, looking as if it may come crashing down at any time.

Producing palm oil sustainably is one of the biggest challenges we face. Darrel's presentation covers the beginnings of sustainable development for palm oil and what that means for the environment and people. He will also share what has been achieved thus far, along with the future for RSPO and sustainable development of palm oil.

FoodIngredientsFirst spoke to Darrel Webber, CEO of the RSPO about the sourcing of sustainable palm oil, the targets that have been set and the big data innovations that are being adopted in order to guarantee traceability.