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Palm oil is one of the leading causes of tropical deforestation in countries like Indonesia, which is home to endangered species such as the and , as well as over 700 distinct Indigenous communities.

One large -and important- goal is to require 100% certified sustainable palm oil for all Wal-Mart private label brands by 2015.  In case you're wondering what certified sustainable palm means, it denotes palm oil that has been certified by either the or another independent certification scheme such as that can guarantee that particular batches of palm oil have not been grown at the expense of natural forests.

After a great deal of bad press, such as the 2005 film The High Cost of Low Prices, the retail giant Wal-Mart has been feeling the pressure to clean-up their tainted public image.  While they still have a way to go, on October 14th, that has caught the food industry’s attention.

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