Ethical Issues in Palm Oil Case Study

Production of Palm Oil is experiencing multiple ethical issues regardless of the earlier promises by palm oil companies to comply with corporate social responsibility to act ethically. Unethical issues such as land grabbing and violation of human rights are associated with the farming of palm oil trees. However, deforestation is the most pressing ethical issue affecting the production of palm oil. Destruction of natural habitat for animals and human beings through deforestation has created severe ethical challenges in producing environmentally sustainable palm products. Such environmental issues have attracted international attention, especially from environmentalists who want to compel Palm Oil to comply with sustainable production techniques.