The Origins of Palm Oil If you were to walk through the palm oil groves of equatorial West Africa, you might find it difficult to distinguish between these man-made agroforests and the native forest from which they emerged. Such is the diversity and complexity of these traditional agroecological systems. In them lies the key to […]
Author Archives: Monique van Wijnbergen
Monique van Wijnbergen is Sustainability and Corporate Communications Director at Natural Habitats Group, a company fully committed to the sustainable production of organic and fair-trade palm oil. She is also a spokesperson for Palm Done Right, an international campaign on a mission to change the conversation around palm oil and to advocate palm can be grown for good. Monique combines ten years of experience as a commercial lead in the fast-moving consumer goods sector, with extensive experience working at the intersection of sustainability and commerce. She worked as an advisor for Oxfam’s FAIR Company-Community partnership program in palm oil and was the marketing and communication lead at sustainability program UTZ Certified.
