In 2021, Kao sourced 495,000 t of palm oil using an estimated 176,785 ha area

Environmental Impacts from Material Sourcing

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Palm oil cultivation profoundly impacts biodiversity by destroying habitats, fragmenting ecosystems, and displacing numerous plant and animal species (including 193 threatened species16), compromising ecological balance and genetic diversity4. The...

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Environmental Impacts from Material Sourcing

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Alice A.

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