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On the Future of our Food

Mr. Sustainability

The project was funded by Sergei Brin, one of the founders of Google, and came with a price tag of 250.000 euros for a single burger. Burning down rainforests to plant palm-oil or make room for livestock. The burger consisted almost exclusively of white muscle cells, making it fairly dry.

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Can a tiger change its stripes? Meet the pulp and paper giant bankrolling a huge Sumatran rainforest reserve

Business Green

Needless to say, with the bulk of RGE's business rooted in the production of wood pulp or palm oil, its various subsidiaries have faced plenty of criticism over the years for their records on deforestation, land disputes, and drainage of carbon-rich peatland habitats. The result? The company is continuing to expand and diversify, too.