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Swiss supermarkets’ green approach to palm oil

Orangutans are facing extinction because their habitat, the rainforests of Malaysia and Indonesia, is being destroyed to make way for palm oil plantations. Growers are racing to meet soaring demand from western food manufacturers. Swiss supermarkets are at the forefront of efforts to achieve sustainable palm oil supplies. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch/Greenpeace/TSR/SF/Alain Compost)

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Julie worked as a radio reporter for BBC and independent radio all over the UK before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor, Swiss Radio International, as a producer. After attending film school, Julie worked as an independent filmmaker before coming to swissinfo.ch in 2001. 

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