AWARD YEAR
2021
CATEGORY
Work
GOALS
No Poverty, Good Health & Well-being, Decent Work & Economic Growth, Responsible Consumption & Production
KEYWORDS
palm oil, worker empowerment , farming, working conditions
COUNTRY
Cameroon
DESIGNED BY
CELI KHANYILE-LYNCH
WEBSITE
https://www.greensourceafrica.com
GreenSource
Sustainably-made palm oil and empowered African farmers
Green Source seeks to help millions of smallholders in West and Central Africa produce sustainably-made oil and make a living wage. A majority of smallholders live below the poverty line due to the inaccessibility of machinery. Green Source is a cooperative that 1) supplies locally-made processing machinery for smallholders to use at affordable rates in their communities; 2) offers sustainably certified oil; 3) connects smallholders to a growing number of environmentally and socially-minded buyers.
In an industry that is dominated by large palm oil producers responsible for the clearing of native people’s lands, large-scale deforestation, and exclusionary practices, we offer an alternative: palm oil that is not only fair trade but sustainably made.