That struggle is playing out in Guatemala, a relatively new country to the palm oil scene. In Guatemala, some believe attaining true sustainability is an impossible for task for palm companies ...

Chinebal Palestina, a remote settlement of Q'eqchi Mayans in eastern Guatemala, is surrounded by palm oil plantations. When visitors arrive, the people perform a Mayan-Christian traditional ceremony.

The $40 billion palm oil industry is notorious for wiping out rainforests, displacing indigenous peoples, spewing carbon into the atmosphere and driving the orangutan and other animals toward ...