Palm oil is increasingly used by chemical companies to make “green” products, fueling the demand for palm oil. 63 million tonnes of palm oil is produced annually, with figures suggesting that production will reach 70 million tonnes by the next decade, and it is well known that palm oil production is a major cause of deforestation in East Asia. In this article, the author examines many current solutions to the environmental impacts of palm oil. Some chemical firms such as Evonik, Clariant, and Croda are now corroborating to push for more sustainable palm oil production by a number of means. This includes not purchasing palm oil produced from recently deforested lands and ensuring the plantations and sources they purchase from are Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certified sustainable. RSPO certification has two types: mass balance and segregated. Segregated certification requires that the end product be entirely separate from non-certified processes and entities, from seed to refinery to processed oil (which can be quite expensive to maintain), while mass balance allows a mixture of certified and uncertified within supply line to cut costs. Clariant has committed to switch to entirely mass balanced palm oil by 2016 and to segregated palm oil by 2020, and Evonik is aiming to switch to entirely RSPO certified palm oil by 2023. Others are endeavoring in the effort to create new “next generation” oils that may eventually replace palm oil. One promising solution is a currently ongoing research at the University of Bath that seeks to produce a palm oil-like substance utilizing a strain of yeast, Metschnikowia pulcherrima, with an estimated land use of 100 times less than that of palm oil. Solazyme, a US based chemical firm is already making headway in generating commercial volumes of algal oils that have been genetically engineered to be of similar properties to palm oil. There are many efforts in attempt to help alleviate the environmental impacts of palm oil, but what will these things mean for the livelihoods of palm oil farmers?