This article is sponsored by RSPO. Just as technology makes the world seem smaller by connecting distant populations and enabling local stories to garner global attention, our supply chains are becoming similarly more interconnected and globalized. Experts have seen connections between our unsustainable supply chains and the likelihood of more global zoonotic diseases such as COVID-19. This all underscores that in our interconnected world, local actions can have global impacts and global actions can impact local communities. We all have a role to play. Take the palm oil supply chain. Even though the oil palm grows in tropical regions thousands of miles away, people in the United States and Canada are becoming more aware of the negative impacts for both local communities and the planet when palm oil is produced unsustainably. We are connected to these regions through our purchases. About 50 percent of the packaged products we buy contain palm oil. North American companies and consumers have an important role to play in the protection of ecosystems, communities and workers in the palm oil sector. In local communities where oil palms grow, sustainable practices can lead to the preservation and restoration of tropical ecosystems to produce global benefits, helping to address climate change.