A British study says consumers must be able to make sustainable choices more easily on products containing palm oil. Companies selling products which contain palm oil need to be upfront about where it comes from, so as to relieve consumers of the burden of making sustainable choices, a UK study says. Researchers from the University of
The report shows that some of the world’s biggest palm oil firms use opaque corporate structures allegedly to conceal their ties to destructive practices such as rainforest and peatland clearance. Major agribusiness firms are using opaque corporate structures to gain access to palm oil sourced from plantations operating in violation of their sustainability commitments, according
In an industry first, the world’s largest palm oil trader Wilmar International has disclosed names and locations of its suppliers in its palm oil supply chain in Malaysia and Indonesia – a move that has been widely welcomed by environmental groups as a major step in addressing deforestation. The world’s largest palm oil trader Wilmar International
Sustainability is a concept that is making waves in many diverse industries and markets. Companies now report on their sustainability initiatives apart from their operations and profits and losses in their annual reports. This provides accountability and showcases efforts undertaken in ensuring that economic growth goes hand in hand with social and environmental safeguards and
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Palm oil production may have many benefits, but rapidly increasing plantation comes at a high cost to local and global environments. Palm oil makes a big contribution to modern life as one of the most-widely used substances in food, cooking, cosmetics, medicines and a range of chemicals. But the industry that produces it is seriously harming
Golden Agri-Resources (GAR), one of the world’s biggest palm oil companies, is testing new GPS-based technology to establish traceability for the palm oil it sources from third-party mills in Indonesia One of the world’s biggest palm oil companies is testing new GPS-based technology to trace the provenance of palm fruit all the way back to the
The Philippines has recently declared ambitions to become a major palm oil player; experts at the recently-held Responsible Business Forum on Food and Agriculture weigh in with some recommendations on how it should proceed. The Philippines is currently a minor producer of palm oil in the Southeast Asian region, but this is set to change with
The potential positive role that palm oil can have as a driver of economic and social development is a missing piece in the current debate on palm oil and deforestation, says international development consultant Andrew Britton. Campaigners who have focused on the role of the palm oil industry in driving deforestation could be forgiven for feeling
Must “conservation” and “palm oil” be mutually exclusive? Erik Meijaard from Borneo Futures says no. Whereas most oil palm concessions are associated with the destruction of orangutan habitat, at least one company, PT KAL in West Kalimantan, stands out for protecting some 150 orangutans in its concession. Important lessons are to be learned from this case.