June 2017 News Updates

Large male orangutan, Kalimatan

Photo: Rhett A Butler, Mongabay https://travel.mongabay.com/indonesia/images/kalimantan_0435.html

28/06/2017 Remote sensing technologies key to the future of the oil palm industry 

27/06/2017 Who’s using sustainable palm oil? 

26/06/2017 Palm Oil – A Different Perspective

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Remote sensing technologies key to the future of the oil palm industry

sciencedaily.com Remote sensing technologies key to the future of the oil palm industry — ScienceDaily Robin L Chazdon et al., 4-5 minutes

Remote sensing technologies, using satellite and aerial data, could revolutionise the management of the oil palm industry, bringing … Read More

Who’s using sustainable palm oil?

eco-business.com Who’s using sustainable palm oil? | News | Eco-Business Eco-Business 8-11 minutes

Sustainable palm oil is regarded by some environmentalists as an oxymoron. How can a vegetable oil linked to deforestation, toxic haze pollution and worker exploitation be in … Read More

Palm oil trade body calls out Singapore supermarket over sustainability claims

eco-business.com Palm oil trade body calls out Singapore supermarket over sustainability claims | News | Eco-Business Eco-Business 4-6 minutes

Singapore’s largest supermarket group, NTUC Fairprice, has been called out for making inaccurate claims about the sustainability of the palm oil … Read More

Palm oil companies join NGOs to save 10,000 Borneo orangutans

eco-business.com Palm oil companies join NGOs to save 10,000 Borneo orangutans | News | Eco-Business Eco-Business 4-5 minutes

Some of the world’s largest palm oil companies have joined forces with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to launch an initiative to help prevent … Read More

Palm oil sector moves to save orangutans and put child rights into RSPO standards

foodnavigator.com Palm oil sector moves to save orangutans and put child rights into RSPO standards FoodNavigator.com 5-6 minutes

Three major new initiatives have been launched to tackle human rights, wildlife conservation and concessions’ data across the palm oil supply chain.

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Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil reports surge in new members

businessgreen.com Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil reports surge in new members BusinessGreen staff 15 June 2017 4-5 minutes

Group says growing number of palm oil companies are reporting on their progress against sustainability benchmarks

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Palm Oil Industry Facing Up to Sustainability Issues

Palm Oil Industry Facing Up to Sustainability Issues

14 Jun 2017 — Some of the largest global players in palm oil have teamed up with NGOs to save orangutans endangered because of habitat loss, forming a new alliance to help … Read More