2017 June
June 2017 News Updates
September 10, 2017 |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
Remote sensing technologies key to the future of the oil palm industry
September 10, 2017 |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?
September 10, 2017 |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
September 8, 2017 |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
September 8, 2017 |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
September 7, 2017 |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.
Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil reports surge in new members
September 7, 2017 |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
The Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil … Read More
Palm Oil Industry Facing Up to Sustainability Issues
September 7, 2017 |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