Greenpeace applauds former foe IOI Group over new palm oil commitments

businessgreen.com Greenpeace applauds former foe IOI Group over new palm oil commitments Madeleine Cuff 02 May 2017 3-4 minutes

A palm oil mill in Kuala Lumpur | Credit: Marufish

The palm oil company has begun to take ‘meaningful action’ to … Read More

April 2017 News Updates

Red-leaf Monkey, Borneo, stops for a drink at a watering hole.

Picture by Rhett A Butler, Mongabay https://travel.mongabay.com/malaysia/images/borneo_3148.html

28/04/2017 Major palm oil company promises to protect forests

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Major palm oil company promises to protect forests

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Major palm oil company promises to protect forests Blogpost by Annisa Rahmawati – 28 April, 2017 at 3:00 Add comment

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RSPO to release third certification revision by November 2018 –

theborneopost.com RSPO to release third certification revision by November 2018 – BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News 2-3 minutes

April 26, 2017, Wednesday

SUBANG JAYA: The Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) will release the third revision … Read More

EARTH WIRE — 527 palm oil companies apply for ISPO certificate

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Palembang (ANTARA News) – A total of 527 palm oil companies are currently applying for an Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certificate in 2017 to improve … Read More

Women risk health to supply US food processors with palm oil

statnews.com Women risk health to supply US food processors with palm oil Wudan Yan wudan.yan@gmail.com21 @wudanyan22 9-12 minutes

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EKANBARU, Indonesia — Much of the palm oil used to keep our ice cream smooth, our chocolate shiny, and our margarine … Read More

Unilever Changing Strategy After Kraft Pulls Bid and Invests USD 200 Million in Sustainability

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Unilever Selling its Spreads / Margarine Business

As written by Chain Reaction Research, Unilever announced April 6, 2017 that it will sell its … Read More

Palm oil: What are the issues?

bbc.co.uk Palm oil: What are the issues? 9-12 minutes Oil palms Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption Palm oil comes from oil palm trees like the ones seen in this picture

The Bank of England has announced it is … Read More

European Parliament votes in favour of strict new palm oil measures

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This morning 640 MEPs voted in favour of the proposals aimed at substantially changing regulations for the world’s second biggest consumer of palm oil, the … Read More

March 2017 News Update

Baby Sun Bear – a species threatened by both palm oil and bear bile farming, has a second lease on life at a rehabiliation centre.

Photo by Rhett A. Butler, Monga Bay  https://travel.mongabay.com/malaysia/images/sabah_4062.html

31/03/2017 Bank of England considers using … Read More