Stricter than RSPO': Musim Mas is first South East Asian company to meet high POIG sustainable palm oil standards
Singapore-based palm oil company Musim Mas, which boasts clients such as confectionary giant Ferrero has become the first in South East Asia to meet the high standards set out by Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG).Food Navigator , 03 June 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, Palm oil Ensuring long-term stable ties with China
“And I am confident our relations will be better, in addition to China promising to purchase more palm oil from us,”.The Star Online , 29 May 2019
China, Malaysia, Palm Oil, Palm oil Business Times
Agribusiness giant Wilmar International took the top spot among Singapore-listed companies and second place in the overall Asean category in a ranking for human rights disclosure.Business Times, 21 May 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, Palm oil Negative margins show why Nigeria must protect palm oil makers
It is bad times for palm oil makers as poor border policing hits the margins and prospects of industry players.Business Day, 20 May 2019
Nigeria, Malaysia, Palm Oil, Palm oil Growing demand for palm oil from China, says Kok
The Ministry of Primary industries has received a number of requests from China, expressing interest in buying large quantities of palm oil and palm-based products from Malaysia following the Prime Minister’s official visit to Beijing recently.Malay Mail , 16 May 2019
Malaysia, China, Palm Oil, Palm oil How committed are companies to sustainable palm oil?
A new report by World Wide Fund for Nature and Zoological Society of London reveals that one in five companies did not submit sustainability reports to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil in 2018 while many remain far from being free from deforestation and exploitation.Eco-Business , 10 May 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, Palm oil Malaysian minister ‘Palm oil is a deal-braker for EU-ASEAN trade relations’
Teresa Kok, Malaysia’s Minister of Primary Industries, visited Brussels and other European capitals this week in a last-ditch effort to kill new EU rules that will ban the use of palm oil in biofuels – a measure European adopted because of concerns about deforestation.Euractiv, 10 May 2019
Malaysia, Europe, Palm Oil, Palm oil KL says EU's proposed palm oil curbs a form of trade war
Malaysia has accused the European Union of launching a "trade war" over its plan to curb the use of palm oil in biofuels, and threatened retaliatory action at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).Pressreader, 10 May 2019
Malaysia, Europe, Palm Oil, Palm oil Call for Tenders for Research Proposal on Contribution of RSPO Certification to The Protection of Biodiversity in Oil Palm Plantations
RSPO would now like to invite interested parties to conduct a study to gain an understanding on the extent, and in what context, the RSPO’s Principles and Criteria (P&C) contributes to the protection (maintenance and improvement) of biodiversity in oil palm plantations.RSPO, 09 May 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, Palm oil RSPO's 2018 Principles & Criteria make Selfridges' stance unnecessary
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) aims to deliver change where it matters most - on the ground; where oil palm, the environment, and local communities can co-exist in harmony. We do this by working to address the problems in the industry directly and collaboratively, through a multi-stakeholder process.RSPO, 08 May 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, Palm oil Ambassadors, high commissioners urged to help fight campaign against palm oil
Malaysian ambassadors and high commissioners have been urged to act as spokespersons and “lobbyists” to fight negative perceptions against palm oil.New Straits Times, 08 May 2019
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