SETTING THE BIODIVERSITY BAR FOR PALM OIL CERTIFICATION
This report provides an overview of palm oil sustainability standards’ measures to stop biodiversity loss and restore habitat for biodiversity conservation. It highlights critical areas (particularly in standards’ biodiversity and level of assurance criteria) that need to be improved and recommends specific actions for palm oil buyers and investors.IUCN, 18 June 2019
, Palm Oil, palm oil certification, Palm oil Replanting oil palm may be driving a second wave of biodiversity loss
Our research has now found that this replanting might be causing a second wave of biodiversity loss, further damaging the environment where these plantations have been created.Indonesia News, 13 June 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, indonesia, Palm oil, Biodiversity , Asia Pacific Europe’s Latest Push to Target Palm Oil Gathers Pace
Despite 2019 being an election year, the EU has continued to be in active in pushing regulations targeted at palm oil. The Renewable Energy Directive (RED) Delegated Act banning palm oil biofuels was finalised in May – it will take effect in 2021. The EU has also spent 2019 continuing its progress on the Action Plan on Deforestation, launching a Feedback and Public Consultation on how to proceed with a new Deforestation Regulation.The Palm Oil reports, 06 June 2019
Europe, Palm Oil, EU, Palm oil, Deforestation Regulation Retailers should use their power to push brands towards sustainable palm oil
Recently, a number of retailers have made a great deal of their own-label certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) policies in order to bolster their sustainability credentials.The Grocer reports, 05 June 2019
Asia, Palm Oil, Palm oil 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 Kazakhstan eyes role as distribution hub for Malaysian palm oil to Russia, Eurasian Union, rep says
Kazakhstan wants to become the central distribution hub for Malaysian palm oil and other products in Central Asia, connecting the resources to Russia and the Eurasian Union.Malay Mail reports, 24 May 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, Palm oil Renewed commitment from members in Italy
How far has Italy come in the uptake of sustainable palm oil? What are the challenges and opportunities for the Italian market? How can companies communicate better about the benefits of sustainable palm oil, their contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and help prevent deforestation?RSPO, 22 May 2019
Italy, 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 The struggle for land security in Liberia is just beginning
This year's Goldman Environmental Prize winner says the battle for land rights in Liberia is just getting underway.Thomson Reuters Foundation , 17 May 2019
Liberia, 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 Leaving Paris Agreement: Indonesia’s loss or the world’s?
Angry comments have greeted the announcement of the European Union that Indonesia’s palm oil would be banned as the industry had aggravated deforestation, thus it was not renewable energy. Palm oil is the only commodity dropped out of EU’s list of renewable energy source due to its correlation to deforestation. Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad have reacted by sending an official joint letter to the bloc earlier this month.The Jakarta Post , 16 May 2019
Indonesia, 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 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 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
Malaysia, Palm Oil, Palm oil Fix the broken food system in three steps
Build a global network for mapping, modelling and managing agriculture, biodiversity, trade and nutrition, argue Guido Schmidt-Traub, Michael Obersteiner and Aline Mosnier.Nature, 08 May 2019
, Palm Oil, Palm oil A blizzard of “sustainability” labels
Earth-friendly certifications and standards abound for products like coffee, chocolate and palm oil. But do the programs work?Knowable Magazine , 07 May 2019
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