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Musim Mas stalwart Carolyn Lim joins palm oil rival Golden Agri-Resources
Lim has joined GAR to lead global impact. Rob Nicholls has also left Musim Mas after several years running its smallholders unit.
Food & Agriculture
Malaysian Palm Oil Board to roll out used cooking oil reference price to boost transparency, drive circularity
Plantation and commodities minister Noraini Ahmad said an official used cooking oil (UCO) benchmark will improve market transparency, guide fair trading, and support a more sustainable palm oil market.
Food & Agriculture
SD Guthrie chief calls out ‘no palm oil’ hypocrisy, urges true partnership among RSPO members
Mohamad Helmy Othman Basha, who also chairs the Malaysian Palm Oil Board, said sustainability must be rooted in consistency, not convenience, as he urged RSPO members to match advocacy with action at the annual roundtable conference RT2025.
Food & Agriculture
Palm smallholders of Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand demand recognition as partners, not problems in palm oil industry
They called for fairer policies, stronger support, and inclusion in global sustainability standards such as Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil and EU Deforestation Regulation at annual roundtable conference on sustainable palm oil, RT2025.
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Food & Agriculture
RSPO on new standards: Human rights due diligence is here to stay
21 November 2024
Food & Agriculture
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