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Manufacturing

Leather exempted from EU’s landmark deforestation law

Campaigners say the move weakens the EU's flagship anti-deforestation law by exempting a product linked to forest loss in key producer countries.
Carolyn Lim, head of sustainability operations, Golden Agri-Resources

Food & Agriculture

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.
Cooking oil shelf

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.
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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.

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7 November 2025

RT2025 press conference

Food & Agriculture

Palm smallholders of Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand demand recognition as partners, not problems in palm oil industry

6 November 2025

palm smallholder in Cimulang, Bogor

Food & Agriculture

Technical knowledge remains the biggest hurdle for independent palm oil smallholders to comply with EUDR

21 October 2025

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Lifestyle

RSPO sees uptick in share of certified sustainable palm oil consumption in China to 11.7%; projects consistent growth

24 September 2025

A smallholder oil palm farmer in Indonesia moves fresh fruit bunches.

Food & Agriculture

EU delays deforestation law again, as Indonesian palm oil sector pushes for smallholder exemptions

30 July 2025

A log yard at Asia Pulp & Paper's OKI mill in South Sumatra

Corporate Responsibility

Forest Stewardship Council lifts suspension of Asia Pulp & Paper harms remedy process

11 July 2025

KL petronas towers

Policy & Finance

As Scope 3 reporting deadline looms, Malaysian SMEs under pressure to provide sustainability disclosures

9 July 2025

Yili_IP certified palm oil shipment

Corporate Responsibility

Chinese firms’ growing influence in palm oil value chain will endure despite global volatilities: RSPO China head

3 June 2025

Malaysia's plantation and commodities minister Johari Abdul Ghan at SWR 2025

Energy

Palm oil waste can potentially replace Malaysia’s coal power capacity, says minister

27 January 2025

China's first RSPO-certified shipment of Identity Preserved sustainable palm oil

Food & Agriculture

RSPO's next frontier: Scaling sustainable palm oil in Asia's emerging markets

17 January 2025

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Policy & Finance

Trade wars have made Europe and the US ‘higher risk’ markets – and it’s all to do with labour, says LRQA

18 December 2024

A palm oil harvesters cutting down fruit bunch

Food & Agriculture

RSPO on new standards: Human rights due diligence is here to stay

21 November 2024

New RSPO-certified smallholder groups 2024

Food & Agriculture

New sustainable palm oil rules win consensus amid RSPO credit price slump

14 November 2024

Sumatra deforestation satellite image

Food & Agriculture

Attendees at ethical palm oil roundtable flag slow rollout of EUDR’s digital compliance system

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