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Food & Agriculture
Can technology save the palm oil industry?
...
smallholders
, but that could come with a cost. "It’s [Blockchain] not free, and that could prove a barrier to
smallholders
. Any new system has to be right-sized for
smallholders
. We should be in the b...
13 Feb 2019
Can technology save the palm oil industry?
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Food & Agriculture
Covid-19 and meat plants in Asia: A contrast in fortunes to the United States?
...
smallholders
in the livestock sector is yet to be assessed.
22 May 2020
Covid-19 and meat plants in Asia: A contrast in fortunes to the United States?
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Corporate Responsibility
How I got here... Olam sustainability VP, Moray McLeish
Moray McLeish, the vice president of corporate responsibility and sustainability, Asia, for Singapore-listed agribusiness company Olam, has been in the sustainability game for 25 years, and is rare in...
17 Apr 2020
How I got here... Olam sustainability VP, Moray McLeish
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Carbon & Climate
Famous brands ‘turning blind eye’ to deforestation caused by demand for soy, beef and other commodities
...
smallholders
in supply chains. Astra International is a conglomerate with interests in the automotive, financial and other business segments. It is a subsidiary of Singapore-listed, Hong Kong-headquar...
13 Feb 2020
Famous brands ‘turning blind eye’ to deforestation caused by demand for soy, beef and other commodities
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Policy & Finance
Indonesia’s anti-graft agency ‘eager to intervene’ in palm oil sector
...
smallholders
,” according to the KPK. That contradicts a widely circulated figure that 40 per cent of the country’s oil palm belongs to
smallholders
. The Indonesian government considers any plantation ...
25 Oct 2018
Indonesia’s anti-graft agency ‘eager to intervene’ in palm oil sector
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Policy & Finance
IFC has sunk US$1.8 billion into factory farming operations since 2010
The World Bank’s private investment arm has channeled more than $1.8 billion into major livestock and factory farming operations across the world over the past decade, despite calls for the global red...
8 Jul 2020
IFC has sunk US$1.8 billion into factory farming operations since 2010
Press Releases /
Rabobank
India’s Ecozen wins inaugural Rabobank Food Loss Challenge Asia
...
smallholders
. “One of the main objectives of the Rabobank Food Loss Challenge was to connect start-ups to investors, users and other stakeholders to stimulate cooperation between them – a...
19 Nov 2018
India’s Ecozen wins inaugural Rabobank Food Loss Challenge Asia
Press Releases /
The Rainforest Alliance
Ag-Tech Developer Challenge launches
Calling Remote-Sensing, AI and UAV* Companies to Support Cocoa Farmers Globally. February 4th, 2019 – LONDON - Smallholder farmers produce the majority of the world’s cocoa. While demand ...
7 Feb 2019
Ag-Tech Developer Challenge launches
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Food & Agriculture
Can palm oil plantations be elephant-friendly?
Oil palm plantations in the state of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo can lose millions from damaged crops due to elephant raids, while smallholder farmers can lose their livelihoods overnight to an elephant h...
6 May 2019
Can palm oil plantations be elephant-friendly?
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
Much of Asia still goes to bed unfed
Despite repeatedly faltering on the targets to reduce hunger, the global community renewed its pledge in 2015 to build a hunger-free world by 2030. Ironically, the number of food-insecure people has b...
28 Oct 2019
Much of Asia still goes to bed unfed
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Food & Agriculture
How insect farming is lifting Cambodians out of poverty
Ngo Sinoun recalls the gruelling time spent working in a garment factory. With four young children to provide for, the 37-year-old was forced to battle through ailing health to work long hours to supp...
17 Dec 2019
How insect farming is lifting Cambodians out of poverty
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Food & Agriculture
Will India’s curb on Malaysian palm oil hurt Indonesian forests?
India’s palm oil dispute with Malaysia could undo progress made on sustainable palm oil and put forests in Indonesia and elsewhere at greater risk if it drags on, experts said. Last month, India—Malay...
5 Feb 2020
Will India’s curb on Malaysian palm oil hurt Indonesian forests?
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CDP
Corporates increasingly aware of risks from Indonesian palm oil, but failing to cascade action through supply chains
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smallholders
, whose share of Indonesia’s total oil palm plantation area is forecast to rise from 41 per cent to 60 per cent by 2030. It argues that while many producers, processors, and traders ...
18 Mar 2019
Corporates increasingly aware of risks from Indonesian palm oil, but failing to cascade action through supply chains
Opinion /
Policy & Finance
A new deal for sustainable development
Almost nine decades ago, newly elected US President Franklin Roosevelt introduced the New Deal in 1933 in response to the Great Depression. The New Deal consisted of a number of mutually supportive in...
15 Nov 2019
A new deal for sustainable development
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Food & Agriculture
Breakthrough in plant engineering could boost productivity, feed millions more
The yield of many staple crops could be boosted by 40 per cent by a new process that adjusts the way they turn sunlight into energy, potentially feeding hundreds of millions of more people, American r...
4 Jan 2019
Breakthrough in plant engineering could boost productivity, feed millions more
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Food & Agriculture
Palm oil: the pros and cons of a controversial commodity
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smallholders
through profitable international trade. To its detractors, it is a cause of deforestation and social conflict, a direct threat to endangered species and a contributor to climate change.Wi...
5 Nov 2019
Palm oil: the pros and cons of a controversial commodity
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PEFC
Committed collaboration for using IT in sustainable forest management in Southeast Asia
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smallholders
and local communities. “In Myanmar, we are helping stakeholders to use IT at the landscape scale to bring sustainable management to Myanmar’s forests, involving public and pr...
12 Dec 2018
Committed collaboration for using IT in sustainable forest management in Southeast Asia
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Corporate Responsibility
How a pandemic changed the chief sustainability officer
A question corporate sustainability officers will have been asking themselves this year is, does my company value its environmental and social impact enough for my job to survive a pandemic? For many ...
6 Oct 2020
How a pandemic changed the chief sustainability officer
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Food & Agriculture
What is sustainable rubber?
Bouncy, elastic, compressible and moldable—the unique properties of natural rubber make it one of the most widely used materials, found in products from pencil erasers and birthday balloons to condoms...
21 May 2019
What is sustainable rubber?
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Food & Agriculture
Long road ahead for ethical palm oil in booming Indian market
The global agricultural market has been severely shaken by Covid-19. Palm oil is no exception, particularly in India, the world’s largest importer of the commodity.Demand has fallen off a cliff in Ind...
22 Jun 2020
Long road ahead for ethical palm oil in booming Indian market
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Energy
Analysis: Clean energy drove more than a third of China’s GDP growth in 2025
Solar power, electric vehicles (EVs) and other clean-energy technologies drove more than a third of the growth in …
Analysis: Clean energy drove more than a third of China’s GDP growth in 2025
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Energy
Inside China’s solar villages
For a decade, solar power has been bringing opportunities to China’s villages. What does that mean today?
Inside China’s solar villages
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Waste Management
Chile’s Julio Cordano elected chair of UN plastic pollution treaty talks
The position had been vacant for four months amid a deadlock in negotiations for the treaty to curb …
Chile’s Julio Cordano elected chair of UN plastic pollution treaty talks
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Policy & Finance
Sanae Takaichi supermajority opens path to nuclear-led, industry-driven energy transition in Japan
Landslide election win strengthens push to link decarbonisation with economic security, boosting nuclear, domestic clean tech and state-led …
Sanae Takaichi supermajority opens path to nuclear-led, industry-driven energy transition in Japan
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Cities
Thirsty tech: Why chips and data centres are a growing water risk for investors
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has published a new case study examining the financial risks that …
Thirsty tech: Why chips and data centres are a growing water risk for investors
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Policy & Finance
Taiwan delays 20 per cent renewables target beyond 2026 as tighter solar rules slow rollout
The government shifts focus to rooftop solar and offshore wind, says power supply will remain stable despite regulatory …
Taiwan delays 20 per cent renewables target beyond 2026 as tighter solar rules slow rollout
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