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Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
A quiet traceable revolution in the palm oil industry
...
smallholders
, rather than controlled by a handful of big companies. To provide an example, a staggering 40 per cent of all palm oil estates in Indonesia is managed by some two million
smallholders
. An...
15 Jun 2016
A quiet traceable revolution in the palm oil industry
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
Soil science for a hungry planet
According to the United Nations, sometime around 2050, the planet’s human population will be close to ten billion, a threshold that will stress many of the world’s most important systems, especially a...
4 Aug 2017
Soil science for a hungry planet
News /
Carbon & Climate
New partnership between FAO and UNFCCC climate body
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smallholders
, a large share of the population in many developing countries most exposed to climate change. The new collaboration will facilitate capacity building and the sharing of technical expertis...
24 Mar 2017
New partnership between FAO and UNFCCC climate body
Opinion /
Policy & Finance
Changing landscapes: key issues for action on sustainable development in 2018
Last January, I set out the issues I felt were most likely to affect sustainable development practice over 2017, asking what damage might be done by the election of a climate denier to the US presiden...
8 Jan 2018
Changing landscapes: key issues for action on sustainable development in 2018
News /
Policy & Finance
To make financing sustainable agriculture work, farmers' terms must be met
Much of the deforestation in the world’s tropical rainforests comes so that we humans have enough to eat. But sustainable agricultural practices exist that help farmers coax more corn and soybeans, co...
5 Jun 2017
To make financing sustainable agriculture work, farmers' terms must be met
Press Releases /
Paia Consulting Pte Ltd
Charting materiality amongst Singapore’s sustainability reporters
With the Singapore Stock Exchange’s (SGX) announcement this year that sustainability reporting is to be introduced on a comply or explain basis for all listed companies from the end of FY2017, u...
27 Feb 2017
Charting materiality amongst Singapore’s sustainability reporters
News /
Food & Agriculture
The path to sustainable palm oil
...
smallholders
, because they are the entities that we have business transactions with. If the
smallholders
are submitting their food bunches to the mills that we buy from, then our leverage is through t...
12 May 2016
The path to sustainable palm oil
News /
Food & Agriculture
Land used for palm oil could double without damaging forests - researchers
The area covered by palm oil plantations worldwide could double without damaging protected areas or sensitive forests, Austrian researchers said on Tuesday. Researchers from the Austria-based Internat...
1 Aug 2016
Land used for palm oil could double without damaging forests - researchers
News /
Food & Agriculture
Mars to boost $1bn sustainability plan with ‘sense of urgency’
Chocolate giant Mars is exploring ways to turbo-charge its recently announced billion-dollar sustainability programme. The US$35 billion confectionary and pet care company wants to infuse the program...
5 Dec 2017
Mars to boost $1bn sustainability plan with ‘sense of urgency’
Opinion /
Corporate Responsibility
Why it pays to find your company's global purpose
Every company’s supply chain ends with a human being’s life. And the people who need a company’s services, use its products, or are on its payroll rely on one planet. And here is something most can ag...
11 Jan 2017
Why it pays to find your company's global purpose
News /
Food & Agriculture
In pictures: Indonesia's fire free villages
...
smallholders
who are, because that is the only available land,” he says. To condemn the product - oil palm - is not productive and will not address the issues at hand, Purnomo says, adding that the go...
11 Apr 2017
In pictures: Indonesia's fire free villages
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
Inclusive business in agriculture: Leave no farmer behind
...
smallholders
, which are the communities that produce most of the food consumed worldwide. Agriculture in Asia is characterized by
smallholders
(marginal farm households that own or cultivate less than...
21 Jan 2016
Inclusive business in agriculture: Leave no farmer behind
News /
Food & Agriculture
Fashion industry coalition aims for 30 per cent sustainable cotton from 2020
Cotton is the world's most commonly used natural fibre, and is part of the fabric of the world's second most polluting industry - fashion. A new cross-industry initiative launched last week aims to ma...
22 May 2017
Fashion industry coalition aims for 30 per cent sustainable cotton from 2020
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
Peatlands matter for Indonesia, and globally
This week I accompanied a group of reporters to visit Tanjung Leban village in Bengkalis district, Riau. There, some local farmers are trying new crops after losing their oil palm plots to fires and t...
22 May 2017
Peatlands matter for Indonesia, and globally
News /
Manufacturing
Scientists call on EU businesses, govts to support greener palm oil
While Europe has shown early leadership in pushing the palm oil sector toward less damaging practices, European politicians and business leaders need to do more to improve the sustainability of the in...
27 Jun 2016
Scientists call on EU businesses, govts to support greener palm oil
News /
Carbon & Climate
Companies and governments working together helps halt deforestation - report
A new report that looks at the collaborative efforts of private sector and government actors to halt deforestation in two key tropical forest nations could have lessons for countries around the world....
7 Aug 2017
Companies and governments working together helps halt deforestation - report
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
The right to agricultural technology
In the 1960s, when biologist Paul Ehrlich was predicting mass starvation due to rapid population growth, plant breeder Norman Borlaug was developing the new crops and approaches to agriculture that wo...
15 May 2017
The right to agricultural technology
News /
Carbon & Climate
New Rainforest Alliance head: technology could improve commodity certification
...
smallholders
to adopt more sustainable practices especially in landscapes where commodities are produced. “Carbon payments could provide an incentive flowing back to
smallholders
on top of a certifica...
22 Mar 2016
New Rainforest Alliance head: technology could improve commodity certification
News /
Food & Agriculture
IRRI and FAO step up joint efforts to globally bolster sustainable rice production
...
smallholders
, reduce the environmental footprint of rice cultivation and meet consumer needs for food safety and quality. At the same time, IRRI Education works to build capacity through-out IRRI's ex...
31 Mar 2017
IRRI and FAO step up joint efforts to globally bolster sustainable rice production
Videos /
Food & Agriculture
‘Nourishing by Nature’: How dairy could help address growing food insecurity in Southeast Asia
With the global population expected to rise to 9 billion by 2050, the challenge of ensuring food and nutrition security for people all around the world is one that requires concerted and targeted effo...
19 Sep 2016
‘Nourishing by Nature’: How dairy could help address growing food insecurity in Southeast Asia
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Policy & Finance
Brazil’s fossil fuel roadmap could strengthen COP31 push against blockers, say advocates
Ahead of COP31’s opening on Monday, Brazil’s voluntary roadmap faces fossil fuel expansion and transition disputes, as rising …
Brazil’s fossil fuel roadmap could strengthen COP31 push against blockers, say advocates
News /
Policy & Finance
Democratic midterm wins may boost COP31 hopes, but Trump still controls US climate policy
United States election results may embolden countries to push for stronger fossil fuel commitments, but observers expect limited …
Democratic midterm wins may boost COP31 hopes, but Trump still controls US climate policy
News /
Policy & Finance
Developing countries ‘missing out’ on COP31’s climate delivery push, UN climate chief warns
Simon Stiell acknowledged that many developing countries have struggled to engage with the summit’s Action Agenda and called …
Developing countries 'missing out' on COP31’s climate delivery push, UN climate chief warns
News /
Cities
Analysis: How many times will Nepal resettle its disaster-affected?
A resettlement village set up after the 2015 earthquake was washed away in the August floods. Khalte’s destruction …
Analysis: How many times will Nepal resettle its disaster-affected?
News /
Waste Management
Global safeguards needed to assess health risks of novel chemicals: experts
Research is ongoing into the health effects of the world’s roughly 350,000 synthetic chemicals, but what we know …
Global safeguards needed to assess health risks of novel chemicals: experts
News /
Corporate Responsibility
Will Singapore’s tougher haze law follow the money? What to watch in the first designations
Singapore’s amended haze law empowers the government to cut companies off from banks, suppliers and insurers without a …
Will Singapore's tougher haze law follow the money? What to watch in the first designations
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