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Food & Agriculture
Golden Agri gets more transparent
Palm oil giant Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) on Thursday announced that all the palm oil it processes in Indonesia can now be traced back to the mill where it was produced, a move which the company says...
26 Feb 2016
Golden Agri gets more transparent
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Food & Agriculture
Will Indonesia’s new palm oil subsidy undermine no-deforestation push?
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Smallholders
Union (SPKS), supports raising productivity but worries the money will actually be used to subsidize biodiesel in such a way as to drive further plantation expansion for corporate benefit...
2 Sep 2015
Will Indonesia’s new palm oil subsidy undermine no-deforestation push?
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Food & Agriculture
Development or destruction? An inside look at APP's mega paper mill
Burning season is in full swing in Indonesia. The annual haze caused by slash-and-burn forestry hasn't been as intense as in previous years, and neighbours Singapore and Malaysia haven't complained of...
14 Nov 2017
Development or destruction? An inside look at APP's mega paper mill
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Food & Agriculture
In pictures: Indonesia's forests, plantations, and people
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smallholders
, however, that have been blamed for the burning. For decades, palm oil, pulp and paper companies have been criticised for clearing forests to expand their plantations and sourcing raw mat...
18 Nov 2016
In pictures: Indonesia's forests, plantations, and people
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Food & Agriculture
Consumer goods giants under fire for poor palm oil record
Greenpeace International on Thursday released a new report slamming consumer goods giants such as Colgate-Palmolive, Johnson&Johnson, and PepsiCo for failing to cut deforestation out of their palm...
6 Mar 2016
Consumer goods giants under fire for poor palm oil record
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Food & Agriculture
Indonesia to Europe: Pay for sustainable palm oil
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smallholders
in mitigating and adapting to climate change.
22 Mar 2016
Indonesia to Europe: Pay for sustainable palm oil
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Olam International
Olam Livelihood Charter reaches milestone
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smallholders
224,352 farmers trained in Good Agricultural Practices, of whom 44,340 were women US$21.2 million quality premium paid · Over US$1.5 million social investments in community he...
27 Feb 2015
Olam Livelihood Charter reaches milestone
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Water
Bringing water back to Bundelkhand
The sight of water was startling. In a region wrung dry, the two-acre lake near Jignanda village in Bundelkhand still had a good eight feet standing. Glinting in the afternoon sun, it stirred hope in ...
5 May 2016
Bringing water back to Bundelkhand
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Food & Agriculture
POIG raises the bar for deforestation-free palm oil
The Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG), an international collective of palm oil growers and non-government organisations, on Thursday released new standards to verify that companies are producing the co...
14 Mar 2016
POIG raises the bar for deforestation-free palm oil
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Food & Agriculture
RSPO promises to defeat palm oil-linked deforestation
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Smallholders
have frequently been pinpointed as the one of the sources of illegal forest clearing and burning - a practice which is attributed to a lack of resources to clear land in a costlier but mo...
21 Nov 2014
RSPO promises to defeat palm oil-linked deforestation
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Food & Agriculture
Second largest palm oil producer in Indonesia commits to zero deforestation
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smallholders
, non-governmentaI organizations (NGOs) and other stakeholders to drive positive change” before listing “No Deforestation,” “Conservation of Peatlands,” and “Respect for Human Rights” as t...
23 Sep 2015
Second largest palm oil producer in Indonesia commits to zero deforestation
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Food & Agriculture
Asian scientists grapple with how to foster crop pollination
Pollinators, whose role is essential in a third of what the world eats, are at center stage after a landmark new United Nations report warned that many of the 20,000 species are threatened by human be...
2 Mar 2016
Asian scientists grapple with how to foster crop pollination
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Carbon & Climate
The climate risk to your business
Measures to reduce carbon emissions, such as shifting to renewable energy, may be costly and difficult to implement, but businesses must do so urgently because climate change is already threatening th...
6 Nov 2015
The climate risk to your business
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Carbon & Climate
Why forests will make or break the climate fight
This year’s Earth Day was a momentous one, marked by the signing of the Paris Agreement, which aims to confine global temperature rise to below 2 deg C. With a theme of “Trees for the Earth”, the even...
3 May 2016
Why forests will make or break the climate fight
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Food & Agriculture
Breath of fresh air on stale haze issue
Many people here would experience a sense of deja vu each year during Indonesia's burning season when farmers resort to illegal forest fires to clear land for lucrative crops, and a thick haze blanket...
27 Apr 2016
Breath of fresh air on stale haze issue
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Food & Agriculture
Making Hunger History
Hunger has plagued humanity since the dawn of recorded history. It has featured in every era and every civilization. It has brought empires to ruin, and societies to their knees. In this second decade...
27 Jul 2015
Making Hunger History
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Cargill Asia Pacific
Cargill & Mondelēz International introduce new program to improve livelihoods of cocoa farmers in Indonesia
Cargill’s cocoa & chocolate business, in collaboration with Mondelēz International through their Cocoa Life program, are introducing a two and a half year program in Indonesia aimed at impro...
10 Nov 2015
Cargill & Mondelēz International introduce new program to improve livelihoods of cocoa farmers in Indonesia
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Policy & Finance
Central Kalimantan to set up palm oil monitoring system in bid cut deforestation 80 per cent
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smallholders
to medium-sized companies — to clean up their operations. That might change with recent zero deforestation commitments from giant palm oil producers and traders like Golden-Agri Resources...
8 Oct 2014
Central Kalimantan to set up palm oil monitoring system in bid cut deforestation 80 per cent
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Carbon & Climate
Who will solve the world's 'wicked' problems?
The increasing pace of globalisation has brought about complex, “wicked problems” from climate change to food security that need concerted collaboration between three sectors – governments, civil soci...
25 May 2015
Who will solve the world's 'wicked' problems?
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Corporate Responsibility
Inclusive business opportunities in the palm oil industry
...
smallholders
play a critical role in the sector. In the large palm-producing countries,
smallholders
make up over 40 per cent of planted hectares. In emerging palm growing markets, such as Thailand, s...
27 Jun 2014
Inclusive business opportunities in the palm oil industry
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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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Food & Agriculture
Inside Singapore’s fish port, where experts say traceability gaps risk endangered species
Without traceability in the fisheries supply chain into Singapore, the catch traded at Jurong Fishery Port cannot be …
Inside Singapore’s fish port, where experts say traceability gaps risk endangered species
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Energy
Can Moscow and Seoul help Vietnam achieve its nuclear energy ambitions?
Vietnam has grand plans to build a series of nuclear power plants. But it faces several challenges.
Can Moscow and Seoul help Vietnam achieve its nuclear energy ambitions?
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Energy
Nomura Real Estate launches 550-site solar project as Japan shifts towards company-backed renewable power
New solar network to supply about 40 per cent of Nomura’s electricity use, highlighting Japan’s move away from …
Nomura Real Estate launches 550-site solar project as Japan shifts towards company-backed renewable power
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Policy & Finance
IPBES: Four key takeaways on how nature loss threatens the global economy
The “undervaluing” of nature by businesses is fuelling its decline and putting the global economy at risk, according …
IPBES: Four key takeaways on how nature loss threatens the global economy
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