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Opinion /
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
Research /
IFC - Agribusiness Advisory
Working with
Smallholders
Handbook
...
Smallholders
handbook is a guide for firms who wish to expand their supply chains by working with smallholder farmers. It offers an overview of key agricultural practices for sustainable supply chain...
2 Jul 2014
Working with Smallholders Handbook
News /
Carbon & Climate
IKEA of Sweden and FAO to work together on sustainable forest management
...
smallholders
around the world. This partnership is not only about how the forests are managed in Viet Nam, but about improving the everyday life of people in the countryside," said Hildeman. "This pa...
5 Jun 2015
IKEA of Sweden and FAO to work together on sustainable forest management
News /
Carbon & Climate
Meeting climate goals: Four things companies can do
Developing countries will need to spend as much as US$175 billion every year to mitigate climate change by 2030, and public resources alone will not be enough to meet this goal. This is why the priva...
8 Dec 2015
Meeting climate goals: Four things companies can do
Press Releases /
CSR Asia Ltd.
Can multi-stakeholder initiatives help
smallholders
in palm oil industry?
...
smallholders
- through the work of the Roundtable on Sustainable Oil (RSPO). The critical role
smallholders
play in palm oil is often ignored. In fact, in the large palm-producing countries, smallhold...
26 Jun 2014
Can multi-stakeholder initiatives help smallholders in palm oil industry?
News /
Food & Agriculture
Companies with zero-deforestation pledges still using illegal palm oil
...
smallholders
and independent suppliers who are trying to adopt sustainable practices, so they can differentiate themselves from rogue companies. The government should also stop issuing operating licen...
8 Apr 2016
Companies with zero-deforestation pledges still using illegal palm oil
News /
Food & Agriculture
In pictures: Indonesia's deadly haze crisis
The fires in Indonesia's forests and peatlands have raged for almost three months now with no respite, prompting the country's officials to announce on Tuesday that they may declare the haze crisis a ...
28 Oct 2015
In pictures: Indonesia's deadly haze crisis
News /
Food & Agriculture
Golden Agri issues response to RSPO inquiry
Singapore-based palm oil giant Golden Agri-Resources (Golden Agri) has responded to an inquiry by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and rebutted complaints that it had violated multiple in...
8 Apr 2015
Golden Agri issues response to RSPO inquiry
News /
Carbon & Climate
Under-fire Jokowi prepares biggest shift yet in Indonesian haze
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is preparing significant steps toward addressing the underlying causes of Indonesia’s devastating wildfires, including an enhanced moratorium on licenses to exploit peat...
27 Oct 2015
Under-fire Jokowi prepares biggest shift yet in Indonesian haze
News /
Food & Agriculture
FAO launches digital platform on family farming
...
smallholders
or peasant farmers -- today, some 72 percent of farms in the world are smaller than one hectare and only 6 percent are bigger than five hectares. They are essential to local food security...
17 Jun 2015
FAO launches digital platform on family farming
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
The African breadbasket
...
smallholders
. Of course, agricultural development can have serious economy-wide pitfalls, which must be navigated carefully. For example, as technology-driven productivity gains reduce the number of w...
20 Oct 2015
The African breadbasket
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
Good fences make safe species
African countries are often criticized for failing to meet their environmental challenges. Observers often cite loss of habitat in the face of population growth, land degradation, and industrializatio...
17 Aug 2015
Good fences make safe species
Opinion /
Carbon & Climate
A new paradigm for food efficiency
History was made at the United Nations climate change conference in Paris last December, when more than 190 countries adopted a landmark agreement, under which they will commit to lowering greenhouse ...
28 Jan 2016
A new paradigm for food efficiency
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
Let’s not be blinkered about palm oil
Campaigners who have focused on the role of the palm oil industry in driving deforestation could be forgiven for feeling rather pleased with themselves. In recent months there has been a dramatic surg...
13 Nov 2014
Let’s not be blinkered about palm oil
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
Political economy of fire and haze: Moving to long-term solutions
...
smallholders
and other key stakeholders will be called to consider their multiple goals in the landscape, understand the drivers, set priorities, take action and monitor progress. Understanding WHO re...
2 Sep 2015
Political economy of fire and haze: Moving to long-term solutions
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
Playing with fire: the economics and network of fire and haze
...
smallholders
that includes palm oil. Oil palm is clearly a major driver of local, national and regional economic growth. The question is not whether we develop oil palm, but how we can do so in a sust...
21 Sep 2015
Playing with fire: the economics and network of fire and haze
Press Releases /
Unilever Asia Pte Ltd
Unilever sees sustainability supporting growth
Four years into its ambitious and wide-ranging Sustainable Living Plan, Unilever says it is making a growing and positive impact on its business in terms of growth, cost efficiency and resilience for ...
7 May 2015
Unilever sees sustainability supporting growth
News /
Carbon & Climate
Palm oil standard tested for usage by end-2014
...
smallholders
. The third part involves 33 criteria and 117 indicators for oil palm plantations and organised
smallholders
, while the fourth part covers 26 criteria and 87 indicators for palm oil mills....
4 Sep 2014
Palm oil standard tested for usage by end-2014
News /
Food & Agriculture
When is tree-cutting deforestation? Palm oil companies set their definition
...
smallholders
,” Jonathon Porritt, co-chair of the HCS Science Study Steering Committee, said in a statement. A draft of the report released in October was found wanting by conservationists and other fo...
21 Dec 2015
When is tree-cutting deforestation? Palm oil companies set their definition
News /
Food & Agriculture
RSPO
Smallholders
Support Fund applications total RM3.36 million
...
smallholders
towards RSPO certification, both in Malaysia and internationally. We hope to see more applications from
smallholders
this year," she said in a statement to Bernama. RSSF said
smallholders
...
10 Feb 2014
RSPO Smallholders Support Fund applications total RM3.36 million
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Water
Southeast Asia’s growth is getting thirstier – and businesses are taking notice
EB Studio
As industrialisation, digital infrastructure and climate pressures reshape demand, companies are being pushed to look beyond how much …
Southeast Asia’s growth is getting thirstier – and businesses are taking notice
News /
Water
‘Rivers do not stop at political boundaries’: Bhutan’s Princess on forests, water and Himalayan cooperation
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Bhutan’s decades-long conservation efforts, bolstered by Restore Bhutan’s goal of bringing 50,000 hectares of degraded landscapes back to …
‘Rivers do not stop at political boundaries’: Bhutan’s Princess on forests, water and Himalayan cooperation
News /
Cities
Indonesia’s wildfire haze blankets Southeast Asia
Air quality in cities and districts across Southeast Asia has reached hazardous levels in recent weeks owing to …
Indonesia’s wildfire haze blankets Southeast Asia
Opinion /
Carbon & Climate
Who is responsible for Nepal’s tragedy?
The devastating floods in Nepal demonstrate what happens when reckless development puts climate-vulnerable communities in harm’s way.
Who is responsible for Nepal’s tragedy?
News /
Energy
Türkiye seeks global backing for ‘climate responsible AI’ at COP31
The voluntary Antalya Pledge asks governments and companies to disclose data centre energy use and shift to renewables, …
Türkiye seeks global backing for 'climate responsible AI' at COP31
News /
Energy
China is using AI to improve renewable efficiency. What can Southeast Asia learn?
The region must strengthen grids and clean energy capacity to incorporate AI for efficiency, experts say. But in …
China is using AI to improve renewable efficiency. What can Southeast Asia learn?
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