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Food & Agriculture
‘No single silver bullet’ to address palm oil sustainability: experts
Major stakeholder groups in the palm oil sector found some common ground and issued a set of recommendations to improve the sector at the Responsible Business Forum on Sustainable Development in Singa...
27 Nov 2013
‘No single silver bullet’ to address palm oil sustainability: experts
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Food & Agriculture
UN Global Compact launches six principles for sustainable food industry
...
smallholders
and small-and-medium enterprises. “ We welcome all farmers and agribusinesses – regardless of size, crop or location – to make this principle-based commitment and show their overall ori...
15 May 2014
UN Global Compact launches six principles for sustainable food industry
News /
Food & Agriculture
New coalition to turn tea from drink to 'hero crop'
...
smallholders
and rural workers move to the city to seek better wages and lifestyles”. This means the industry has to provide
smallholders
and growers better benefits, such as helping them to achieve h...
25 Feb 2014
New coalition to turn tea from drink to 'hero crop'
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Policy & Finance
Palm oil industry struggles to build trust in rights pledges
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smallholders
, to improve their practices. Unilever, for example, announced in November it would develop a programme in Indonesia - the biggest grower of palm oil - with government-owned plantation com...
23 Apr 2014
Palm oil industry struggles to build trust in rights pledges
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
SMEs are making strides toward sustainable sourcing
An increasing number of smaller businesses are following in the footsteps of multinationals like Unilever by adopting sustainable sourcing strategies. The impact of climate change on crop yields is a ...
14 Aug 2014
SMEs are making strides toward sustainable sourcing
News /
Food & Agriculture
Oil palm
smallholders
get financial aid for certification
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), a non-profit promoting sustainable palm production, says it will give financial aid to
smallholders
seeking certification.Indonesia RSPO director Desi Ku...
8 May 2013
Oil palm smallholders get financial aid for certification
Opinion /
Carbon & Climate
Indonesia losing primary forest at unprecedented rates
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smallholders
, such as by expanding agriculture onto already-degraded lands as opposed to pristine forest. Indonesia can also learn from other leaders in forest conservation. A few years ago, Brazil...
1 Jul 2014
Indonesia losing primary forest at unprecedented rates
News /
Food & Agriculture
Monkey hordes threaten farmers’ livelihoods
Dozens of monkeys have descended the slopes of Mount Merapi in Central Java to ransack fields for food in the district of Klaten, leaving farmers facing the prospect of a failed crop. Hordes of monkey...
24 Jan 2014
Monkey hordes threaten farmers’ livelihoods
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Carbon & Climate
Will climate change spark an Asian migrant crisis?
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smallholders
, which help to keep the farmer's cows - and livelihoods - alive. Edes adds that affordable insurance is also important for community resilience. It prevents farmers from sliding into po...
2 Oct 2015
Will climate change spark an Asian migrant crisis?
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Food & Agriculture
UN urges countries to boost action against banana disease
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is warning countries to step up monitoring, reporting and prevention to tackle one of the world’s most destructive banana diseases, Fusarium ...
15 Apr 2014
UN urges countries to boost action against banana disease
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
It's time for a global landscape restoration revolution
The solution to the very visible global problems of deforestation, desertification and food scarcity may be hiding in plain sight: the transformative ability to restore degraded land to productive use...
29 Jul 2014
It's time for a global landscape restoration revolution
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Food & Agriculture
Re-thinking investment in landscapes to aid sustainable development
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smallholders
Population has more than trebled in Malawi over the past 50 years, taking its toll on forests as farmers search for new land, said Sosten Chiotha, regional program director with Leadershi...
18 Dec 2013
Re-thinking investment in landscapes to aid sustainable development
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Food & Agriculture
More companies obtain sustainable certification
...
smallholders
and plasma plantation
smallholders
certified, the former will be funded by the government.The government-backed ISPO certification program was unveiled in late 2009 after consumer product...
22 Aug 2013
More companies obtain sustainable certification
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Food & Agriculture
RSPO chief: Breaking the link between palm oil and deforestation
...
smallholders
who must now to get these national certifications may not find RSPO’s requirements too daunting. Making sustainable palm oil a global norm As the leader of the 20-strong RSPO team, Webber...
10 Dec 2014
RSPO chief: Breaking the link between palm oil and deforestation
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Cargill Asia Pacific
Cargill reports on sustainable cocoa journey
...
smallholders
and measuring the real impacts of activities to ensure we continue to make a bigger difference.” About Cargill Cargill provides food, agriculture, financial and industrial product...
6 Jun 2014
Cargill reports on sustainable cocoa journey
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Food & Agriculture
Climate change adds to East Africa’s food plight
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smallholders
– to invest in such schemes is hard, with no spare cash available to spend on even small premiums. The study is a collaboration between IFPRI, the Consultative Group on International Agri...
20 Dec 2013
Climate change adds to East Africa’s food plight
Opinion /
Policy & Finance
Corporate responsibility moving up Asian governments’ agenda: Singapore’s Transboundary Haze Pollution Bill
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smallholders
slashing and burning”. Addressing questions from parliament, Minister for Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan stated that the root cause of the haze is commercial – big pl...
15 Apr 2014
Corporate responsibility moving up Asian governments’ agenda: Singapore’s Transboundary Haze Pollution Bill
News /
Policy & Finance
Malaysia to quit Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil grouping?
...
smallholders
via the Felda and Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority schemes.
26 Feb 2014
Malaysia to quit Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil grouping?
News /
Carbon & Climate
How a remote Amazonian state is leading the way in climate change policy
...
smallholders
across the Amazon, it was the only way he could get new land to grow the staples of life: rice, beans and cassava. After a few years, the nutrients in those fields were exhausted – and he...
6 Nov 2013
How a remote Amazonian state is leading the way in climate change policy
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Energy
Malaysian government to extend palm biodiesel program
...
smallholders
. He also said it was in tandem with the government’s policy to reduce dependency on fossil fuel and energy security. “This is also to promote Malaysia’s image as one of the leading countr...
24 Jul 2013
Malaysian government to extend palm biodiesel program
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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
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
Opinion /
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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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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