#certification News
Food & Agriculture
Indonesian palm oil giant Astra Agro Lestari accused of illegally cultivating forest estates, land grabbing
Alleged environmental and human rights violations by Indonesia’s second-largest palm oil producer implicate multinationals including Unilever, Olam, BlackRock and Jardine Matheson. The allegations come amid Indonesia’s push for better governance over its palm oil industry, which is the world’s largest. AAL denies any wrongdoing.
Policy & Finance
Bursa Malaysia faces scrutiny for auctioning renewable energy certificates linked to human rights abuses
The Bursa Carbon Exchange, which holds its first auction for RECs today, should stop trading abuse-linked environmental credits and review its eligibility criteria, says non-profit RimbaWatch. Bursa Malaysia says credits traded on its platform meet global standards.
Food & Agriculture
Prabowo administration signals hard stance on illegal deforestation in Indonesia as it plots food estate expansion
Incoming president Prabowo Subianto will "double down on law and order" to ensure sustainability compliance in the resources sector, the head of his advisory team says.
Bay replaces Vincent Tan at the environmental non-profit and will oversee its certification programmes.
#certification Opinion
The region has a specialty coffee industry that is booming. But profits from the highly-priced coffee drinks do not translate to increased incomes for growers. Government subsidies and better consumer awareness can help.
Food & Agriculture
India can stop palm oil deforestation in Southeast Asia
As the biggest consumer of palm oil, India can take a lead in demanding ethical production that can stop deforestation in Southeast Asia and reduce air pollution.
Policy & Finance
Indigenous lives matter: Reflections from an encounter with Borneo’s forest defenders
Communities in Sarawak are in a David and Goliath battle to safeguard some of the richest carbon and biodiversity stocks left on the planet.
The tobacco industry has so many environmental violations—on top of its health impacts—that it’s the worst kind greenwashing.
Policy & Finance
Promoting green business: 3 priorities for action
Policy & Finance
‘Ghost gear’ poses grave threat to marine wildlife and food security
Carbon & Climate
Logging is claiming the last of Indonesia's forests
#certification Videos
Food & Agriculture
How do smallholder farmers benefit from sustainable agriculture?
EB Studio
How are sustainable agricultural practices transforming smallholder livelihoods for the better?
Green Buildings
Frank Gehry’s ‘brown paper bag’ is green
The newly opened Dr Chau Chak Wing Building at the University of Technology, Sydney boasts more than 25 sustainable design features and has been awarded a 5-Star Green Star rating by the Green Building Council of Australia.
#certification Podcasts
Recycling keeps some plastic out of waterways, but it is no silver bullet for ocean pollution. Ryan Schoenike of OceanCycle tells Eco-Business how recycled plastic certification works, and how his firm is faring in a sector rocked by Covid.
Food & Agriculture
Is there such a thing as sustainable palm oil?
Some environmentalists would argue that there's no such thing as sustainably grown palm oil, because of the crops links to deforestation and human rights abuses. Eco-Business spoke to Monique van Wijnbergen about how palm can be done right.
Green Buildings
How do we build zero carbon cities?
EB Studio
[The EB Podcast] In the second episode of the series Tomorrow’s cities: Engineering the energy transition, we explore how to build zero carbon cities in fast-growing Southeast Asia.
#certification Press Releases
Climate Neutral Group
First climate neutral standard to target absolute zero
